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COMMISSIONER BAKER MOVED TO DENY THE REQUEST BY MIKE <br />JONES TO ALLOW A SLOPE GREATER THAN 3:1 WITHOUT A RETAINING <br />WALL, CASE NO. V 01-08, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS: <br /> <br />THE SITE IS UNIQUE IN THE FACT THAT THE PROPERTY IS <br />ENCUMBERED BY A LARGE UTILITY EASEMENT; HOWEVER, THERE <br />ARE OTHER SITES IN THE AREA ENCUMBERED BY THE SAME <br />UTILITY EASEMENT. THE APPLICANT COULD HAVE CHOSEN A <br />DIFFERENT STYLE HOME TO PLACE ON THE LOT TO REDUCE THE <br />IMPACT ON THE EXISTING SLOPE. <br /> <br />LITERAL APPLICATION OF THE ORDINANCE PROVISIONS WOULD <br />REQUIRE THE APPLICANT TO INSTALL THE RETAINING WALL AS <br />REQUIRED. <br /> <br />3. THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS ARE A CONSEQUENCE OF THE <br /> APPLICANT'S SITE AND HOME STYLE SELECTION. <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />THE REQUEST WOULD NOT ADVERSELY IMPACT OTHER <br />PROPERTIES IN THE VICINITY; HOWEVER, IT COULD ADVERSELY <br />IMPACT THE PROPERTY ITSELF IF THE EROSION INCREASED. <br />SEVERE EROSION WAS OBSERVED ON THE SITE DUE TO THE <br />ROCKY AND GRAVEL-LADEN SOIL. <br /> <br />THERE ARE A NUMBER OF LOTS REMAINING IN THE BRENTWOOD <br />SUBDIVISION THAT ARE ENCUMBERED BY LARGE POWER LINE <br />EASEMENTS. STAFF FEELS THAT DUE TO THE SOIL TYPES, A <br />RETAINING WALL IS APPROPRIATE AND THAT A VARIANCE SHOULD <br />NOT BE GRANTED TO ALLOW A SLOPE GREATER THAN 3:1 TO BE <br />MAINTAINED WITH AN EROSION CONTROL BLANKET. <br /> <br />COMMISSIONER FRANZ SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION <br />CARRIED 5-0. <br /> <br />5. Other Business <br /> <br />No other business. <br /> <br />6. Adjournment <br /> <br />There being no further business, COMMISSIONER FRANZ MOVED TO ADJOURN <br />THE MEETING. COMMISSIONER BAKER SECONDED THE MOTION. <br />THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. <br /> <br />The meeting of the Elk River Board of Adjustments adjourned at 7:08 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />Debbie Huebner <br />Recording Secretary <br /> <br /> <br />