08-20-2012 Planning Commission Packet

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� FILE#12-3568 15 august 2012 Page 3 of 4 , Comment: The City requires the applicant have an erosion control plan and collects an escrow security to assure the applicant and contractor will maintain erosion control protection throughout the duration of the project. • Fill or excavated material must not be placed in a manner that creates an unstable . slope. Plans to place fill or excavated material on steep slopes must be reviewed by the city engineer for continued slope stability and must not create finished slopes of 30 . percent or greater. - Comment: The city engineer will review the plans to assure protection of the slope as well as the lake. • Fill or excavated material must not be placed in bluff impact zones. Any alterations � below the ordinary high water level of public waters must first be authorized by the commissioner of the department of natural resources under Minn.Stat. § 103G.245. Comment: Alterations below the OHWL or within a bluff impact zone are not proposed. • Alterations of topography must only be allowed if they are accessory to permitted or conditional uses and do not adversely affect adjacent or nearby property. .. Comment: Topographic alterations are not proposed. �-:= , • Placement of natural rock riprap, including associated grading. of the shoreline and placement of a filter blanket, is permitted if the finished slope does not exceed three feet horizontal to one foot vertical, the landward extent of the riprap is within ten feet of the ordinary high water level, and the height of the riprap above the ordinary high water level does not exceed three feet. A riprap permit shall be obtained per the requirements of section 78-969. NA � �• Excavations where the intended purpose is connection to a public water, such as boat slips, canals, lagoons and harbors, are prohibited above the ordinary high water level. Such excavations below the elevation or the ordinary high water level are subject to � • approval of the department of natural resources and other agencies with concurrent jurisdiction. NA Practical Difficulties Statement Applicant has completed the Practical Difficulties Documentation Form attached as Exhibit B, and should be asked for additional testimony regarding the application. Practical Difficulties Analysis In considering applications for variance, the Planning Commission shall consider the effect of the proposed variance upon tf►e health, safety and welfare of the community, existing and anticipated tra�c conditions, light and air, danger of fire, risk to the public safety, and the effect on va/ues of property in the surrounding area. The P/anning Commission sha/l consider recommending approval for variances from the litera/ provisions of the Zoning Code in instances where their strict enforcement would cause practica/ di�cu/ties because of circumstances unique to the individual property under consideration, and shall recommend approva/only when it is demonstrated that such actions will be in keeping with the spirif and