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JA Hi La Bm*« 1 S«cl It I |Utf Coil Mil lirs hm ixt f t TO:Henry F. Muhlch, Zoning Administrator, and Planning Commission FROM: DATE: A, P, Olson, Asst. Zoning Administrator March 17, 1978 SUBJECT: ^317 - The Farm at Long Lake Subdivision #31* RE; The Planning Commission special request for policy guidance from the Council as reviewed at the meeting held March 16, 1978 General Council concensus was that the function of staff and the Planning Commission is to review questions of policy and to make recommendations to the Council for final determination. . Notwithstanding this, the Council indicated the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. Private roads are desirable as an alternative .to public roads for visual and rural character reasons as well as maintenance responsi* billties, but all roads should be constructed to minimum standards and criteria for public safety and for permanent ease of maintenance. The City Engineer should make recommendations as to technical requirenents. The City has had continuing problems with unsupervised easements to lakeshore and has philosophical problems with extending lakeshore "rights” to inland properties. The staff can legally provide language to restrict any such easement to whatever use or intensity should be desired as a matter of policy. In this particular instance, and because the developer is agreeable, the issue may be avoided by physically stopping the easement at a reasonable distance from the shore, such as 5 ft. or 20 ft. or at the edge of the conservation easement, or? Conservation easements may include compatible uses and horse pasturage may be such a use in certain circumstances. The Planning Commission should make a finding as to the acceptability or lack thereof in each specific instance and recommend accordingly. If horses are allowed, a determination should be made as to proximity to the shoreline or other water course for protection against fecal pollution. Should horses be allowed, fences are obviously necessary to protect the animals and the neighboring properties. The Planning Comnission should note that a variance is required to pasture horses and erect fences, but the variance may not be contrary to ordinance intent. Private easement platting, on site acceptability, legal document language or provisions necessary to implement policy are technical matters which should be determined by staff. ^A WJ ww Vft A A* AJ44A|^W