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Motion by Commissioner VanScoy, seconded by Commissioner Nosan, to approve the following <br /> minutes as presented: Planning Commission Meeting Minutes dated August 7, 2014. <br /> Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Levine, Commissioners VanScoy, Nosan, and Bauer. <br /> Voting No: None. Absent: None. Abstain: Brauer and Maul. <br /> 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS /COMMISSION BUSINESS <br /> 5.01: Public Hearing: Consider Request for a Variance to the Setback from the Ordinary <br /> High Water Mark and Bluff Line of the Rum River and the Front Yard Setback for <br /> the Property Located at 16601 Fluorine Street NW; Case of Michael Musenbrock <br /> and Kimberly Barry <br /> Public Hearing <br /> Chairperson Levine called the public hearing to order at 7:01 p.m. <br /> Presentation <br /> City Planner Anderson presented the staff report stating the City has received an application for a <br /> Variance from Michael Musenbrock and Kimberly Barry to construct a detached accessory <br /> building that would encroach on the required setbacks from the Ordinary High Water Mark <br /> (OHWM) and bluff line of the Rum River as well as to the required front yard setback on the <br /> property located at 16601 Fluorine Street NW. The property is adjacent to the Rum River and is <br /> within the Scenic River Land Use District and therefore, in addition to the general standards for <br /> detached accessory buildings, is also subject to the standards found in City Code Section 117 -256 <br /> (District Provisions) related to the Scenic River Land Use District. Staff reviewed the request in <br /> further detail with the Commission and recommended denying the request for a variance due <br /> primarily to the proximity of the bluff line and the reduced front yard setback. It was <br /> recommended the applicant pursue an alternative location that would minimize the need for <br /> multiple variances. This recommendation was also in part due to the response from the DNR, the <br /> agency tasked with oversight of the Wild and Scenic Rules, which responded that the DNR was <br /> not supportive of the request. <br /> Citizen Input <br /> Michael Musenbrock, 16601 Fluorine Street NW, explained he purchased his property and has <br /> since found several hardships. He reported the proposed garage would allow him to improve his <br /> property while also allowing him to fit his vehicles inside the structure. <br /> Commissioner Bauer asked if the garage could be shifted to the side of the property to alleviate <br /> some of the variance issues. <br /> Planning Commission /September 4, 2014 <br /> Page 2 of 11 <br />