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TO: FROM: DATE: Planning Commission and Council #492 Alan Olson* Village Planner August 25* 1980 SUBJECT: Variance - Beverly Smerling* 2683 Casco Point Road On July 2* 1979* Mrs. Smerling applied for a conditional use permit to ^rform grading and filling in restoration of the shoreline bank which had suffered slippage in the spring rains. Smerling proposed a completely submerged soil retention system with no visible structure* only plantings on the surface. This was approved by the Council on August 14* 1979. Smerling*s contractor proceeded to do the work* but did not follow the approved plans. Two wood retaining walls were placed part way up the hill. One wall is exposed about 18"* the other about 24". Each wall is about 20 ft. long. Plantings were conpleted. Upon inspection this spring* the inplace work was found. A Stop Order was placed because the work was not in conformance to approved plans. Sm0rlin9 h^s now applied for an amendment to the conditional use permit and a variance to 31.700 & 34.202 to permit keeping of the retaining wall structures within 75 ft. of the lake. The contractor doing the work (Kelly & Kelly Inc.) feels that because of the 60% slope, the retaining walls provide better stabilization than the original subsurface design. It should also be noted that this same concern was voiced by the City Engineer iii review of the original application. In summary, this review is a requested reconsideration of the plans approved for application #492. The options include approving the changes (finding necessary hardships, etc.); denying the amendment (forcing compliance with the originally approved plans); or some compromise solution between the above. ii