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Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Metro Waters, 1200 Warner Road, St. Paul, NIN 55106-6793 Telephone: (65 1) 772-7910 Fax: (651) 772-7977 November 22, 2000 City of Roseville Community Development Department Mr. Thomas Paschlce, City Planner 2660 Civic Center Drive Roseville, NIN 55 113 Re: R.C. Witt Construction Variance Request, Placement of New Home, Shoreland District, Lake Owasso �62-55P), City of Roseville, Ramsey County Dear Mr. P3SChke: DNR Waters has received (November 15, 2000) the letter requesting comments from the DNR conceming the replacement of an e�stirig home with a new house at 353 South Owasso Boulevard. The new house is proposed to be located in the same location as the e�sting house, which is located 45 feet from the Ordinary High Water (O� level of Lake Owassa The re quired setback for the lot is equivalent to the a�erage of the e�sting setback for the homes located on the lots adjacent to 353 South Owasso Boulevard, and the setback is 47 feet from the Ordinary High Water level of Lake Owasso. In addition, R.C. Witt Construction has requested a variance to allow the amount of impervious surface on the lot to remain the same as the e�sting amount of impervious surface. While we would prefer that the new home be constructed in conformance with the required setback from Lake Owasso, the DNR will not object to the approval of the variances as it is proposed. In addition, we recommend that the following conditions be placed on the approval of the variance: The City of Roseville should require RC. Witt Construction to plant trees between the new home and Lake Owasso in order to screen the house from view from Lake Owassa The trees may be trimmed of the lower branches to allow a view of the lake from the home. 2. The lowest level of the new house must be constructed at least 1' higher than the 100-year flood elevation of Lake Owasso. Thank you for giving the DNR the opportunity to comment on the RC. Witt Construction variance. W e look forward to reviewing additional variances and conditional use permits for the City of Roseville shoreland and floodplain ordinances. Please feel free to contact me, or Molly Shodeen, at 65 1-772-79 10 should you ha�e any questions concerning these comments. Sincerely, � ��°C" Joseph Richter Hydrologist c: Grass Lake Area WMO DNR Information: 651-296-6157 . 1-888-646�367 � TTY: 65 I-296-5484 . I-800-657-3929 All Equal Opportunity Employer Printed on Recycled Paper Containing � WhoValuesDiversity Minimum of 10% Post-Consumer Waste