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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. <br />4800 Olson Memorial Highway, Suite 202, Golden Valley, MN 55422 <br />Telephone: 763.231 .2555 Facsimile: 7663.231 .2561 planners ©nacplanning.com <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Little Canada Planning Commission <br />FROM: Michael Darrow / Stephen Grittman <br />DATE: November 4, 2005 <br />RE: Little Canada — Murphy Variance Request <br />NAC FILE: 758.09 — 05.34. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Mike and Heidi Murphy have submitted a variance request to allow for a second curb <br />cut located at 601 County Road B2 East. According to Section 903.023 J, each <br />property shall be allowed one curb cut access for each 125 feet of street frontage. <br />The subject property is zoned R -1, Single Family Residential. <br />1. A variance to allow a second curb cut on the subject property. Currently the <br />applicant's have a total of 114 feet of street frontage. A total of 350 feet is <br />necessary for an additional curb cut. <br />Attached for reference: <br />Exhibit A - Site Location <br />Exhibit B - Site Plan <br />Exhibit C - Site Photographs <br />ISSUES ANALYSIS <br />Variance Evaluation Criteria. According to Section 922.010 of the ordinance, a variance <br />from the terms of the ordinance shall not be granted unless it can be demonstrated that: <br />a. Special conditions and circumstances exist which are peculiar to the land, <br />structure, or building involved. <br />(1) Special conditions may include exceptional topographic or water <br />conditions or, in the case of an existing lot or parcel of record, <br />narrowness, insufficient area or shape of the property. <br />(2) Special conditions and circumstances may not be primarily economic <br />in nature. <br />- 2 2 - <br />