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a) The applicant proposes to construct an indoor athletic facility on the property. Lake Elmo City Code requires a minimum of 2 accesses as per Section 105.12.550. b) The Lake Elmo City Council approved Resolution No. 2022-089, approving a conditional use permit for an indoor athletic facility on the property. 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: The applicant is unable to obtain a second access point as required by City Code for an indoor athletic facility. Access along Lake Elmo Ave N would require Washington County approval. Washington County will not support an access along Lake Elmo Ave N due to the existing turn lane and proximity to the intersection of 39th Street North and Lake Elmo Ave N The applicant explored other alternatives that were denied, such as a shared access with the existing Day Care Center access to the south. The County would like to remove the day care access in the future with an alternative access. Washington County has recommended to not move the proposed Kokoro Volleyball access any closer to Lake Elmo Ave. 5) Unique Circumstances the plight of the landowner is due to circumstances not created by the landowner: The unique circumstances were not created by the applicant or property owner. The existing turn lane and intersection were not created by the applicant or property owner. Nor is the proposed site design prohibiting a second access opportunity. 6) Character of Locality the proposed variance will not alter the essential character of the locality in which the property in question is located: The request will not alter the essential character. The proposed single access is to align directly across from the existing Senior Living Facility. The directly adjacent parcels are also of a nonresidential use. Adjacent parcels to the south and east also have one access. 7) Adjacent Properties and Traffic the proposed variance will not impair an adequate supply of light and air to properties adjacent to the property in question or substantially increase the congestion of the public streets or substantially diminish or impair property values within the neighborhood: The proposed request should not impair adjacent property values. Traffic numbers will increase, but these increases will occur during typical low traffic volume times. Hours of operation are proposed between as 3: 30 pm- 9: 30 pm Monday -Friday and 8am -4pm Saturday and Sunday. 2