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Page 1 of 3 <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM – 1A <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: February 16, 2021 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Mike Mrosla, Community Development Manager/City Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Accessory Structure Size within the Ordinary High Water Level Setback <br />Discussion <br /> <br /> Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br /> N/A N/A N/A <br /> <br />Council Should Consider <br /> <br />Council may consider the permitted size of accessory structures with Ordinary High Water Level <br />(OHWL) setback and if changes are necessary <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />At its January 11, 2021 meeting the City Council reviewed Planning Case 20-017. The Applicant <br />was requesting a variance for a larger than ordinance permitted accessory structure located <br />within the Ordinary High Water Level (OHWL) setback of Lake Johanna. The rationale <br />provided by the applicant for the variance was that the structure would be used for the storage of <br />modern day recreational water equipment and the hardship was due to the rear yard topography. <br />The City Council voted unanimously to table this planning case to allow them to review the <br />existing OHWL accessory structure size standards. <br />City Code Section 1330.03 Subd. 5, E states that lakeshore lots are permitted one (1) accessory <br />storage shed within the required structure setback from the OHWL, provided that it is not located <br />within the Shore Impact Zone. The Shore Impact Zone is the land located between the OHWL <br />and a line parallel to it at a setback of 50 percent of the structure setback. The structure setback <br />standards vary depending on the lake classification as established by Minnesota Regulations, <br />Part 6120.3300, and the Protected Waters Inventory Map for Ramsey County. The table below <br />breakdown the setback standards for accessible Arden Hills lakes. <br />