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The tax parcel upon which the majority of site improvements are located <br />has a total area of approximately 1.1 acres on the east side of Shoreline <br />Drive and approximately 0.2 acres on the west side, a total parcel area of <br />less than the required lot area of 2.0 acres. Therefore, it would be <br />appropriate that the property owner be required to either legally combine <br />the two tax parcels or, if Hennepin County will not allow such a <br />combination across quarter section lines, be required to execute a Special <br />Lot Combination for this site. <br />G. <br />H. <br />J <br />The City Council finds that the Findings of Fact in Resolution No. 2638 <br />adopted by the City Council on May 22, 1988 with regards to the required <br />variance for parking located on the opposite side of Shoreline Drive from <br />the slips served, are still valid and sufficient justification for continuing that <br />variance, and further given that there have been no documented accidents <br />attributable to the separated location of parking at this location. <br />The proposed removal of the existing building, construction of a new <br />replacement building, and construction of a 3-stall parking addition, will <br />result in a net decrease in hardcover on the east side of Shoreline Drive <br />from 23,854 s.f. (34.55%) to 23,215 s.f. (33.62%) in the 0-75’ setback <br />zone and a reduction from 9,003 s.f. (73.94%) to 8,916 s.f.(73.23%) in the <br />75-250' zone. This is a net overall hardcover reduction of 726 s.f. on the <br />site, making the site less non-conforming to the hardcover requirements. <br />The variance for the proposed storage of boats displayed for sale within the <br />lakeshore yard between the new building and the shoreline, is partly <br />justified by the conversion of that space from a 2-story structure to open <br />space. Limiting the number of boats stored at this location, requiring that <br />this area be maintained as a non-hardcover grassed lawn area, and limiting <br />the boundaries of the area to be used for boat storage, will limit the visual <br />and environmental impacts of storage of boats at this location. <br />The applicants have provided an acceptable landscaping improvement plan <br />including the replacement of trees removed during construction, as well as <br />including decorative vegetation around the proposed building. The <br />Page 8 of 15