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Board of Adjustments Minutes <br />January 27, 1998 <br />Page 4 <br /> <br />PERCENT (30%) IMPERVIOUS SURFACE COVERAGE IN TIERS 2 AND 3, CASE NO. V 97- <br />21, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS: <br /> <br />LITERAL ENFORCEMEN TOF THE SHORELAND ORDINANCE WOULD CAUSE <br />UNDUE HARDSHIP ON DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY. <br /> <br />THE PROPERTY HAS SOME UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS IN THAT IT IS <br />BOARDERED BY A STATE HIGHWAY (10) AND IS ENTIRELY WITHIN THE <br />SHORELAND DISTRICT. THE VARYING SHORELAND ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO THE <br />SPECIAL CONDITIONS WHICH APPLY TO THE PROPERTY. <br /> <br />OTHER EXISTING COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS WHICH ARE SANDWICHED <br />BETWEEN STATE HIGHWAY 10 AND LAKE ORONO HAVE RIGHTS THAT WOULD <br />NOT BE ENJOYED BY GUARDIAN ANGELS IF A VARIANCE WAS NOT <br />GRANTED. <br /> <br />THE AMOUNT OF THE VARIANCE IS MINIMIZED BY CONSTRUCTING A MULTI- <br />STORY BUILDING TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF IMPERVIOUS AREA. <br />FURTHERMORE, THE IMPERVIOUS AREA WHICH EXCEEDS THIS ORDINANCE IS <br />OCCURRING AS FAR AWAY FROM THE LAKE AS POSSIBLE. <br /> <br />THE VARIANCE WILL NOT BE INJURIOUS OR ADVERSELY AFFECT THE HEALTH, <br />SAFETY OR WELFARE OF RESIDENTS. THE USE OF STORM WATER <br />MANAGEMENT PONDS WILL TREAT THE RUNOFF PRIOR TO DISCHARGE INTO <br />LAKE ORONO. <br /> <br />COMMISSIONER THOMPSON SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED <br />4-2. Commissioners Anderson and Kuester opposed. <br /> <br />6. Adjournment <br /> <br /> There being no further business, COMMISSIONER ANDERSON MOVED TO ADJOURN <br /> THE MEETING. COMMISSIONER THOMPSON SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION <br /> CARRIED 6-0. <br /> <br />he meeting of the Elk River Board of Adjustments adjourned at 10:30 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />Debbie Huebner <br />Recording Secretary <br /> <br /> <br />