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REQUEST FOR ACTION TO ITEM NUMBER Board of Adustment 4. AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY March 20, 2012 erem Barnhart, Plannin Mana er ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED By Consider Request by Elk River Lutheran Church for Variance to the City of Elk River Land Use Regulations, Section 30-2025 (2) REVIEWED BY - Stormwater Management, for 729 Main Street, Case No. V 12- 01 -Public Hearin ACTION REQUESTED Staff recommends approval of the variance request, as illustrated on drawings dated March 5, 2012, subject to the following condition: 1. The new sidewalk shall be pervious pavers or approved equal. Applicant Vanman Architects and Builders, on behalf of Elk River Lutheran Church and the ELCA Address 729 Main Street 60 Day Rule The City must take action by May 9, 2012 OVERVIEW Elk River Lutheran Church has submitted a Conditional Use Permit application (CU 12-03) to operate an institutional use at the former 1y` National Bank, 729 Main Street. During the course of that review, it became apparent that a variance from the Shore land regulations (Section 30-2025 (2) - a) would be necessary. The applicable shore land regulation states that the maximum lot coverage area is 25%. If impervious surface exceeds this amount, then the applicant must prepare a storm water management plan that collects storm water during a 5 year historical event and discharge it off site at a rate not greater than that found during the same event predevelopment. The intent of the ordinance is to encourage greater levels of on-site infiltration and to control the flow of surface contaminants (sand, dirt, trash, oils, heat, etc.) into the Mississippi River to avoid and correct the damage development has had on the rivers of the State. 69% of the subject property is currently covered by impervious materials (concrete, roof, asphalt). Even with the removal of the pavement areas for the drive through lane, and the use of pervious pavers in the sidewalk leading from Main Street (as proposed as part of the Church renovation), the impervious surface area only drops to 43%.