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Commission recommends variance for Westlake Drive home with conditions on shore impact and surveys
Summary
The commission recommended variances for setbacks and increased impervious coverage at 1217 Westlake Drive for Jim and Pam Benedict, approving a 43‑foot OHWM setback, 20‑foot roadside setback and 33.1% impervious coverage with six staff conditions including no structures in the shore impact zone and required surveys and permits.
The Detroit Lakes Planning Commission recommended approval of variances for a proposed two‑story home at 1217 Westlake Drive, allowing a 20‑foot roadside setback, a 43‑foot setback from the ordinary high water mark and 33.1% impervious surface coverage, with conditions to protect shoreland and verify compliance.
City staff explained the lot is substandard (6,083 square feet) and that meeting the typical ordinance setbacks (75 feet from OHWM, 30 feet roadside) would…
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