26-17 - Resolution - 2245 Tele Dr - Variance

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CITY OF LINO LAKES RESOLUTION NO. 26-17 APPROVING 2245 TELE DRIVE 3-SEASON PORCH SETBACK VARIANCE WHEREAS, the City received a land use application for 2245 Tele Drive 3-season porch setback variance; and WHEREAS, City staff completed review of the proposed variance based on the following submittals: • Applicant Narrative • Survey prepared by Lot Surveys Company, Inc. dated June 24, 1997 • Construction Plans; and WHEREAS, the legal description of the property addressed 2245 Tele Drive is Lot 7, Block 2 Clearwater Creek 2nd Addition; and WHEREAS, the applicant is proposing to construct a 16' x 16' 3-season porch off the back of the existing house. The lot is a corner lot. The rear lot line is opposite the front lot line along Tele Drive. The rear lot line is not parallel to the front lot line; and WHEREAS, the property is zoned R-1, Single Family Residential. The required rear lot line principal building setback is 30ft. The 3-season porch is considered part of the principal building. Per the survey submitted with the variance application, the northeast corner of the porch will encroach 3.5ft into the required 30ft setback. The northwest corner of the porch will not encroach into the setback. No portion of the porch encroaches into the drainage & utility easement; and WHEREAS, the Planning & Zoning Board reviewed and recommended approval of the variance on January 14, 2026. 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.