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• • • Council Member introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption. CITY OF LINO LAKES RESOLUTION NO. 01 -55 RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE FROM THE SIDE YARD SETBACK FOR 6641 EAST SHADOW DRIVE WHEREAS, a request has been submitted to the City Council for a Variance from the City of Lino Lakes Zoning Code, and WHEREAS, the legal description of the property is: Lot 28, Block 4, Lakes Addition No. 2 and WHEREAS, Section 6, Subd. 1.B.4.d. of the City Zoning Ordinance requires a side yard setback of ten (10) feet for the principal building and five (5) feet for an accessory building, and WHEREAS, an attached garage is required to meet the accessory building setback but living space is required to meet the principal building setback, and WHEREAS, the applicant desires to construct an addition to the existing structure that would include garage space on the main level and living space on the second story, and WHEREAS the existing structure is less than ten (10) feet from the side property line, and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lino Lakes makes following findings of fact: 1. The property in question cannot be put to a reasonable use if used under conditions allowed by the official controls. The existing house is small by current standards and does not meet the reasonable needs of contemporary families. 2. The plight of the landowners is due to physical circumstances unique to his property not created by the land owner. The existing structure is less than the setback required for living space, and it is reasonable to utilize existing building walls to plan additional space. 3. The hardship is not due to economic considerations alone. This application is not driven by reluctance to spend extra money to avoid the need for a variance. 4. Granting the variance requested will not confer on the applicant any special privilege that would be denied by this ordinance to other lands, structures, or buildings in the same district. The house on this property is built at an angle to the side lot line.