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Wabasha County board approves variances allowing Greenfield dwelling, places engineered stormwater conditions
Summary
On March 17, 2020, the Wabasha County Board of Adjustment approved variance requests for Ricci and Laurie Marzolf to build a dwelling in a bluff impact zone and to increase impervious surface to 34%, subject to three conditions including engineered stormwater controls to be installed by Oct. 1, 2020.
Chair Bob Walkes called the March 17, 2020 meeting of the Wabasha County Board of Adjustment to order at 7:00 p.m. and noted board members Jon Beckman, Ken Jacob, Gayle Gillespie and Mike Wallerich were present. After approving the agenda and minutes, the board opened a public hearing on an application submitted by Ricci and Laurie Marzolf for variances from Chapter 11.02(2) and 13.10(4)(d) of the Wabasha County Zoning Ordinance to permit construction of a dwelling in a bluff impact zone and to allow the property to exceed the ordinance's 25% impervious surface limit.
The minutes record that the hearing was opened and then closed; the record does not specify whether oral testimony was given. The subject property is described as parcels R05.00479.00 and R05.00478.00 in Section 18, Township 110 North, Range 9 West, Town of Greenfield (65038 140th Ave.).
The board moved to findings and approved the Marzolf variance requests with three conditions. Jon Beckman, board member, moved approval; Mike Wallerich seconded. The minutes state the motion carried; the vote tally is not specified in the minutes.
The three conditions attached to approval are: (1) stormwater runoff from any impervious surface in excess of the 25% limit must be directed to a rain garden or a subsurface drainage system; the stormwater system must be designed by a Minnesota licensed engineer to accommodate the 24-hour, 2-year return-cycle storm event and shall be installed by Oct. 1, 2020; (2) the maximum allowable impervious surface for the property is set at 6,220 square feet (34% of the property); and (3) the landowner must abide by all representations and commitments made in the application or presented to the board of adjustment.
The minutes show the board concluded business and adjourned at 7:22 p.m. A formal motion to adjourn was made by Jon Beckman and seconded by Ken Jacob; the motion carried and the minutes do not record vote counts.
The action changes the property's allowable impervious coverage to a specified limit with a requirement for engineered stormwater mitigation; the board cited the Wabasha County Zoning Ordinance chapters noted in the application when opening the public hearing. The minutes do not record the content of any public testimony or the specific findings language beyond the three stated conditions.
