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MINUTES VARIANCE — 777 E. VIKING DRIVE — DAVID FARLEY MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING PLANNING COMMISSION LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA March 12, 1998 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the Planningg Commission of the City of Little Canada, Minnesota was held on the 12 day of February, 1998 in the Council Chambers of the City Center located at 515 Little Canada Road in said City. Chairman Gene DeLonais called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. and the following members of the Commission were present at roll call: MEMBERS PRESENT: Mr. Gene DeLonais Mr. Dennis Canon Mr. John Keis Mr. Dan Knudsen Mr. Rick Montour Mr. Fred Schletty MEMBERS ABSENT: Mr. Scott Barraclough ALSO PRESENT: Mr. Steve Grittman, City Planner Mrs. Kathy Glanzer, Deputy Clerk There being no corrections, the minutes of the February 12, 1998 regular meeting of the Planning Commission were approved as submitted. Mr. David Farley, 777 E. Viking Drive, appeared before the Planning Commission requesting approval of a variance from the side yard setback requirement for a corner lot. Farley reported that in December he applied for a building permit to put an addition onto his home. The building permit was approved at the time and no mention was made of the need for a variance. Farley explained that in 1995 the City took a road right -of- way easement for the loop street through the Gilanderi neighborhood. The result of this action was that his property became a corner lot. The County has not drawn the road on the section maps, and in granting the building permit, the Building Inspector missed the fact that this is now a corner lot. Farley reviewed a letter he drafted in which he outlines his basis in asking that the variance be approved. First, the easement that was granted to the City changed the lot to a corner lot. Where previously a five -foot setback was the minimum, a corner lot requires a 30 -foot setback. Secondly, the Page 11 $