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• Date Application Received: 07/20/2022
<br /> Date Application Considered as Complete:07/27/2022 t2 O/,TO
<br /> 60-Day Review Period Expires: 09/25/2022 j� V
<br /> To: Chair McCutcheon and Planning Commission Members
<br /> Adam Edwards, City Administrator �e G�
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<br /> From: Melanie Curtis, Planner h'1GG
<br /> Date: 15 August 2022
<br /> Subject: #LA22-000040, Backyard Minnesota o/b/o James &Jennifer Schugel, 1971 Eagerness Point
<br /> Road
<br /> Variance
<br /> Public Hearing
<br /> Application Summary: The applicant is requesting approval ofv. ,
<br /> lake setback variances in order to reconstruct a retaining wall and r /f'' v. _
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<br /> stair system in the lake yard with different wall materials. 9j f ,'a`' g
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<br /> Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends 1 13' ; 4 , �~
<br /> approval. , 1r:'. ''` �',r-
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<br /> The subject property has an existing,failing timber wall and stair r
<br /> system.They plan to reconstruct all of the walls and stairs in the ' '
<br /> same location and setback from the lake. However, due to the %' k ., v,^a - f `,,4 x 946.4
<br /> change in wall materials from timber to boulders,the walls will 1` /7.f k. ,.
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<br /> have a larger footprint than existing. Additionally,the existing stair f/ ��Js
<br /> is narrow (ranging between 18" and 2.5 feet in width) and not very "./, / 1,-,., /' 0945,5 ` NA
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<br /> functional.They plan to install a 4 foot wide granite stair with a 12 ' //// ``` ) 947.4� rE
<br /> square foot pea rock landing at the turn in its place.A setback Vl✓ f c 9.46k ,
<br /> variance is required for the new walls. EXISTING
<br /> Practical Difficulties Analysis
<br /> Applicant Submittal Information:The applicant has identified the „,,„...-
<br /> failing
<br /> retaining wall, protection of the hillside and the need to ti —+,
<br /> provide reasonable access to the dock as practical difficulties 4`, r ,o.,
<br /> supporting the requested variance. Additionally,they have ,,, .,.r . '
<br /> provided supporting documentation regarding Practical Difficulties 4` 7 11 1 A ,
<br /> attached as Exhibit B, and should be asked for additional testimony
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<br /> regarding the application. ' { /
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<br /> Planning Staff Practical Difficulty Analysis: Regarding practical
<br /> difficulty, Staff finds that the existing conditions of the failing * �a't"'"
<br /> retaining walls,substandard stairs, and vulnerable hillside are
<br /> practical difficulties which support the variance request. The new v
<br /> 0retaining walls would support and protect the slope.
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<br /> PROPOSED
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