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Date Application Received: 02/17/16 Date Application Considered as Complete: 02/17/16 60-Day Review Period Expires: 04/17/16 REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: 11 April 2016 Item No.: 13 Department Approval: Administrator Approval: Agenda Section: Name: Melanie Curtis mcc JML Planning Title: Planner Item Description: #16-3813, Dale Gustafson o/b/o Matt Burns, 1180 Loma Linda, Variances - Resolution Application Summary: Last February, the City issued a permit to rebuild the existing boathouse on the property in-kind. The boathouse reconstruction is nearly complete; the next step is the final lake yard landscaping. The applicant is proposing to construct tiered retaining walls in order to stabilize the portion of the slope between the existing stair and the boathouse; vegetative screening is planned. Because the retaining walls are considered hardcover and are not allowed within the 75-setback, hardcover and setback variances are required. An existing 1.5 foot tall wall is proposed to be rebuilt in-kind on the north side of the property. A new, lower wall will be as close as 10 feet to the lake. The overall property hardcover will be 22%, below the 25% allowance. The applicant is showing removal of the portion of the existing wall which crosses the property line; permission from the neighbor should be obtained. Planning Commission Recommendation On March 21, the Planning Commission held a public hearing and reviewed the application including the evidence submitted. Following the public hearing the Commission voted 5 to 0 on a motion to approve the tiered walls as shown on the plan with the following conditions: 1. The landscape plan should be revised to include screening of the lower wall in the tiered wall system. 2. Written permission must be obtained from the property owner on the north side prior to issuance of the permit. Planning Staff Recommendation The applicant has submitted a revised landscape plan which accomplishes Staff’s and Planning Commission’s goals for screening. Staff recommends approval of the plan as revised. A draft approval resolution has been provided for Council’s consideration. COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED Council should consider adopting or amending the approval resolution. List of Exhibits: Exhibit A. Draft Resolution Exhibit B. Proposed Survey Exhibit C. Revised Plans & Elevations Exhibit D. PC Staff Report & Exhibits 03/15/16 Exhibit E. Draft PC Minutes 03/21/16