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Revised Proposal: Hennepin County has reduced the height of the storage building to 20' from the 42' proposed at the last meeting with the Planning Commission. The building would be 60' X 120' in size, still requiring a variance for an oversized accessory building. The County has explored other options for the site, however to relocate the entire site is not feasible. The salt and sand that would be stored in the shed is already being stored on site, either in the existing building or outdoors. Most of the material must be delivered in the evening or overnight. The building would allow daytime deliveries. This application requires the following approvals: 1. 2. 3. A Zoning Code Amendment would allow the County Maintenance Facility to exist in the LR-IC zoning district. The facility was constructed at a time when the property was zoned for commercial purposes, however, that zoning changed to residential in the early 1970's, hence use of the property for the maintenance facility has continued as a legal non- conforming use. (Section 10.25) Variance to permit hardcover alteration within the 500-1000 foot setback from the OHWT of Lake Minnetonka. The proposed hardcover would result in a reduction of impervious surface from 148,835 square feet (61 %) to 138,188 square feet (57%), where 35% coverage is allowed in the setback. (Section 10.22, Subdivision 2 and 10.56, Subdivision 16 (L) (2)) Variance to permit the sand/salt storage facility to exceed the maximum allowed size for an oversized accessory structure on a 6.65 acre lot. The Code permits a 2,400 square foot oversized accessory structure on the property. The proposed building is 60 feet X 120 feet in size, 7,200 square feet. The same section of the ordinance permits the total aggregate of a!', accessory structures on this property- is 4,800 square feet. According to the most recent site plan the total proposed square footage for accessory buildings is only the salt/sand storage facility (7,200 square feet). (Section 10.03, Subdivision 9 (C) (2)) The accessoiy building will be subject to a restrictive covenant that sU'tes the following: 1) No future subdivision will be approved that places the structure within a lot that has no principal structure, except that the City in its subdivision approval may grant a finite time period in which the oversized accessory structure may- remain without a principal structure, in order that a principal structure may be constructed. At the end of this time period the oversized accessory- **2555 Hennepin County 3830 Shoreline Drive Zoning Code Amendment Conditional Use Permlt/Vartances 4/17.00 Page 3