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MINUTES DRAFT CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA PLANNING COMMISSION WEDNESDAY,APRIL 4,2001 7:30 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY HALL CALL TO ORDER Chair Steve Baker called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. ROLL CALL Present were Chair Steve Baker, Commissioners Dave Sand, Terri Duchenes, Warren Pakulski, Stephen Erickson, Clayton Zimmerman, and Therese Galatowitsch. Also present were Councilmember Beverly Aplikowski, Councilmember Lois Rem, Planner Jennifer Chaput, and Recording Secretary Kathleen Altman. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD ON MARCH 7, 2001 Commissioner Erickson moved, seconded by Commissioner Sand, to approve the March 7, 2001 minutes as submitted. The motion carried unanimously(7-0). PLANNING CASE #01-07 — JON LUNDIN, 1164 AMBLE DRIVE, VARIANCE — PUBLIC HEARING Chair Baker opened the public hearing at 7:32 p.m. Ms. Chaput explained that the applicant, was requesting a variance from the ordinary high water mark setback of Karth Lake (43 feet proposed (with cantilever), when 75 feet was required) for the expansion of an existing deck. Ms. Chaput explained the applicant was requesting a variance to replace an existing deck with a slightly larger deck (-45 square feet greater), locating no closer to the Ordinary High Water (OHW) setback from Karth Lake than it already exists (45' where 75' was required). However, a cantilever was proposed that would be 2' closer, creating the need for a variance of 43' from the OHW of Karth Lake. This was the second request for a variance from the OHW of Karth Lake within the last year. Ms. Chaput explained the last variance application of this type (1228 Karth Lake Drive), the Planning Commission recommended approval and the City Council approved. Staff recommended denial of the variance because undue hardship could not be identified and recommended that this issue would be better dealt with in the future by amending the Zoning Ordinance. At that time, the City Council did not agree to the immediacy of amending the Ordinance. However, the Planning Commission had since identified the Ordinance amendment as a priority and staff intended on drafting changes to this section for the May Planning Commission meeting.