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Application Review The applicant has recently purchased the Sandy Beach property and intends to subdivide the 1 acre lot into 2 residential lots. Previously the property had operated as a camp and is currently being used as rental cabins. Five cabins on the property are being used as rental dwellings. Upon completion of the plat the applicant would remove all the cabins and parking areas and build a home on Lot 1 (lakeshore lot) and sell Lot 2 (non-lakeshore lot) as a residential building site. Because the properties are located on a 90 degree curve along County Road 19 (North Shore Drive) driveway access to both lots independently is not the best alternative. The property owner has discussed the issue with staff and would have a shared driveway access into Lot 2 immediately to the east of the property line. Locating the driveway access any further to the west would place it very close to the sharp curve. We have not received grading plans for the access as of the date of this memo. Prior to approval of the preliminary plat it is advised the final grading plan for the driveway be approved by the City Engineer and Hennepin County. Prior to the City approving a final plat it would be appropriate to have the cabins removed from the property, or establish a schedule for removal. The applicant should provide information relating to removal of the cabins. - Grading/Drainage A culvert exists from the northeast comer of Miimie Avenue and North Shore Drive running under North Shore Drive to the Sandy Beach property. The culvert has been plugged and is not flowing at this time. The culvert is holding water back on the Minnie Avenue side of the road creating a large pond after significant rainfall. The culvert should be reopened and allowed to flow back across to the Sandy Beach property. The primary impact would be on Lot 2 as the water would flow through the building site. To save the building site on Lot 2 a drainage ditch should be constructed to divert the flows into an existing drainageway between the culvert and the road. The City Engineer has commented a 20' drainage and utility easement along North Shore Drive would be adequate to handle the regrading and drainage. An updated grading plan should be submitted for review prior to Council review of the application. The ^ainageway would eliminate concerns regarding drainage towards the building site on Lot 2 and properties further to the south. Some land correction would be required once the cabins and parking areas are removed. Lot Standards Lot 1 is the proposed lakeshore lot, which would have lake access. Lot 1 meets the area and width requirements for newly created lots in the LR-IC district. The building area is located above the 931.5' 100 year flood plain. A residence can be constructed meeting the 932.5' regulatory flood protection elevation (lowest floor must be at least 1 foot above the 100 year flood elevation or 3' above the OHWL). *2588 Robert Picper 3995 North Shore Drive Class 11 Preliminary Subdivision Junt 19, 2000 pagt-2 r* ■