07-19-2010 Planning Commission Packet

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C J #10-3476 July 19,2010 Page 2 of 4 (1) Consistent with the Community Management Plan; The Community Management Plan calls for this property to remain as a single family area with lots at least two acres in size. It also calls for preservation of significant views. The view of the wooded - slope on the north and west sides of the property would be considered significant. , (2) Compliant with the zoning code, including any conditions imposed on specific conditional � uses; The south 30 feet of the retaining wall on the west side of the property is too close to the top of the bluff. The south end of the waZ1 needs to be shifted east 20 feet. This can be easily done without disrupting the rest of the plan for this area. : There are specific conditions in the shoreland regulations for this type of conditional use permit. The° conditions relate to erosion control, which will be addressed by the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) required by state and/or local regulations. (3) Adequately served by police,fire,roads, and storm water management; The grading will improve storm water management by creating rain gardens to absorb some of the , site runoff and to slow down the flow where runoff over the bluff is concentrated in one location. The g�-ading will also facilitate the construction of a cistern that will make it easier for the Fire Department to fight a fire on the property. (4) Provided with an adequate water supply and sewage disposal system; The grading would have no impact on the water supply and the sewage disposal system for the area. � (5) Not expected to generate excessive demand for public services at public cost; The fees paid by the applicant and the consultant costs billed to the applicant should cover the City's costs to review the conditional use permit application and, if approved, to issue the permit and � monitor the project. The applicant will be required to pay for the repair on any City property damaged during the project. (6) Compatible with the surrounding area as used both presently and as it is planned to be used in ' the future; Because the grading will be confined to the area on the top of the bluff, the sign�cant changes should not be visible off the property. (7) Consistent with the character of the surrounding area,unless a change of character is called for in the Community Management Plan; The character of the east end of Long Lake is primarily woods with only a glimpse of the house. The grading will not change that for this property. From off the property the house is barely visible. The grading wi11 not change that. (8) Compatible with the character of buildings and site improvements in the surrounding area,