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ill <br />PHONE NO. <br />STATE OF <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATUR^r-^Se^pCES <br />WATERS, 1200 WARNER ROAD, ST. HOT*' ni <br />(612) 772-7916 FILE NO. <br />October 5, 1992 [OCX <br />I • ^ • » <br />S iG9? <br />The Honorable Skip Johnson <br />Mayor, City of Mound <br />3018 Island View Drive <br />Mound, MN 55364 <br />Dear Mayor Johnson: <br />REVIEW AND COMMENT ON CITI SPRING PARK'S ^QUEST FOR FLEXIBILITY <br />FROM STATE OF MINNESOTA'S SHORELAMg STANDARDS <br />As required by the statewide shoreland management standards, the <br />Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DITR) <br />and the City of Spring Park are hereby notifying your city of <br />Spring Park's request for flexibility from the statewide standards <br />as outlined below, and in the enclosure prepared by the city's <br />consultant. In accordance with the rules, the Commissioner and the <br />city must solicit the input and approval of other governmental <br />bodies that could be affected or impacted by the alternate <br />controls. The city and the DNR are asking that your city provide <br />its review and comments, if any, to either DNR or the city within <br />45 days of the date of this letter. If no response is received <br />prior to then, we will assume that your city has no concerns with <br />the neighboring city's proposal. <br />The City of Spring Park is requesting flexibility from the <br />following statewide standards: <br />1. Lot size, <br />2. Residential density, <br />3. Impervious surface coverage, and <br />4. Building height. <br />Since the city'o request is complex, a thorough discussion of this <br />request is attached for you and/or your staff to review. Spring <br />Park has presented the above requests for review and discussion by <br />DNR and representatives of 11 Lake Minnetonka cities who are <br />working together as a Technical Review Committee for the purpose of <br />reviewing and discussing individual city's flexibility requests <br />affecting Lake Minnetonka. No problems with the city's request <br />have been noted at any of those meetings. <br />AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER