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CITY OF LAKE ELM WASHINGTON COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA RE SOLUTION NO 2 1 -066 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE TO L W NACCESSC RY BUILDING TO BE LOCATED CLOSER TO THE FRONTPROPERTYLINE THAN THE PRINCIPLE STRUCTURE FOR THE PROPERTY LC. CATER AT 9447 STILL WATF`R BLVD. WHEREAS, Todd Alguire (the "Applicant") of 9447 Stillwater Blvd, Lake Elmo MN 55042 (the ".Property") has submitted an application to the City of LakeElmo(the "City`) for a v ' nce(s) to allow an accessory building closer to the front lot Brie than the principle structure and for the accessory building to exceed 22 ft. in, height; and WHEREAS, notice has been. published, mailed, and pasted pursuant to the Lake Elmer Zoning Code, Section 154.10 ; and WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission held a public hearing on said variances on August 2 ', 201 ; and WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo planning Commission has submitted its report and recommendations with respect to the requested variances to the City Council as cart of the City Staff' Memorandum dated September 1 "7', 201 }; and WHEREAS, the City Council, considered the variances at its September 171, 2019 meeting, and NOW, THEREFORE, based on the testimony elicited and information received, the City Council makes the following. FINDINGS ) That the procedures for obtaining a variance are found in the Section 154. 109 of the Lake Elmo Zoning Code. 2) That all submission requirements of Section 154.109 of the Lake Elmo Zoning Cade have been met by the Applicants, 3) That the proposed variances include the following components a) That the proposed accessory building be located closer to the front property line than the principle structure. b) The height of the accessory building to exceed the maximum allowed accessory building Height of 22 ft. (or the height of the principle building) by 3 ft. 4) 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 an official control; Ifith respect to the proposed variancefoa heightgf the structure strict enforcement of the City's zoningCity' regulations ttions will cause practical difficulties and the applicant is proposing to use the property in a reasonable manner. Furthermore, the applicant has attempted to design the structure in a way that would mimic the -- - design of the home. me. Although the building exceeds the 22foot height limitation 543597v2 SJS LA515-1_