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3. The Plaiuling Commission reviewed this application at a public hearulg held on January 17, 2006 and on a vote of 5-0 recommended denial of the variances and conditional use permit, concluding that the deck relocation and addition of plumbing to a noncor�foi•ming Uuilding would be expansions of an existing nonconforming use. 4. The City Council reviewed this application at its regular meeting held on February 13, 2006 and on a vote of 4-0 concluded that the variances and conditional use permit should be approved, and directed City staff to draft a resolution docuinenting findings for approval. 5. The City Council makes the following findings with respect to this application: a. The old existing 16' x 16' detached deck is located 11' from the shoreline of Lake Miimetonlca; the proposed replacement 16' x 16' deck will be 33' from the shore. b. Relocation of the deck will be associated with replaceinent of an existiug lakeshore access stairway. This stairway is also proposed to be reconstructed to include appropriate landings, and it will be relocated fiirther from the shore but still within the 0-75' setback zone. The stairway as proposed is an allowed encroachment within the 0-75' zone, and is required to provide reasonable access to the lower level and lakeshore. c. As a result of the peninsula nattu�e of the property, the only portion of the lower yard more than 75' from the shore is a small 10'x20' triangle 90' west of the accessory building, and located in the 100- year floodplain below elevation 931.5'. At such location the deck would have minimal fiinctionality. d. Overall hardcover on the site will be reduced by 64 s.f. in the 0-75' zone, a reduction from 10.22% to 10.16%. e. Council f nds that the level of additional use of the site due merely to relocation and reconstruction of the deck does not rise to the level of expansion of a nonconforming ttse. Page 2 of 7