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TO:Mayor Callahan and Orono Council Members Ron Moorse, City Administrator % FROM: DATE: Michae' P. Gaffron, Asst. Planning & Zoning Administrator % % July 20. 1993 SUBJECT: Stubbs Bay Sewer Connections - Group Setback Variances List of Exhibits A - Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Letter 7/2/93 B - Staff Memo 7/16/92 In 1992 staff identified as many as twenty-four potential connections within the Stubbs Bay project which, due to existing site improvements and narrow lot widtns, would potentially not be able to meet the State 20’ well setback requirement. Our initial contact with MDH sucgested they would allow the City to apply for setback variances on behalf of the Stubbs Bay residents as a group, thereby reducing paperwork and eliminating the variance fee. In most of these two dozen cases, the need for a variance is caused by one of the following: A. Existing building sewer exits house less than 20’ from existing well. B. Location of well in front yard of narrow 50 ’ lot (and location of neighboring wells) makes it impossible to meet 20’ setback when piping from back yard septic location to sew'er connection in the street. In some cases, setback variances can be avoided by rerouting plumbing inside the house when feasible. For those connections which cannot meet the State requirements, staff would recommend that the City apply for a single "project variance" on behalf of the affected property owners, saving them the $50.00 application fee (Ihe City is exempt from this fee). This would involve the following steps: 1. Staff identifies which properties need variances. Staff provides a site plan for each property documenting existing conditions and whv the connection cannot meet codes (these site plans were completed last year). 3.Staff to draft a short form to be signed by each property owner authorizing City to act on his/her behalf. } /