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01-108 Council Member O'Donnell introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption. CITY OF LINO LAKES RESOLUTION NO. 01-108 RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW AN ACCESSORY BUILDING TO BE CLOSER TO THE FRONT LOT LINE THAN THE PRINCIPAL BUILDING AT 8075 20TH AVENUE NORTH 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 1, Block 1, Van Elsberg Estates, Anoka County, Minnesota and WHEREAS, Section 3 Subd. 4.13.l.c. of the Lino Lakes zoning ordinance states that "No detached accessory structure shall be closer to the front lot line than the principal building or its attached garage", and WHEREAS, the applicant desires to construct an accessory building closer to the front lot line than the existing house, 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 drainfield and need for a secondary drainfield area prevents the accessory building from being built to the southwest of the house. 2. The plight of the landowners is due to physical circumstances unique to his property not created by the landowner. The location of the low, wet area prevents an accessory building from being built north of the house the low-lying, wet area to the limits the location of a driveway to serve the area behind the house where there might be upland to build a storage building on. 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 physical features of the site create the hardship. 5. The proposed actions will be in keeping with the spirit and intent of the ordinance. The landowner's intent to use the new building for storage use fits with the purpose of the Rural zoning district.