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Emmanuel Lutheran Church Guiding Hands Preschool 1546 Main Street NW Elk River, Minnesota 55330 Rev. Terry Grzybowski, Pastor Mrs. Cheryl Heidinger, Director/Teacher Church (763) 441 -2555 Fax (763) 633 -9670 email: emmantuther@nsa " To: City of Elk River Board of Adjustment 3ON 19 2W From: John N. Norgren — Trustee, Emmanuel Lutheran Church Requesting: Two variances; 1 — Variance to exceed 23% non - pervious surfaces on two parcels. 2 — To allow structures in the Elk River /Lake Orono Drainage District 1" Variance; To allow the existing church, parsonage and garage to exceed the ordinance 23% non - pervious surface on the two proposed parcels in the replat. Emmanuel Lutheran Church was built in 1948. At that time the parsonage and garage were also built. The city at that time considered the parsonage and garage as outbuildings to the church. The church council would like to split off the parsonage and garage from the church building, thereby creating a new parcel for the parsonage and garage. This would make the new parcel available to be sold off. We are in the process of replatting the entire church property into a "simple plat, "thereby reducing the 4 existing lots of record to two. The one lot would have the parsonage and garage. The second would have the church and the proposed outbuilding along with the entire parking lot. The church parcel does exceed the 23% non - pervious surface. However, we do have a storm sewer system for the entire parking lot. The church parcel does exceed the 23% non - pervious surface. However, we do have a storm sewer system for the entire parking lot. No water runs off onto Main St. or 50 St. NW, on the back. 2 °d Variance; To allow the existing buildings and one proposed out building to exist in the Elk River /Lake Orono Drainage District. They have been there since 1948, with no problems for the Drainage District; due to the parcel is approximately 35 feet above normal river flow. There is no storm water runoff to Main St. Questions to be answered for the variance in question; B -1: We feel the variances would be in harmony with the general purpose and intent of the ordinances due to no changes are being made to impact the surrounding parcels or roadways. No additional drainage is being created to impact the Drainage District. B -2: We feel that the proposed "Simple Plat" would be complying with the City of Elk River's comprehensive plan. We are reducing the number of lots of record from 4 to 2. C -1: The petitioner purposes to continue using the parcels in question in the same manner it has since 1948. The difficulty has come about due to ordinance changes over the years, and the establishment of the Drainage District ordinance. We feel we have been complying with over the years.