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CITY OF LINO LAKES RESOLUTION NO. 15-119 RESOLUTION APPROVING A 10 FOOT VARIANCE TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ATTACHED GARAGE AT 6602 PHEASANT RUN WHEREAS, a request has been submitted to the City for the approval of a variance at 6602 Pheasant Run, said property legally described to -wit: Lot 32, Block 5, Lakes Addition No. 2; 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 of Fact: 1. The variance shall be in harmony with the general purposes and intent of the ordinance. The general purpose and intent of the ordinance is to establish performance standards intended to assure compatibility of uses, prevent blight and to enhance the health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the community. Approving this variance request for an attached accessory structure doesn't pose a threat to the health, safety or general welfare of the neighborhood. In fact, since no attached accessory structure is present on the applicant's property (6602 Pheasant Run) approving this variance request will enhance the atmosphere in the neighborhood as Lino Lakes requires all dwellings to have, at minimum, a double garage. 2. The variance shall be consistent with the comprehensive plan. The variance request is consistent with the comprehensive plan. The applicant's property is intended for a Single Family dwelling as such, current zoning ordinances require dwellings to have, at minimum, a double garage. 3. There shall be practical difficulties in complying with the ordinance. "Practical difficulties," as used in connection with the granting of a variance, means that the property owner proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by the ordinance. Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties. Practical difficulties include, but are not limited to, inadequate access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems. The property owner proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner, as the construction of a double garage is considered a reasonable use of the property. The practical difficulty in complying with the 40' setback from Birch Street's right-of-way creates a situation where the applicant cannot construct a double garage unless the variance is approved.