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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. 53 <br />2. The Property is located in the LR -1B One Family Lakeshore Residential Zoning District <br />which requires a minimum lot area of 1.0 acres and a minimum lot width of 140'. <br />3. The Planning Commission reviewed this application on July 20, 2015, the Planning <br />Commission voted 5 in favor and 0 opposed on a motion to approve the variances <br />subject to the following conditions: <br />a) Owner shall comply with the permitting requirements of the Minnehaha Creek <br />Watershed District (MCWD). <br />b) Owner shall comply with the recommendations of the City Engineer and <br />Building Official during the permit review and construction process, including <br />but not limited to the following: <br />i. Owner shall submit engineering information due to the possibility of fill <br />soils used to create a stable building pad for the existing home. <br />ii. The proposed structure shall be required to be installed on suitable <br />original soils or engineered corrected soils which would need to be tested <br />and approved by the designing engineer. <br />ill. The Owner shall submit a bluff slope stability analysis for review by the <br />City's engineer prior to issuance of the building permit; <br />4. Based on the following findings: <br />a). The Property contains 19,250 square feet in area and has 108 feet in width at <br />the OHWL and 128 feet in width at the 75 foot setback. <br />b). The variance to allow construction of the two-story addition on the Property <br />which is substandard with respect to area and width and encumbered by a bluff <br />will alleviate a practical difficulty inherent to the Property and was not created <br />by the Owner. <br />c). The proposal results in a minor decrease in hardcover from 26.2% to 2.47% <br />where 25% is the maximum permitted for a Tier 1 property; the proposed <br />structural coverage is within the permitted limit of 15%. <br />d). The proposed setbacks from the bluff and into the bluff impact zone do not <br />exceed beyond the existing encroachment of the structural deck and are not <br />out of character with the neighborhood. <br />e). The location of the proposed addition ahead of the average lakeshore setback <br />will not affect views of the lake enjoyed by the adjacent owner due to it's location <br />on the home, topography, and the existing screening vegetation. <br />Page 2 of 6 <br />