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2. Is consistent with the City of Elk River comprehensive plan. This properly today is a proposed residential use property in the comprehensive plan and is consistent with the city of Elk River and should be maintained as a residential properly in the future, through this variance, we are asking for it to remain residential. Planning The property has a land use designation of residential, which permits agricultural animals and the proposed residential use is consistent with the comprehensive plan. Environmental The property has a land use designation of residential, which permits agricultural animals and the proposed residential use is consistent with the comprehensive plan. Conservation practices are desirable projects according to the comprehensive plan. Variances may be granted when the petitioner establishes that there are practical difficulties in complying with the zoning ordinance. Practical difficulties mean that: 3. The petitioner proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by the zoning ordinance; This request is not excessive and is within the honing ordinance of Elk River. We are asking for an increase of fencing and fill on the south side to give the least amount of impact by the horses on the wetlands and maintaining accurate Zoning rules, as the honing code allows for horses So as to allow safe travelfrom the front side of the back properly to the back side of the back pmpery without directly through the wetland, maintaining the integrity of the vegetation and seater. We are requesting twofences on the south side fill (on each .ride of the south side fill) as well as one fence on the north side of the wetland. Planning The proposed residential use and the agricultural animals is reasonable and is permitted in the zoning ordinance. Environmental The proposed residential use and the agricultural animals is reasonable and is permitted in the zoning ordinance. 4. The plight of the petitioner is due to circumstances unique to the property not a consequence of the petition's own action or inaction; and The wetland cuts the back half of the properly in half. Bunning right through the middle of it. This project, fill and fences, avill assist in keeping the wetland properly maintained by creating one safe path to the back. Not accessing the back is an issue avithoutgoing directly through the wetlands causing damage to the vegetation. Allowing a proper, safe area to move from the front to the back portion of the land and help to maintain the quality and integrity of the wetland as well as its vegetation. Giving us access and allowing as to use the back side of the property. Planning Although new wetland classifications and restrictions have been established since the applicant purchased the property in 2007. Due to the proximity of the house and barn in relation to the wetland, the proposed location is perhaps the best area on the property to N:\Departments\Community Development\Planning\Case Files\V\V 16-14 Gayle Murray\3-Planning Commission\V 16-14 sr BA 10-25-16.docx