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Request for Action <br />ver <br />To <br />Item Number <br />Board of Adjustments <br />4.2 <br />Agenda Section <br />Meeting Date <br />Prepared by <br />Public Hearing <br />July 25, 2017 <br />Chris Leeseberg, Senior Planner <br />Item Description <br />Reviewed by <br />Emmanuel Lutheran Church /John Norgren —1506 <br />Zack Carlton, Planning Manager <br />Main Street <br />■ Variance to exceed the maximum allowable <br />Reviewed by <br />impervious surface area; and, variance to allow <br />existing structures to remain in the Elk <br />River /Lake Orono Drainage District, Case No. <br />V 17 -04 <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, by motion, the impervious surface variance for the following reasons: <br />1. The general purpose and intent of the ordinance are met. <br />2. The property has a land use designation of residential and the use is consistent with the <br />comprehensive plan. <br />3. The proposed use is reasonable and is permitted in the zoning ordinance. <br />4. The plight of the petitioner is due to circumstances unique to the property not a consequence of <br />the petitioners own action or inaction. <br />5. The variance will not alter the essential character of the locality. <br />and with the following conditions: <br />1. Approval of the Simple Plat, Emmanuel Lutheran Church Addition. <br />2. Lot 2, Block 1, Emmanuel Lutheran Church Addition, shall be allowed to construct an accessory <br />structure that meets ordinance requirements. <br />3. With the exception of an accessory structure on Lot 2, Block 1, Emmanuel Lutheran Church <br />Addition, no additional impervious surfacing shall be created on the subject parcels. <br />4. The applicant shall work with city staff on the placement, size, and number of rain gardens. The <br />garden(s) shall be installed by August 31, 2018. <br />Background /Discussion <br />The subject parcels (Property) are located at 1506 Main Street, zoned R1 -c Single Family Residential, and <br />are collectively 1.71 acres in size. The church has been in existence since 1948. <br />Half of the Property is located within the city's Shoreland Management Area which allows a maximum of <br />25% impervious surfacing and approximately one acre (59 %) of the Property is covered with impervious <br />surfaces. <br />I 2Is A <br />