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/a6 City Council meeting of October 2, 1989 Page 4 BUILDING SETBACK VARIANCE On behalf of Urian Kass, Mr. Bob Moser has made application to the City of Hugo for a variance from the required building setback: line as required by the City Council. The legal description for the site in question is identified as Schedule "C"on the certificate of survey. On November 16, 1981, the City Council approved a minor subdivision for Mr. Steve Chapman creating the lot in question. Condition 3 of that minor subdivision approval stated, "Granting of a variance to Parcel 2 for a front setback: requiring that the future residence be built at least 175' behind the cul-de-sac line". The proposed building location by Mr. Nass is 175' from the existing private road to the site in question; however, it does not conform to that special condition with regard to the cul-de-sac line. Mr. Kass is requesting that that special condition be reduced to accommodate the building location as shown on the site plan. The staff has reviewed the files with regard to any reasons for the 175' setback; and can find none. We contacted former elected officials who served on the Council at the time of survey approval in 1981, and there is no indication of any reasons why a residence would be required to set back: that distance from the cul -de --sac line. On the surface, there appears to be no reason for denial of this request, but City staff cannot determine the reason for the original requirement. Vail made motion, Olson seconded, to approve the variance request of Mr. Bob Moser, on behalf of Brian Kass, for a variance from the previous requirement to set a building 175' from the cul-de-sac line to allow a setback of 140'. The property is identified as 12855 Goodview Avenue. Building setbacks shall be as per the approved site plan. All aye. Motion Carried. AMENDED SUP FOR BOATHOUSE Mr. Richard Charest, 12770 Homestead Drive, Hugo, MN., has made application to the City of Hugo for an amended SUP to allow construction of a boathouse on Lot B, Royalhaven Estates lst Addition. The 10' x 16' proposed building, currently under construction, is to be used as a boathouse to store boats and related boating equipment. The property in question is zoned RR2, and is approximately one acre in size. The boathouse is to be located approximately 40' from the shoreline of Sunset Lake, and 12' from the south property line. The primary reason for this request is because there are no other structures on site, and the boathouse would be the principal structure until a residence is located thereon. At the September 27, 1989 Planning Commission public hearing, Mr. Charest's neighbor to the south appeared before the Commission and objected to the location of the boathouse as it would be visibly between his home and the lakeshore. Mr. Sean Hallet questioned whether or not the building being constructed would actually be a boathouse or was going to be used for something other than that proposed by the applicant. The Citi has received a letter from the DNR indicating that they have no objection to the plan proposed. Mr. Charest openly admitted to the Planning Commission that he does not intend to store any boats in this building, but storage will be for his watersk:is, life preservers, oars, outboard