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• • Council Member introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: CITY OF LINO LAKES RESOLUTION NO. 10 -26 DENYING VARIANCES TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AREA AND THE NUMBER OF ACCESSORY STRUCTURES ALLOWED ON A RURAL PROPERTY. WHEREAS, a request has been submitted to the City for the approval of a variance at 1288 Main street, and WHEREAS, review and approvals of variances are governed by state statutes and City ordinances, and WHEREAS, the Lino Lakes City Council makes the following findings: a. That the property in question cannot be put to a reasonable use if used under conditions allowed by the official controls. While the zoning ordinance requires an accessory structure for all rural properties, the site already is developed in excess of the maximum accessory structure area of 4,200 square feet and exactly the number of accessory structures allowed on the site. b. That the plight of the landowners is due to physical circumstances unique to his property not created by the landowner. The restriction of the number and area of accessory structures is directly related to property size. The entire property, whether covered by water, easement, or wetland is used to determine the number and area of accessory structures. Therefore there is no physical circumstance unique to this property. c. That the hardship is not due to economic considerations alone if reasonable use for the property exists under the terms of the ordinance. There is no hardship that staff can identify in this request. The request is based on a desire to overdevelop a site.