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CITY OF LINO LAKES RESOLUTION NO. 19-02 RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE FOR STREET AND SIDE YARD SETBACKS FOR 7859 KNOLL DRIVE WHEREAS, the City received a land use application for a variance for street and side yard setbacks for 7859 Knoll Drive; and WHEREAS, the legal description of the property is Lot 19, Block 2, Lake View Woodlands, Lino Lakes, Anoka County, Minnesota; and WHEREAS, the property is zoned R-X, Rural Executive and allows for single family detached dwellings; and WHEREAS, the house was constructed in 1977; and WHEREAS, the applicable zoning ordinance at the time of construction was the 1971 Ordinance No. 56 that required each lot have a front yard not less than 30 feet in depth and each side yard have a width of not less than 10 feet and on corner lots, the side yard on the street side of such corner lot have a width of not less than 30 feet; and WHEREAS, current zoning ordinance Section 1007.081(2)(c) states the required street setback is 30 feet and the side yard setback is 10 feet; and WHEREAS, the house does not meet current zoning setback requirements and cannot be considered legal non -conforming because the structure did not meet the 1971 zoning setback requirements at the time of construction; and WHEREAS, the Planning & Zoning Board reviewed the variance application on December 12, 2018 and recommended approval with a 6-0 vote. 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-X, Rural Executive District is to provide areas for high value, rural residences. 1