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c <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Date: January 9,2003 <br />Item No.: ^ <br />Department Approval: <br />Name: Michael P. GafTron <br />Title: Planning Director <br />Administrator Approval:Agenda Section: <br />Zoning <br />Item Description: Sewer Extension Request - 645 Old Long Lake Road <br />List of Exhibits <br />A - Location Map <br />B - MUSA Map and Possible MUSA Amendment <br />C - Demolition Permit Issued February 2001 <br />D - Septic Inspector Correspondence with Mr. Jacques <br />In 2000 Alistair Jacques purchased the residence at 645 Old Long Lake Road for aproximatcly <br />$250,000. This was an existing residence on a substandard 1 -acre lot in the RR-1B 2-acre zone. The <br />residence was served by a nonconforming septic system which would have required replacement by <br />2010. <br />In February 2001 Mr. Jacques and his contractor, John Thomas Homes, applied for and were issued <br />a permit to demolish the existing residence. It was subsequently demolished <br />In March 2001 Mr. Jacques discussed his plans for construction of a new residence on the property <br />with City staff He was advised of the need for a lot area variance, and of the required 2-acre zoning <br />standards. He subsequently filed a variance application for lot area and side setback variances for <br />a proposed .‘-bedroom home. Misapplication was immediately deemed incomplete because it lacked <br />septic system design infomiation. <br />After hiring a septic site evaluator/designer, applicant learned that the site w ould not support a septic <br />system to scr\ e the size house he intended and in fact would only support a primary standard system <br />for a 3-bcdroom house, with the alternate site requinng a non-standard system type. His request for <br />septic system approval for the new residence was rejected by the On-Site Septic Manager based on <br />the inadequacy of the site to support standard primary and alternate systems for the proposed house. <br />The variance application has never proceeded. <br />Mr. Jacques has requested that the City offer solutions to his dilemma. Staff has reviewed the <br />possible options for septic system use, including the idea of allowing a 3-bedroom house with a <br />standard s> stcm and allowing the alternate system to be ‘non-standard’. The nsks to the City are that