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Date Application Received: 12/16/15 Date Application Considered as Complete: 12/30/15 120-Day Review Period Expires: 04/28/16 REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: March 14, 2016 Item No: 9 Department Approval: Administrator Approval: Agenda Section: Name: Melanie Curtis mcc JML Planning Title: Planner Item Description: #16-3803, Stonewood LLC o/b/o Tashitaa Tufaa, 1830 Shoreline Drive, Variances & CUP Background: In February the Council reviewed this application for a variance to allow a portion of the house to encroach into the side street setback, a fence height variance, and a second driveway curb cut request. Also requested are lot area and lot width variances; and a conditional use permit to export fill material. During the meeting, the Council received comments from the public and the application was tabled following a discussion primarily about the second driveway and the side setback. The draft minutes detailing the discussion from the February 22nd meeting are attached as Exhibit I. Updates: In response to the Council’s concerns with the encroachment into the street side yard, the applicant revised the plan, reducing the encroachment of the footprint from 18.7 feet to 15.4 feet. They explored rotating the entire home to be situated at the southern side setback, however this configuration would result in more square footage of the home within the street side setback area, see Exhibit E. The applicant has withdrawn the request for fence height variance. The side street setback variance request; lot area and lot width variances; conditional use permit for grading; and approval of a second driveway curb cut continue to be part of the application. The applicant’s continued request for the second driveway is driven by the narrowness of the property; the applicant’s observation that many of the other properties in the immediate neighborhood have a second driveway access; and their desire to provide for better maneuverability for guests, deliveries, and similar. Planning Staff Recommendation: If the applicant’s amendments to the proposed plan satisfy the Council’s previous concerns, approval of the side street setback may be appropriate. The Council should make a determination about the second driveway for incorporation into the resolution. Staff recommends the following: 1. Approval of the lot width; lot area; and side street setback variances; and 2. Approval of the conditional use permit with the following conditions: a. A haul route shall be submitted to the City Engineer for approval and inspection prior to commencement of hauling from the site. The property owner shall be responsible for cleaning and repair of roadways for any adverse impacts; b. Submittal of a detailed landscape plan which accomplishes the direction of the planning commission and City Council. Landscape plan should include some infiltration basin, rain garden, or rate control opportunity prior to the stormwater from the swale crossing CSAH 15 to the lake; c. Upon completion of the project an as-built survey shall be submitted reflecting conformance with the approved plan. The site will be evaluated from an erosion and sediment control risk perspective prior to release of escrow funds; d. Existing trees should be protected from grading and trucking through snow fence or similar.