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Minutes for the Board of Zoning Meeting of Thursday, January 27, 2022 Chair Weidt called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm. PRESENT: Petty, Weidt. ABSENT: Arcand. STAFF: Rachel Juba, Community Development Director Emily Weber, Community Development Assistant Approval of Minutes for the BOZA Meeting of August 26, 2021 Board Member Petty made a motion, seconded by Weidt to approve minutes for the meeting of August 26, 2021 Ayes: All. Nay: None. Motion carried. Public Hearing: Joel and Amanda Kruse – Variance requests for property north of 122nd Street and west of Ingersoll Avenue North along Sunset Lake. The applicants are seeking approval of two variance requests for the property located along Sunset Lake. The property is currently vacant and is zoned Rural Residential. The applicants would like to build a home on the property. Staff provided an overview of the two variances. The applicants are requesting a building setback to be 21.2 feet from the ordinary high water (OHW) level of Sunset Lake, where 100 feet is required, and a building front yard setback to be 19.3 feet from front property line, where 40 feet is required by ordinance. Staff stated that if the applicant were to meet the shoreland building setbacks, there would not be a building area for the home. Staff also outlined the practical difficulties in meeting the ordinance requirements found with the requests. It is in staff’s opinion that the applicant meets all requirements necessary to approve the variance requests. Staff recommended approval of the variances to allow a building setback to be 21.2 feet from the ordinary high water (OHW) level of Sunset Lake, where 100 feet is required, and a building front yard setback to be 19.3 feet from front property line, where 40 feet is required by ordinance. Staff noted that the DNR did not comment Chair Weidt opened the public hearing at 6:35pm. No one came forward to speak. Chair Weidt closed the public hearing at 6:35pm.