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Zoning File #1410 May 11, 1989 Page 2 of 3 5. Based on the drainfield sites, and the required 30* side setbacks, an odd shaped building envelope of approximately 7,200 s.f. would be available and still leave adequate setback to the mound sites. 6. Because of the location of the mound sites, required setbacks, and narrowness of the property, the proposed building envelope is extremely limited and will require cautious site planning to develop a residence. 7. The proposed house site is at a high point on the lot, and drainage generally would flow away from the house and away from neighboring residences towards two natural wetland areas to the southwest and northeast of the property. The drainage impact of this development would be minimal. 8. Note that the applicant also owns an adjacent 3-acre dc ^eloped parcel. Both the existing house and the lot for which a variance is requested exceed the 2 acre requirement. The existing house has a tested alternate drainfield site. Allowing this lot width variance and granting buildability to the parcel in question will not limit the sepcic capabilities for the existing residence property. 9. Hennepin County has indicated they will approve a driveway access at County Road 15 for the subject property (see the attached memo from Dave Zetterstrom). DiBcassion - The applicant and her surveyor have suggested a conceptual house location and design for purposes of discussion. Since applicant's intent is to either sell the entire 5-acre property as a single unit or sell off the house and extra lot separately, we are certainly not bound to this specific site plan. Also note that, since one of the likely drainfield sites is directly east of the building envelope, the garage certainly could not be oriented as shown on the survey and still maintain driveway setbacks from the drainfield area. Certainly this specific house plan could be re-oriented to eliminate any conflict, and it is most lik \y that a different house entirely will be constructed on this Iw ; if the variance is approved. Note that at its widest point, the lot is less than the 200* required lot width. An option which applicant would prefer to avoid, is a lot line rearrangement to give the subject property more acreage. A schematic to accomplish that is shown in Exhibit E. Note that by adding 5,000 s.f. to the lot the potential usable building envelope is practically doubled.