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Chapter 16 - Shoreland Ordinance Draft No. 7 - City Council 2nd Reading - April 4, 2005 Page 8 of 38 SECTION 16.03 - A DMINISTRA TION ' . " Subd.1. Permits Required 1.1 A shoreland permit is required for the construction of buildings or building additions (and including such related activities as construction of decks and signs), the installation and/or alteration of sewage treatment systems, and those grading and filling activities not exempted by Section ~ 16.05. Subd. 3.2 of this ordinance. Application for a shoreland permit shall be made to the Community Development Division Plannina Department on the forms provided. The application shall include the necessary information so that the Community Development Division Planninq Department can determine the site's suitability for the intended use and that a compliant sewage treatment system will be provided. 1.2 A shoreland permit authorizing an addition to an existing structure shall stipulate that an identified nonconforming sewage treatment system, as defined by Section ~ 16.05. Subd. 8 shall be reconstructed or replaced in accordance 'with the provisions of this ordinance. Any use, arrangement, or construction at variance with that authorized by permit shall be deemed a violation of this ordinance and shall be punishable as provided in Section ~ 16.99 of this ordinance. Subd.2 Variances 2.1 V3ri::mces m3Y only be gr3nted in 3ccord3nce with Minnesot3 St3tutes -162, 3S 3pplic3ble. .^. v3ri3nce m3Y not circumvent the gener31 purposes 3nd intent of this ordin3nce. No 'ari3nce m3Y be gr3nted th3t would allow any use th3t is prohibited in the zoning district in which the subject property is loc3ted. Conditions m3Y be imposed in the gr3nting of 3 '3ri3nCe to ensure compli3nce 3nd to protect 3dj3cent properties and the public interest. In considering a v3ri3nce request, the b03rd of 3djustment must also consider 'Nhether the property owner h3S re3son3ble use of the 13nd 'lIithout the v3ri3nce, \Nhether the property is used season311y or ye3r round, whether the v3ri3nce is being requested solely on the b3sis of economic consider3tions, 3nd the ch3r3cteristics of development on 3dj3cent properties. Applications for variances from this ordinance shall be administered in accordance with the procedures in Chapter 10 Land Use Requlations (Zonina) of the Code of Ordinances and reviewed in accordance with Minnesota Statutes 462.357 in addition to the followinq: A. All variance requests shall be accompanied bv a land use application. B. Variance applications shall be submitted to the Department of Natural Resources in accordance with Subd. 3 of this section. C. Conditions may be imposed in the qrantinq of a variance to insure