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�s�urlu: MEETING TO: Cuunci 1 [.,U 12 1905 FROM: Michael P. Gaffron, Assistant Zoning AdministLrflf OR®No DATE: August 7, 1985 ct�� Y SUP,JECT: #936 Lawrence J. Gardner, 1J85 Tonkawa Road - Co-ditional Use Pf-rmit & Variance Zoning District - LR-1H Application Summary - A) Regrade lakeshore yard to conform more nearly to original contours (new house under construction). Planning Commissicn recommends approval subject to erosion control measures. B) Remove various trees in lakeshore yard. Planning Commission recommends removal of 4 overhanging trees, 3 others to remain untouched, applicant to replant 4 trees and rip -rap shoreline. List of Exhibits Exhibit A - Application " nd Letter of Request Exhibit B - Plat Map Exhibit C - Property Owners List Exhibit D - Survey Exhibit E - Grading/Landscape Plan Please read the applicant's letter of request regarding the proposed grading and tree removal. Prior to application for a building permit, the applicant met with staff on this site to review the existing grades and tree situation. The applicant is building a new home which meets all hardcover and setback requirements. As part of his landscaping, he proposes to place fill over the old foundation area where a cabin once stood, restoring the grade to conform more nearly to the original contours. It appears from the grading plan that there will be changes as close as 15' to the shoreline. The applicant was allowed to proceed with his home construction minus the landscaping work pending approval. Note that applicant is maintaining a 30' buffer zone along the lakeshore and has staked hay bales at the 30' line. There is no sedimentation problem. The grading plan has been reviewed by the City Engineer at the site, and he recommends approval as submitted. Note that the new home and amenities when completed as proposed will comprise zero percent hardcover in the 0-75' zone and 22.6% in the 75- 250' zone, within the limits prescribed in the zoning code. Staff notad two %-- three dead trees on the lakeshore at the initial inspection. Applicant was allowed to remove these without a variance. He is proposing to remove other living trees at the lakeshore, apparently for aesthetic purposes. I would suggest you view the site and get a feeling for the number, type, and quality of trees in the lakeshore yard. 1 have approximately plotted the existing trees on the landscape plan.