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Zoning File 41296 June 17, 1988 Page 4 of 6 a. Traffic congestion b. Surface water drainage problems C. Surface water pollution problems for Lake Minnetonka d. Congestion in the area e. Dimunition in value to the surrounding properties f. Parking problems in the area 8. The applicant has failed to demonstrate any hardships to warrant the granting of a variance which granting of variances would be adverse to the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Orono. 9. The granting of the requested variances would be adverse to the Comprehensive Land Use Plan and Zoning Code of the City. Once again, the lot area request for buildability was never the intent or purpose of the applicants. It was clearly the procedure to go through so that a reasonable use of the property can be decided when the property is formally deemed unbuildable. The accessory dock is located on a limited use channel and surrounded by large wetland/swamp areas. The only safe parking area available is the driveway on the parcel referred to as 0003 where Mr. Tillotsen's driveway has been constructed. The parking on the county right-of-way would not be allowed and the City would not encourage a curb cut within this section of roadway. Staff can recall other applications that dealt with the creation of lots for exclusive riparian use. Briefly to review; In 1985 the Marina Committee was kept busy working on the 10' by 20' riparian lots along the narrows to the south end of the City. In this case, the riparian tracts were created years before for the purpose of keeping the adjacent residence lot off the main lake and away from the narrow charnel area by providing a protected harbor for the docking of boats. When the covenants expired, some of the owners sold off the lots to other members of the public who did not necessarily reside in the City of Orono. These docks have existed for years and the recent variance and Conditional Use Permit applications were a means of setting up guidelines for the use of the severely limited dock areas. In recent years, in the Stubbs Bay area, staff can recall a subdivision (Balgaard/Norton) where the owner of a riparian tract separated from his homestead lot by the county road was allowed to divide off a 200' strip to provide riparian access for this next door neighbor, Mr. Balgaard. The only structures allowed on these lots were the accessory docks. The ap1roval was based on the fact teat Mr. Balgaard was immediately adjacent to the property on the opposite 9-de of the roadway. In the -division that created three residential lots of the old Stubbs Bay Mat property, the City approved substandard lots with less than the required 2 acres in area in adc?itien to a riparian tr3ct. The riparian outiot was limited to the future ownership of someone within a 1000' radius of the subject property. It just so happens that the neighbor across the