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Council denies seven shoreland variance requests for Sunfish Lake parcel owned by Chavez
Summary
After staff and agency review found the requests inconsistent with shoreland and bluff protections, the council voted to deny seven variance requests for an Outlot B parcel on Sunfish Lake; developer and DNR concerns and options to reconfigure the outlot or reduce house size were discussed.
The Lake Elmo City Council voted to deny seven shoreland variance requests filed by Joe and Joan Chavez for an Outlot B parcel near Sunfish Lake, adopting the staff recommendation that the application did not meet the state statute variance criteria and conflicted with shoreland and bluff protections.
City planning staff (Sofia Johnson) summarized seven requested variances including setbacks from the ordinary high water level and bluff area, principal structure in a bluff area, vegetative clearing in the bluff impact zone, lot suitability and grading in shoreland areas. Staff…
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