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<br />east property line, Mr. Rustad's lot is only 80 feet deep. The house, <br />as it is currently located, is 33 feet from the ordinary high water <br />mark on the east end of the house and 23 feet from the ordinary <br />high water mark on the west side of the house. <br /> <br />3. As the attached letter from Mr Rustad indicates, the house under <br />consideration has had a colorful history. A history that has left the <br />house with a distinctive odor. Around City Hall, it has been <br />referred to as the IIcat housel1 because the previous owner housed <br />several animals in the house over a period of years. Over the years, <br />the animals living habits created a number of problems, both for the <br />neighbors in the area and the City, in tenns of code enforcement <br />issues. The net result is an uninhabitable structure and Mr. Rustad's <br />solution is to tear the existing structure down and rebuild in the <br />original location. <br /> <br />4. As the lot is platted and the existing house located on the lot, the <br />house would be considered a legal non-collfonning use. In order <br />not to increase the setback dimension, Mr. Rustad is proposing to <br />rebuild the house with the exact footing and foundation footprint. <br />The new house would be exactly the same distance from the <br />ordinary high water mark. He is proposing to update the house as <br />he rebuilds it. Specifically, he would modifY the roof line to <br />incorporate a second story living area on the rear half of the <br />building. Again, all setbacks from the ordinary high mark, from the <br />side lot lines, and ITom the street frontage would remain exactly as <br />they presently are configured. <br /> <br />CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />Roseville's shoreland management ordinance does provide for the use shorelands <br />in existence prior to the date of the enactment of the ordinance that do not meet <br />minimum lot areas or setbacks. The S. Owasso Blvd. neighborhood contains <br />many substandard sized lots with structures that are not 75 feet from the <br />ordinary high water mark. The house that Mr. Rustad has purchased and is <br />trying to renovate, has been a problem for both the City of RoseviJ1e and <br />certainly the neighbors near by. Given the current circumstances in the <br />neighborhood and given the fact that Mr. Rustad is not proposing to increase the <br />setback violation to the shoreline, nor ask for any side yard or front yard <br />modifications, staff would recommend approval of Mr. Rustadls request for a <br />