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Request for Council Action continued page 3 May 31, 1995 Zoning File #1999_________________________________________________________ Review Exhibits J, L and M. The Gustafson report notes that it is impossible to determine the best plan for stabilizing the steep banks until the boathouse is removed. The City Engineer did review the boathouse strucmre and noted that there were retaining walls to the rear or land side of the boathouse. The applicant does not propose additional retaining walls but merely to repair the existing ones to the stair side of the bank and to fill over the retaining walls located to the inferior of the boathouse. The Planning Commission advised the applicant that they could not provide specific guidelines in their recommendation to the Council but noted that it is imperative that once the boathouse is removed by the contractor that no work be completed until the Engineer has had an oppormnity to inspect the site and then to comment on a feasible plan for restoration. The Planning Commission noted conditions of approval would have to place limits on the scope of any land alteration or filling within the lakeshore yard. Planning Commission recommended unanimous approval of the variance application that would allow filling to restore groundcover within the lakeshore yard and to stabilize the disturbed areas where the boathouse is removed, subject to the following conditions: 1. Applicant to apply for a demolition pem:U lor the removal of the boathouse. It shall be applicant’s responsibility to immediately contact the City Engineer to inspect the area to determine most practical method for stabilization of the lakeshore banks and groundcover. 2 Any filling within the lakeshore yard shall be limited to those filling activities needed to provide more gentle, flatter slopes within the area of the boathouse. No other areas in the lakeshore yard will be filled for the purpose of altermg existing elevations. Filling in those areas will be limited to no more than the necessary amount of fill that would allow groundcover to be restored to the area. 3, Applicant may place gravel or wood chips in restored area once occupied by boathouse. No plastic underliner or geo-technic fabric will be allowed beneath the surface of either the rock or wood chip fill. The enclosed approval resolution has been drafted per the findings and conditions of the Planning Commission recommendation. COUNCIL ACTION RFOUESTED: To either adopt or amend the enclosed approval resolution.