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on the following findings: <br />a. The property currently contains an existing deteriorating timber retaining <br />wall and stairway system <br />b The existing reuining walls ant^ stairway are located within 25' of the <br />shoreline, and provides stability to an unvegetated portion of the <br />approximately 10 ’ high lakeshore bank <br />c. The new retaining walls will be similar in function and visual impact to <br />the existing walls. The flat planter areas which currently exist will be <br />similarly maintained as nonhardcover The stair system meets the 4’ <br />maximum width requirement for lakeshore stairways. <br />d. The existing retaimng wall system/stairway hardcover is approximately <br />1.8^. The proposed wall/stairway system will be 17%, a slight decrease <br />in 0-75' hardcover There is no other hardcover in the 0-75' zone. <br />e. No other grading work or walls are proposed on the north side ot the <br />stairway. This area has significant vegetation in place and any disruption <br />of that vegetation could negatively impact the stability ol that slope. <br />f. The City Engineer has reviewed the proposed plans and finds them <br />acceptable from an engineering standpoint. His findings should be <br />incorporated into this approval. <br />g. Planning Commission finds that approval should appropriately be <br />conditioned on proper erosion controls, appropriate vegetation screening, <br />and a two week time frame for completion of the project to minimize <br />erosion potential. <br />h. The Planning Commission finds that if applicants choose, a ’Keystone" <br />block type retaining wall/stairway system under these same parameters <br />would be acceptable rather than the initially proposed timber wall system. <br />The City Council finds that the conditions existing on this property are peculiar <br />Page 2 of 5