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Board of Adjustments Minutes <br /> January 27, 1998 <br /> Page 3 <br /> • COMMISSION REVIEWS THE APPLICATIONS FOR LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT, <br /> REZONING, PRELIMINARY PLAT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. COMMISSIONER <br /> THOMPSON SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 6-0. <br /> COMMISSIONER ANDERSON MOVED TO RECESS AT THIS TIME(7:15 P.M.). <br /> COMMISSIONER THOMPSON SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 6-0. <br /> The Board of Adjustments reconvened at 10:15 p.m. <br /> COMMISSIONER ANDERSON MOVED TO DENY THE REQUEST BY GUARDIAN ANGELS <br /> OF ELK RIVER, INC. FOR A VARIANCE TO EXCEED THE ALLOWABLE DENSITY WITHIN <br /> THE SHORELAND DISTRICT, PUBLIC HEARING CASE NO. V 97-21. The motion died for <br /> lack of a second. <br /> COMMISSIONER COTE MOVED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST BY <br /> GUARDIAN ANGELS OF ELK RIVER, INC. FOR A VARIANCE TO EXCEED THE <br /> ALLOWABLE DENSITY WITHIN THE SHORELAND DISTRICT BY ALLOWING SIX <br /> ADDITIONAL ASSISTED LIVING UNITS, PUBLIC HEARING CASE NO. V 97-21, BASED ON <br /> THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS: <br /> 1. LITERAL ENFORCEMENT OF THE SHORELAND ORDINANCE WOULD CAUSE AN <br /> • UNDUE HARDSHIP, GIVEN THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT WILL BE LARGE ENOUGH <br /> TO ACCOMMODATE A TOTAL OF 80 UNITS. THEREFORE, WHETHER THE <br /> STRUCTURE HAS 74 OR 80 UNITS WILL NOT HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL EFFECT ON <br /> THE LAKE. <br /> 2. THE PROJECT IS A MIXED PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT WHICH HAS UNIQUE <br /> AND FLEXIBLE STANDARDS. <br /> 3. THROUGH NUMEROUS MODIFICATIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT PLANS,THE <br /> VARIANCE REQUEST FOR SIX(6) ASSISTED LIVING UNITS HAS BEEN <br /> MINIMIZED. <br /> 4. THE VARIANCE WILL NOT BE INJURIOUS TO OR ADVERSELY AFFECT THE <br /> HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE OF ADJACENT RESIDENTS OR THE <br /> NEIGHBORHOOD IN WHICH THE DEVELOPMENT IS TO OCCUR. <br /> 5. ASSISTED LIVING IS A UNIQUE TYPE OF FACILTIY MUCH DIFFERENT THAN ANY <br /> OTHER RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO THE DNR WATERS. THE <br /> IMPACT FROM THE ASSISTED LIVING UNITS ONTO LAKE ORONO WILL BE <br /> VIRTUALLY UNOTICEABLE COMPARED TO OTHER TYPES OF RESIDENTIAL <br /> DEVELOPMENT. <br /> COMMISSIONER KUESTER SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-1. <br /> Commissioner Anderson opposed. <br /> COMMISSIONER COTE MOVED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST BY <br /> • GUARDIAN ANGELS OF ELK RIVER, INC. FOR A VARIANCE NOT TO EXCEED THIRTY <br />