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Mark and Suzanne Barrett request variance to subdivide property at 13936 196th Ave NW Elk River, MN 55330 We are applying for city variance to 1) split our 7.52 acre parcel into three 2.41 acre lots, 2) to allow driveway access through wetlands, and 3) to request a variance of roadway frontage from the 160 lf required. The 3 lots would consist of an East lot which would be a future building site for a single family dwelling. The middle lot is our residence of 38 years, a single family dwelling. The West lot would be a future building site for a single family dwelling which includes an existing out building. All three lots will total 2.41 acres each, a variance from 2.5 acres, due to the city road easement, which takes .37 acres overall. The driveway access to the proposed East and West lots will impact wetlands. The driveway locations on these 2 lots will show the least amount of impact to the wetlands. With the delineation survey, we can utilize a de minimus exception, allowing us to impact up to 5% of the two basins. The de minimus allowance for Basin A (proposed East lot) is 1630 sf and proposed driveway would impact 1330 sf. The de minimus allowance for Basin B (proposed West lot) is 1240 sf and proposed driveway would impact 1120 sf. Each of the 2 driveways would be 10’ wide with 6’ on each side for slope, which reflects the square footage of total impact areas. Each of the 2 driveways would require variance consideration for the 45’ setback from the approach areas. The Middle lot has an existing driveway and does not impact wetlands. The final request for variance is the road frontage right-of-way for each of the 3 lots. The city recommendation is 160 lf per lot. Our plan proposes 160 lf for the East lot, 108 lf for the middle lot, and 220 lf for the West lot. The variations of the road frontage plan for the Middle and West lots were arrived at to minimize the impact of wetlands with the proposed driveway locations. The main purpose of our request is to create 2 buildable lots in the area, but due to ordinances in place, we would need your consideration of variances to do so. We believe these 3 variances that we are requesting in order to split existing lot into 3 lots is reasonable and would allow two more beautiful building sites to the area. We believe this is in harmony with the general purpose and intent of city ordinance. If granted, this will add to the character of the locality by the creation of two potential single family dwellings in our neighborhood. Thank you for your consideration, Mark and Suzanne Barrett