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practices available, too. For example, for every sq/ft of variance <br /> sought, an equal sq/ft of rainwater garden must be installed. <br /> Without this type of tradeoff solution-building I encourage the <br /> Planning Commission reject the requests. <br /> 17-3929 seeks variances for average lakeshore setbacks, bluff <br /> setback variances, and a conditional use permit for grading. The <br /> proximity of this property to Long Lake and the slope of the <br /> property towards Long Lake suggests that any variance approvals <br /> be paired with rain/storm water remediation best management <br /> practices. <br /> Long Lake is an impaired lake with phosphorus and other chemical <br /> levels that inhibit its ability to recover. Members of the commission <br /> who grew up on Lake Minnetonka in the 1970s will recall what that <br /> body of water looked and felt like, and they will likely recall the <br /> "Save The Lake" campaign that began that lake's recovery. That's <br /> where Long Lake is today, and that's without the invasive species <br /> that compound the problems! <br /> Any variances granted to this property/project also should seek <br /> commensurate rainwater runoff treatment using rainwater gardens <br /> or similar management practices to infiltrate runoff before it <br /> reaches the lakeshore. The pool deck is a hardscape surface that <br /> will shed its rainwater to the lake, and employing remediation <br /> techniques uphill from the lakeshore towards the pool deck will <br /> keep excess contaminated water from a 100-year rain event from <br /> the lake. <br /> Again, any variance approval should be met with rainwater <br /> remediation techniques to protect the lake. <br /> 2 <br />