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CASE REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL OF NORTHFORK ITASCA POINT; CASE OF NORTHFORK, INC. By: Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik Background: North Fork, Inc. is requesting preliminary plat approval of another portion of the Northfork P.U.D. located on the north side of Lake Itasca. The plat is to be named Northfork Itasca Point and consists of approximately 35 acres proposed to be platted into 7 single family lots and permanent open space to be deeded to the Homeowner's Association in the form of an outlot. The following items are enclosed for your information: a) b) c) d) e) f) g) Site location map Proposed preliminary plat and road profile City Staff review letter dated March 31, 1999 Plarming Commission public hearing & meeting minutes dated April 6, 1999 Board of Adjustment meeting minutes dated May 4, 1999 Planning Commission meeting minutes dated May 4, 1999 Septic System Evaluation by Jon Christensen dated 6/3/99 Notification: State Statute requires notification of the public hearing to owners of property within 350 feet of the subject property. Staff attempted to notify owners of property within 500 feet of the April 6 public hearing. Observations: This plat is in the shoreland overlay district for Lake Itasca and as such, the lots are required to be at least 80,000 square feet in size and 200 feet wide at the road frontage or building setback line. In addition, the riparian lots or lots adjacent to the lake (4, 5, 6) are also required to be 200 feet wide at the water frontage and provide for a 200 foot structure setback from ordinary high water mark and a septic system setback of 150 feet from ordinary high water mark. All of the lots meet the shoreland regulations with one exception. Together, all of the lots total more than 1,400 (7 x 200) feet of frontage at the street frontage or building setback lines, but on a lot by lot basis, Lot 5 is shy of the 200' mark. On May 4, the Board of Adjustment granted a variance to the 200 foot width requirement on Lot 5 because the average lot width of all 7 lots is 200 feet. All of the riparian lots were also designed so that the building pad could meet the 200 foot structure setback from ordinary high water mark. However, because the DNR minimum setback from ordinary high water mark is 150 feet and because that setback in this case would require less tree removal and disturbance of existing topography, the developer chose to also seek a variance from Ramsey's current 200 foot requirement. The Board of Adjustment also approved