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Report No. 78-135 June 7, 1978 ew REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL 1'IghtOn Application for Variance, VN-184 June 13, 1978, 7:45 Purpose To consider an application for a variance to permit construction of a home having a basement elevation less than 3 feet above adjacent high water mark. Background Applicant: Keith T. Harstad .Location: Lot 6, Block 10, Oakwood Manor Terrace Plat 3 (see attached location map) Zoning: R-1, Single Family Ordinance Regulations: Section 7-152 of the New Brighton code states that no building permit for the construction of any building may be issued unless the elevation of the lowest interior floor level, including any basement, is at 'least three(3) feet above the level of the adjacent. body of water during a regional flow. The applicant has been issued a building permit and has begun construction of a single family home on .the lot shown on drawing attached. The property certainly presents a somewhat unique situation in that much of the lot is occupied by 2 existing ponds. As a result of the lot situation tile.proposed home is by design relatively small with no garage being proposed., As can be seen-from the attahced City Engineer's report, the high water mark for the ponds was 928.14. This would require the basement elevation of the proposed home to be 931.14. The applicant is proposing by his application that the basement elevation be 929.00. In his attached memo the City Engineer (Director of Public Works) has indicated that. based on examination of the drainage area and water elevations, a base- ment elevation of 930.00 may be reasonably safe: The hardship the applicant could have occur is that raising the basement elevation to 931.14 would require additional fill and perhaps some retaining walls. The tot situation would appear to have the elements for consideration of a variance. The exact elevation of the lowest house level would appear, however, to be an engineering concern. The City Engineer has indicated that an elevation of 930.00 may be reasonably safe.. This is not to say that the home issued by City Manager