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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – February 5, 2020 4 Commissioner Vijums asked if the driveway width should be increased for turning radius purposes. Mr. Ruetten commented the driveway width had been widened to make the turning safer. He indicated he would work with the delivery drivers to ensure they were heading south on Innovation Drive after deliveries. Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla explained the width of the driveway was somewhat limited given the location of a wetland on the property. Commissioner Lambeth questioned what the construction schedule was for this project. Mr. Ruetten reported construction would begin in the spring of 2020 pending approval from the City. Chair Gehrig moved and Commissioner Lambeth seconded a motion to recommend approval of Planning Case 19-018 for Site Plan Review of 4100 Hamline Avenue based on the findings of fact and the submitted plans, as amended by the ten (10) conditions in the February 5, 2020, report to the Planning Commission. The motion carried unanimously (5- 0). B. Planning Case 19-020; 3159 Shoreline Lane Variance Request – No Public Hearing Required Associate Planner Hartmann stated Justin Brown (“The Applicant”) has requested a variance for an ordinary high water (OHW) yard setback of five feet, six inches (5’ 6”) to construct a new deck behind a single-family dwelling located at 3159 Shoreline Lane (“Subject Property”). Associate Planner Hartmann reported on October 16th, 2019 Curtin and Sons Construction LLC submitted a building permit for construction of a new deck in the rear yard of the Subject Property (“2019-01063”). Staff inspected the property and determined that the previous deck, which was approved under a building permit in 2007 (“B07-9967”), had been removed and the contractor was planning to build a larger deck, based on photos of the property from 2017 and the evidence that the posts for the new deck had been dug farther out than the posts for the previous deck. Under 2019-01063, the contractor indicated the replacement deck proposed was 13 feet, 6 inches wide and 34 feet, 3 inches long where the previous deck under B07-9967 was built to eight feet (8’) wide and 30 feet long. Associate Planner Hartmann explained the Applicant is requesting a variance to the setback from the ordinary high water level (OHWL). The required setback is 50 feet but the Zoning Ordinance allows a six foot (6’) encroachment into the required setback. The proposed deck exceeds the allowed setback and encroachment by five and a half feet (5’6”). Associate Planner Hartmann indicated staff notes that building plans are not required as part of a submission for a Land Use Application, but because the nature of the request is regarding a pre- existing structure encroaching on the setbacks for the property, previous building permits have been included in the Land Use Application for comparison. The Planning Commission is being asked to determine if a variance request for flexibility with the OHW setback requirement should