HomeMy WebLinkAbout26-017 - Resolution - 2245 Tele Dr - VarianceCITY OF LINO LAKES
RESOLUTION NO. 26-17
APPROVING 2245 TELE DRIVE 3-SEASON PORCH SETBACK VARIANCE
WHEREAS, the City received a land use application for 2245 Tele Drive 3-season porch
setback variance; and
WHEREAS, City staff completed review of the proposed variance based on the following
submittals:
• Applicant Narrative
• Survey prepared by Lot Surveys Company, Inc. dated June 24, 1997
• Construction Plans; and
WHEREAS, the legal description of the property addressed 2245 Tele Drive is Lot 7,
Block 2 Clearwater Creek 2nd Addition; and
WHEREAS, the applicant is proposing to construct a 16' x 16' 3-season porch off the
back of the existing house. The lot is a corner lot. The rear lot line is opposite the front lot line
along Tele Drive. The rear lot line is not parallel to the front lot line; and
WHEREAS, the property is zoned R-1, Single Family Residential. The required rear lot
line principal building setback is 30ft. The 3-season porch is considered part of the principal
building. Per the survey submitted with the variance application, the northeast corner of the
porch will encroach 3.5ft into the required 30ft setback. The northwest corner of the porch will
not encroach into the setback. No portion of the porch encroaches into the drainage & utility
easement; and
WHEREAS, the Planning & Zoning Board reviewed and recommended approval of the
variance on January 14, 2026.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Lino Lakes, Minnesota that:
FINDINGS OF FACT
Per City Code Section 1007.018(3)(a) Criteria and findings of fact. No variance shall be granted
unless it meets all the criteria in divisions 1. through 6. below, or unless division 7. below
applies. The city shall make findings regarding compliance with these criteria.
1. The variance shall be in harmony with the general purposes and intent of this chapter.
City Code Section 1007.000(2) details the purpose and intent of Chapter 1007: Zoning Code. The
variance is in harmony with the general purposes and intent of this chapter.
2. The variance shall be consistent with the official City Comprehensive Plan.
Per the Comprehensive Plan, the property is guided for Low Density Residential land use.
The variance request is consistent with residential land use. The property is intended for single
family detached dwellings with 3-season porches.
3. There shall be practical difficulties in complying with this chapter. "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
this chapter. 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 not permitted by this
chapter. The practical difficulty is created by the angle of the rear lot line. Only a portion of the
3-season porch encroaches into the setback.
4. The plight of the landowner shall be due to circumstances unique to the property not
created by the landowner.
The plight of the landowner is due to the circumstances unique to the property due to the angle
of the rear lot line. The plight was not created by the landowner.
5. The variance shall not alter the essential character of the locality.
The variance will not alter the essential character of the of the locality. The residential
neighborhood consists of single family detached dwellings with additions.
6. A variance shall not be granted for any use that is not allowed under the ordinance for
property in the zoning district where the subject site is located.
The variance is not being granted for a use that is not allowed under the ordinance. Single
family detached dwellings with 3-season porches are permitted uses in the R-1, Single Family
Residential zoning district.
7. In accordance with M.S. § 462.357, Subd. 6, variances shall be granted for earth
sheltered construction as defined in M.S. § 216C.06, Subd. 14, when in harmony with
the zoning ordinance.
Not applicable.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the following setback variance for 2245 Tele Drive 3-season
porch is approved:
• A 3.5 foot variance to reduce the rear lot line principal building setback from 30 feet to
26.5 feet as shown on the submitted survey.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Lino Lakes this 91" day of February, 2026.
Rob R rty, Mayor
ATTEST:
Roberta Colotti, CIVIC, City Clerk