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.Page. 2 <br />VN-184 <br />bas-ement elevation. to 931.14 would require additional fill and <br />perhaps. some retaining walls. <br />The lot situa ion would appear tohave the elements. for <br />consideration of_a variance. The exact elevation of the lowest <br />house .level would appear, however.,. to be an engineering concern. <br />The City Engineer. has indicated that an elevation of 930.00 <br />may be reasonably safe. This is not to say that the. home,: <br />cannot be built at a lower elevation. Rather, the City .Engineer. <br />has simply. indicated that the 930.00 elevation. would be safer <br />than say .the. 929.00 elevation proposed. in terms of potential <br />flooding or water-damage. <br />In his application theapplicant has indicated that adjacent homes. <br />are at an elevation less than his. proposed 929.00.. elevation. While <br />.this is correct, we would .note that. these. homes were constructed <br />prior to the adoption of the current ordinance. ' <br />hastly; we would .note that the-lot itself is platted of record <br />and meets all size requirements in terms, of size and: area, The <br />question to be considered is-what elevation should the home <br />be constructed at and :not whether a home should be constructed <br />at all. <br />ALTERNATIVES <br />1, Approval of variance as requested -The City Engineer has <br />indicated that a 1 foot increase over that proposed would <br />be a reasonably safe elevation. <br />2. Approval of the variance with a condition that the lowest <br />floor elevation be 930.00. .Staff feels that this is an <br />engineering problem and therefore supports the recommendation <br />of the City Engineer. <br />3, Denial of the variance - such an action would-require that <br />.the home be constructed at an elevation of 931.14. <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br />.Staff recommends that.VN-184. be approved by.waiving the reading <br />and adopting the. attached resolution. <br />ames F. Wnkels, City Planner <br />