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Home My WebLink About1990 Notice of Council Actioncm or <»oiio P.O. Box 66 Crystal Bay, MN 55323 473-7357 APPLICBTZOH MO. BOnCB OF COUNCIL ACTION Date of Notice: 7/16/90 COPIB8:John Woscik 3310 Bayside Road Long Lake, MN 55356 TIPS OF AFPUC&TIOMt Administrative Appeal DATE or HBPTIWi July 9, 1990 VOTE: 2 For 1 Against COOECIL ACTIOB - MOTXOEs Tabled until the Council meeting of July 23, 1990 (7:00 p.m.). Please contact City staff if you have any questions. If you desire certified copies of the official Council minutes, they are available from the City Clerk after review and approval by the City Council. ITiWr CITY OF OROVO P.O. Box 66 Crystal Bay, MN 55323 473-7357 ROnCB OF COORCIL ACTION Date of Noticei 7/24/90 TOt John Wojcik 3310 Bayaide Road Long Lake, NN 55356 COPIBSs TTFB OF AFFLICATIONt Adalnistrative Appeal DATS OF NRBTINGi 7/23/90 VOTBt 4 For 1 Against GOONCIL ACTION - MOTIONS Council granted your appeal of the septic system codes to allow expansion of existing bedrooms and addition of a second bathroom. Approval was granted subject to your signing the document to be filed in the chain of title of the property, warning future property owners that holding tank may be necessary if the system fails. (City staff will draft such a document for your review.) In order for a building permit to be issued, you must provide a survey of the property verifying the house location and the location of the additions. If any of the additions are less than 30* from the east lot line, you will have to apply for a variance, or revise your plans to meet the 30' setback. We would suggest that you hire a surveyor immediately to provide such a survey. Since the variance application deadline for the August 20th Planning Commission meeting is noon on July 27th, it is critical that the surveyor immediately determine whether the additions will meet the 30* setbacks. If not, you could apply for the variance by noon Friday, appear at the Planning Commission on August 20th, and anticipate final Council action on Monday, August 27th. (Applications from the August 20th meeting would normally go to Council on September 10th, but we will fast-track your application to the August 27th Council meeting if you wish.) Please contact Mike Gaffron at 473-7357 if you have any questions. A copy of the variance application is attached for your use should you need to apply. Tos Mayor Grabek & Orono Council Members City Administrator Bernhardson Wxomt Michael P. Gaffron, Asst Planning s Zoning Administrator Datet July 19, 1990 Smb^ectt Administrative Appeal, John Wojcik,3310 Bayside Road - Additional Information Regarding the request to add a bathroom and expand the size of the existing bedrooms, there have been a number of past situations in which the Council limited the degree of improvement to a property or delayed such improvements until sewer issues were resolved. The following are cases in point: 1. Pile #517, Robert Ruber, 3390 Bayside Road - Fall 1979. The applicant wished to increase this from a 2 bedroom to a 4 bedroom residence. The property contained a substandard septic system that was functional, but had no alternate drainfield area. Pursuant to a negative recommendation from staff, the applicants were able to acquire an adjacent lot for use as an alternate drainfield site. The Council approved the addition subject to combination of the adjacent lot with the residence parcel, requiring no upgrade or replacement of the existing system until it fails. 2. Pile #533, Steve Curren, 110 Orono Orchard Road - Spring I960. In this case, the applicant proposed to add a second bedroom to the single existing bedroom to this house on a 1/3 acre lot. The request which occurred in January 1980 was tabled until the spring of 1980, at which time applicant was able to do soil testing and found suitable area for a drainfield addition and alternate site to serve the 2 bedroom house. The variances for the addition of 1 bedroom were approved. 3. Pile #883, Gary Printup, 1261 Briar Street - January 1985. The applicant wished to add 2 bedrooms and a bathroom to the existing house on a 1/4 acre lot. Staff review of the site indicated that there was no way to feasibly upgrade the existing substandard septic system to accommodate additional bedrooms. Planning Commission recommended approval of the additions subject to the Crystal Bay Sewer Project becoming a reality. The application was held up from January 1985 until May 1985 pending the decision to go ahead with the City sewer. Variances were then approved once sewer construction was confirmed. T John Wojcik July 19, 1990 Page 2 4. Pile #906, S.G. McWilliams, 1120/1130 Willow Drive South - Spring 1985. The applicant proposed a lot line rearrangement between two existing substandard residence parcels. Staff contended that the lot line rearrangement would leave the westerly parcel with inadequate area for expansion of the existing septic system should that become necessary. The subdivision request was delayed approximately 1 month pending decisions on the construction of municipal sewers, then was approved upon confirmation that sewer would be installed. 5. Pile #1341, Todd Ziesmer, 3440 Bayside Road - Pall 1988. The applicant requested a lot width variance to construct a new residence to replace the existing deteriorated residence. In this case, applicant submitted septic testing and design work to show that a primary and alternate drainfield site existed on the property, and applicant was allowed to construct the proposed residence with the use of temporary holding tanka until such time that a decision was made regarding the installation of sewers in Stubbs Bay. If Stubbs Bay sewers do not materialize, the applicant would be required to construct the mound drainfield system as designed. Currently, the applicant is maintaining holding tanks and has a pumping contract on file with the City. 6. Pile #1458, Blake Bichanich, 332 Westlake Street - Fall 1989. The applicant proposed a second story «:.ddition, increasing the number of bedrooms from one to two. The proposal required a side setback variance. The existing substandard system was functioning adequately, and there was some opportunity for future expansion of that system if the adjacent commonly owned lot was combined. Council approved the additions subject to the applicant agreeing to sign an assessment appeal waiver for the Stubbs Bay Sewer Project, and applicant was advised that if the sewer did not occur and the septic system failed at some point in the future, the applicant would be required to take whatever steps necessary to provide a functional septic system, up to and including installation of holding tanks. The resolutions for this variance have yet to be filed. Applicant is still attempting to obtain signatures from the Contract for Deed holders. 7. File #1536, Steve Gardiner, 3770 Bayside Road - Summer 1990. This item will appear on Council's August 13th agenda. Briefly, the applicant wished to construct a second story addition to provide a second and third bedroom on this very substandard lot. Planning Commission initially tabled the request, indicating to the applicant that they likely r John Wojcik July 19, 1990 Page 3 would reconnend denial unless major plan revisions were forthconing. The property has a substandard septic system and cannot upgrade that system to serve a 3 bedroom house. The applicant subsequently revised his plans to result in no additional bedrooms and relatively minor modifications to the existing house, which has resulted in a Planning Commission recommendation for approval. There have been a significant number of residential additions needing no Council review, for which staff issued building permits conditioned on upgrading or replacement of septic systems. This is a standard practice, and I would estimate that we average one such situation per year which is suitably resolved by replacing or repairing an existing system. /! V/•. t (4'y To fSlrt i