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<br />Page 4 <br /> <br />Elk River City Council Meeting <br />Janaury 23. 1989 <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Vice Mayor Schuldt closed the public hearing. <br /> <br />COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN MOVED TO TABLE THE REQUEST TO ALLOW THE PLANNING <br />COMMISSION TO CONSIDER THE REDESIGNED SIGN. COUNCILMEMBER DOBEL SECONDED <br />THE MOTION. THE MOTON CARRIED 4-0~ <br /> <br />5.3. Metropolitan Gravel/Conditional Use Permit/Public Hearing <br /> <br />This item was delayed until the end of the meeting as there was no one <br />present representing Metroplitan Gravel. <br /> <br />Mayor Tralle arrived at this time (7:50 p.m.) <br /> <br />5.5. Preliminary Plat Review and Associated Variances/Shores of Briarwood <br />Ron Kuhn <br /> <br />Mayor Tralle indicated that the major requests for the plat are variances <br />for the lot sizes. The City's definition of lot area states that no area <br />occupied by rivers. streams. lakes or any area one acre or larger <br />classified as a US Army Corp of Engineers type 3. 4. or 5 wet land can be <br />included in lot area. As Kliever's Marsh is classified as a lake in the <br />Ordinance. no lot area can include any portion of Kliever's Marsh below <br />the ordinanry high water mark. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Planning <br />Planning <br />that the <br />eliminate <br /> <br />Commission representative Arlon Fuchs indicated that the <br />Commission recommended denial of the variances and requested <br />plat be divided into three lots instead of four so as to <br />the need for lot size variances. <br /> <br />Steve Bjork. Zoning Assistant. also indicated that Mr. Kuhn is requesting <br />variances to the setback from the ordinary high water mark. The DNR <br />setback requirement is a 200 foot setback from the ordinary high water <br />mark to structures for lots that abut an environmental lake. Mr. Kuhn is <br />requesting a 150 foot encroachment on all four lots due to the irregular <br />shape of Kliever's Marsh and the limitations this puts on the location of <br />housing sites. <br /> <br />Mayor Tralle opened the public hearing. <br /> <br />Mr. Ron Langbehn of 10675 175th Ave. No. indicated that the increased <br />population on the road would cause the need for upgrading. He questioned <br />who would pay for this. He further questioned whether an arm for the <br />railroad crossing would be necessary and who would pay for this. Mr. <br />Langbehn indicated that the lights from the vehicles using the road would <br />shine in his bedroom window and questioned whether the road could be <br />graded so as to prevent this. <br /> <br />Mayor Tralle closed the public hearing. <br /> <br />e <br />