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removed along with the driveway access to the garage. Previous Variance Applications for Rahn: #2248 (1997) - Variances were approved to permit additions to the existing cabin 5.3 ’ to the property line. The variances also allowed an increase to the hardcover of 711 s.f. within 75’ of the lake. The entire cabin and additions are located within the 75' setback. I wo primary factors considered were the existing location of the cabin was entirely within the 75’ lakcshore setback, and there was a finding made at that time that a large portion of the center of the property was within the floodplain. The approval motion on July 14, 1997 had the requirement that no additional hardcover ever be allowed in the 0-75 ’ setback and the amount of hardcover in the 0-75 ’ setback area shall be subtracted from any hardcover allowed in the 75-250 ’ setback. #2390(1998) - Variances were approved allowing additional hardcover on the property to construct a 20’ X 20’ detached garage at street level. The variance approval was to allow a total of 2,371.75 s.f. of hardcover on the property. It was the majority opinion of the Council that the issue of a garage addition should have been considered in 1997. 25% of the 75-250 ’ lakeshore setback is equal to 1,978.25 s.f. The variance approved total hardcover of 29.9% of the 75-250' setback. In October, 1998 (after final review of the variance applications) Jim Hafner. District Technician for the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, visited the site and made a finding that the area on the property below the 931.5’ elevation was. in fact, not directly connected to the 100 year floodplain of Lake Minnetonka. While the City of Orono would prefer to have any future development on the higher ground, development would not be restricted from the low area on the property that is not part of the 100 year floodplain. City staff had requested Mr. Rahn complete a new survey to measure the entire area on his and neighboring properties to determine if the entire low area on the property was not directly connected to the lake floodplain. The sur\ey completed by Mark S. Gronberg. Gronberg & Assoc., Inc. dated 7-1-02, demonstrates the 931.5’ contour (low area on the property) is not part of the 100 year floodplain. «u:-279l DnidanJ JodiRjtin 1385 Rest Point Rond P^2of5