25-105 - Resolution - 1210 Main Street Accessory Structure Variance

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WHEREAS, the building permit application was not approved because metal panel siding with vertical orientation and exposed fasteners is prohibited on lots less than 5 acres; and WHEREAS, on May 19, 2025, the applicant submitted revised building plans to construct the same size accessory building with LP wood panel siding with vertical orientation and roof shingles; and WHEREAS, on May 29, 2025, the building permit application was approved; and WHEREAS, on June 6, 2025, the applicant submitted the land use application for a variance requesting the original proposed metal building be allowed; and WHEREAS, the Planning & Zoning Board reviewed and recommended approval of the variance on July 9, 2025. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Lino Lakes, Minnesota that: FINDINGS OF FACT Per City Code Section 1007.018(3): (a) Criteria and findings of fact. No variance shall be granted unless it meets all the criteria in divisions 1. through 6. below, or unless division 7. below applies. The city shall make findings regarding compliance with these criteria. 1. The variance shall be in harmony with the general purposes and intent of this chapter. The variance is in harmony with the general purposes and intent of Chapter 1007: Zoning Code. Per City Code Section 1007.000(2) Intent and purposed. This chapter is adopted for the purpose OP (a) Protecting the public health, safety, comfort, convenience and general welfare. (b) Dividing the City of Lino Lakes into zones and districts restricting and regulating therein the location and use of structures and land and lot size. 2. The variance shall be consistent with the official City Comprehensive Plan. The variance is consistent with the official City Comprehensive Plan. Per the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, the lot is guided Urban Reserve. Land is preserved for post-2040 urban development. Land use prior to 2040 is limited to agriculture related uses and single family residential limited to one unit per 10 acres. Accessory buildings are permitted uses. 3. There shall be practical difficulties in complying with this chapter. "Practical difficulties," as used in connection with the granting of a variance, means that the property owner