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CITY OF LINO LAKES RESOLUTION NO. 04-50 RESOLUTION APPROVING VARIANCES FROM REQUIREMENTS FOR LOT AREA, LOT WIDTH, AND ROAD FRONTAGE FOR THE ST. PAUL REGIONAL WATER SERVICES WHEREAS, a request has been submitted to the City for the approval of a minor subdivision which requires variances for lot area, lot width, and road frontage, and WHEREAS, review and approvals of variances are governed by state statutes and City ordinances, and WHEREAS, the site is that described in the legal description in Attachment A, and WHEREAS, the Lino Lakes City Council makes the following findings: a. The property in question cannot be put to a reasonable use if used under conditions allowed • by the official controls. The site is completely surrounded by the lake and the regional park reserve. It cannot be developed as a usable parcel. The dam on the site regulates the water level of Peltier Lake. The site cannot be used for anything else. It has no road frontage now. Of the two lots being created, one will include the dam. The second will be attached to an adjacent parcel owned by Anoka County as part of the park reserve. b. The plight of the landowners is due to physical circumstances unique to his property not created by the land owner. The physical shape, location, and isolated nature of the parcel prevent use for anything other than the dam and the park reserve. c. The hardship is not due to economic considerations alone if reasonable use for the property exists under the terms of the ordinance. Economic considerations are not the only part of the situation. The intent is to convey the broken off land to Anoka County for park use. d. 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. There are very few other situations that can be compared to this one. Land locked parcels owned and operated exclusively for public purposes would receive the same consideration. e. The proposed actions will be in keeping with the spirit and intent of the ordinance. As stated in the zoning ordinance, the PSP zoning district is designed and intended to aid in guiding development towards fulfillment of the Comprehensive Plan and to serve a number of functions, including to provide the community with properly located public services and public utilities, provide the community with properly located open green space, parks, playgrounds and recreational facilities. This proposed variances will allow a minor subdivision that provides for public services and utilities by serving the regulation of the lake