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fill being added to the existing site. A conditional use permit is required if there is 500 or more cubic yards of earth being moved on a site. A portion of this cutting and filling will occur in the 0-75 foot lake yard. The applicant is anticipating the total number of trucks could range between 130-230 depending on the soil conditions. Included in Staff report is a lot analysis. Staff finds the purpose of the variances for the wetland setbacks and exceeding the 8 -foot driveway width are reasonable. The placement of the driveway is limited and the grading on the site is reasonable and consistent with the preliminary plat. The development of the proposed lots is consistent with the neighborhood to create two new single-family homes. The proximity to the wetland for the shared driveway is reasonable and consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and will not alter the character of the area. In addition to the City's CUP requirements for filling/grading within the floodplain district activity is subject to a floodplain alteration permit governed by the MCWD. The applicant has submitted an application to the MCWD along with the required plans and engineering. Staff finds the proposed vacation and conditional use permits for the project reasonable. Staff does not support filling in the wetland for the beach improvements. The Planning Commission should discuss the impact of trucking and hauling earth to and from this site and whether conditions should be imposed in order to mitigate the impacts created by the granting of the variances. Suggested motions have been included in Staff report, including recommended conditions. Staff recommends denial of the wetland filling for the beach improvements. Thiesse asked if anything has changed dramatically from the preliminary plat. Thiesse stated it is his recollection the Planning Commission had placed a limit on the amount of fill that could be brought in. Oakden stated she is not sure how that corresponded with the City Council's final approval but that she will look into that. Thiesse stated it was direction to the applicant to provide an idea of the amount of fill that would be brought in.