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In V^^-■ LAKE MINNETONKA CONSERVATION DISTRICT In Re: Application for Variances of Gale and Jelmie Stead n CTN. The applicants In this <»se. Gale and J^nie Stead, are the owners of property located at 21600 Fsurview Street, Greenwood, Minnesota. The property is located on the south lower lake, and is legally described as Lots 175 and 166 of Auditor's Subdivision No. 141 . The applicants have requested variances to the dock use area of the subject property as well as setback and length variances to aUow construction and maintenance of a dock. The hearing for the variances was held on Wednesday, October 27, 1993 at 7:00 p.m. at the Tonka Bay city hall. The subject property is a pie-shaped lot with lot lines which are converging M the takeshore. The property Ues at a point of lakeshore which is concave from the lake. The subject property has approximately 66 feet of lakeshore at elevation 9S9.4 feet NGVD. The basis claimed for the variances requested is the hardship imposed by the combined effect of converging lot lines and shallow water. Even when the lake U at the ordinary high water level, the water depth at the apex of the triangular dock use area is only 24 inches; and the depth at the apex of the extended lot lines is only 36 inches. The subject property was previously granted a variance which involved the adjustment of dock use areas of the subject property and several other adjacent properties in periods of low water. That variance was granted by the board by order dated Mav 7? » 1991. The variance requested would not interfere with or require adjustment of either of the adjacent dock use areas. The board finds that the hardships presented consUtute a hardship within the meaning of LMCD code section 1.07 and that granting the variance requested, with CLL63115 LKllO-4