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I "1 It Planning Commission Chairman Kelley Orono Planning Commission Members City Administrator Bernhardson Michael P. Gaffron, Asst Planning & Zoning Administrator May 14, 1987 Subject: #1147 George and Theresa Bloom, 1374 Rest Point Road - Variance - Public Hearing Application ~ Request for fence height variance (6* where 3*5' is allowed) along street lot line of lakeshore lot. Rest Point Road is not a *’ma3or thoroughfare". Zoning District - LR-lB, 1-acre List of Exhibits Exhibit A - Exhibit B - Exhibit C - Exhibit D - Exhibit E - Exhibit F - Application & Letter of Request Plat Map Property Owners List Survey Surveyor's Notes Regarding Elevations Sketch With Staff Notes Pertinent Code Section - 10.03, Subdivision 15 1/28/85:(C) as amended by Ordinance 9, Second Series on Subd. 15. Non-Encroachments. The following shall not be considered to be encroachments on yard requirements: C. Fences which do not exceed 3 *5 feet in height, fences not over SIX feet in height along the street lot line of lake frontage lots which front on a major thoroughfcire, if fill is required, the total combined height of both fencs and fill shall not exceed 6 feet above the height of the crown of the road, unco ^ered porches, stoops or similar structures, wnicn do not extend above the height of the ground floor level of the principal building and extend to a distance of not less than two feet from any lot line. Discussion ' n 4. appl^icants request to construct a privacy fence along the stioet lot iJ-ne. Their residence is located only about 15-20' from the actual traveled right-of-way. Vehicle and pedestrian traffic on the road looks right into their dining and kitchen areas during seasons that the lilac foliage is absent. Staff would suggest strongly that you view this site to get a feeling Pi‘ot)lem, and to determine wheither the hardship justifies a variance in this case. (Take the middle branch of the three Rest Point