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Post Office Box 66 •Crystal Bay, Minnesota 55323 •Municipal Offices
On the North Shore of Lake Minnetonka
January 31, 1985
Thomas A. Judd
Suite 550 Shelard Tower
600 South Highway 18
Minneapolis, MN 55426-1203
Dear Mr. Judd:
Thank you for your letter of January 17th reviewing your
clients' proposed use of the property identified as record Lot
19. The total area of the jointly owned 11 parcels is
approximately 1.7 acres. Our records reveal that the original
owner Mick Lord has neither executed special combination papers
nor the procedural lot area variance resolution for filing
against the subject property.
I would be happy to meet with you to discuss the necessary
applications, fees and schedule of meetings. Before I schedule
such a meeting, I must seek the opinion of the City Attorney
concerning the issue of the need for an area variance for your
clients' proposed day use recreation area.
Sect!' . 10.31, Subdivision 6 (F) Substandard - Buildable
Record Lot Inventory lists the only permitted use for substandard
Lot 19 as one-family seasonal recreational use or for a single
permitted seasonal dwelling. Section 10.31, Subdivision 3 (C)
requires a minimum of five_acres for day use_recrea t i on areas.
The code goes on to further state that if the number of users
exceeds 100, the minimum lot area must be increased to maintain
ratio of 1 acre per 20 users. Section 10.31, Subdivision 6 (E)
Conforming Record Lot Inventory lists seven properties permitted
only one-family permitted or conditional uses in the RS District.
In consideration of the text and the purpose (Section 1C.31,
Subdivision 1) of the RS District code, the City may not be
allowed to consider such a variance. Your client may be advised
to seek an amendment of the code or an additional 3.3 acres of
area.
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January 31, 1985
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If my concerns have no basis and it is determined that we
are dealing with merely a variance to a performance standard of
the code, we may proceed with discussion of your clients' formal
application.
I will contact you as soon as I hear from Tom Radio.
Sincerely,
Jeanne A. Mabusth,
Building h Zoning Administrator
CCS Tom Radio
Mike Gaffron
Jo Ellen Hurr, LtMCD Delegate