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1 CITY OF LINO LAKES RESOLUTION NO. 16-152 RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE FOR 1558 MEADOWVIEW COURT FOR A PORCH ADDITION WHEREAS, the City received a land use application for a variance for 1558 Meadowview Court for a porch addition hereafter referred to as “Development”; and WHEREAS, the legal description of the property is Lot 18, Block 3, Stoneybrook, Lino Lakes, Anoka County, Minnesota; and WHEREAS, the property is zoned R-1X, Single Family Executive Residential and allows for porch additions; and WHEREAS, the required rear yard setback is 30 feet; and WHEREAS, the northeast corner of the screen covered porch has been constructed only 28.71 feet from the rear property line; therefore encroaching into the setback 1.29 feet; and WHEREAS, the Planning & Zoning Board reviewed the variance application on November 9, 2016 and recommended approval. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by The City Council of The City of Lino Lakes hereby makes the following: FINDINGS OF FACT No variance shall be granted unless it meets all the criteria in paragraphs 1. through 7. below. The City shall make findings regarding compliance with these criteria. 1. The variance shall be in harmony with the general purposes and intent of the ordinance. The general purpose and intent of the R-1X, Single Family Executive Residential District is to provide a residential atmosphere for those persons desiring a single family neighborhood with a suburban density. Approving the variance request for a rear setback encroachment for a screen covered porch addition does not pose a threat to the health, safety or general welfare of the single family neighborhood. The nearest structure is an attached garage on the neighboring property to the east. 2. The variance shall be consistent with the comprehensive plan.