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m K*rU:s: ■*- U’:< |i- lis.feli" ■ r----^ ■ City of Woodland 20225 Cottagewood Road Deephaven, MN 55331 Desired Flexibility (Lake Minnetonka Shoreland) 1. Structure Setback from Lake Minnetonka (OHWL) DNR: 75 ft. fi-om OHWL if not sewered (50 ft. if sewered). Woodland: 50 ft. fiom OHWL, and 75 ft. for sewage treatment systems Bationalfi;The only justification apparent for the greater setbacks from the lake for structures in non-sewered areas seems to be protection of the lake from sewage pollution. Woodland will apply the 75 ft. setback to the sewage treatment system rather than the structure, and because of the much larger lot size in Woodland such treatment system placement is possible. Any visual impaa of structures as viewed from the lake is limited by Woodland's requirement of larger lots, and also by the city's requirements that buildings cover no more than 10% of the lot. 2. Lot Width: DNR: 100 ft. lot width for Minnetonka riparian lots. \ ^ 150 ft. lot width for non-riparian lots. ^ ' Woodland: 100 ft. lot width at OHWL and at front building line. Rationale:Since Woodland requires 2 acre lots, the setting of a 150 ft. minimum lot width is not needed. Woodland also requires 25 ft. side yards and 50 ft. from throughout the chy. Therefore it is highly unlikely that anyone would propose a lot width of less than 150 ft. We choose to apply a uniform standard throughout the city. 3. Building Height Limit: DNR: 25 ft. using the Uniform Building Code system of measurement. Woodland: 35 ft. using averaging of heights of each side from the lowest adjacem ground on side to highest point of roof above. There also would be a itiaaritnum of 45 ft. from the lowest adjacent grade to the highest point of the roof Rationale:The 35 ft. limit is needed in areas such as Woodland and nearby cities where property is already fully developed and very large houses are common. Our system of measurement nuiy actually be more restrictive than that prescribed in the Uniform Building Code. Also. Woodland requires larger lots and restricts the total for all structures to 10% of the lot area.