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2 <br />2) That the procedures for obtaining a Variance are found in Section 105.12.320 of the Lake <br />Elmo Zoning Code. <br /> <br />3) That all submission requirements of Section 103.00.070 and 105.12.320 of the Lake Elmo <br />City Code have been met by the Applicant. <br /> <br />4) That the Minor Subdivision meets the following criteria: <br />a) That the Oak Land Middle School Minor Subdivision is consistent with the Lake <br />Elmo Comprehensive Plan and the Future Land Use Map for this area. <br />b) That the Oak Land Middle School Minor Subdivision is consistent with the future <br />development plans of the area and with the standards of the City’s Public Facilities <br />zoning district. <br />c) That the Oak Land Middle School Minor Subdivision meets the requirements of the <br />City’s minor subdivision regulations and specifically the requirements concerning <br />exceptions to platting. <br /> <br />5) That the proposed Variances include the following components: <br />d) The Applicant proposes to combine PID 36.029.21.11.0002 and 36.029.21.11.0003 to <br />create a single parcel greater than the twenty-acre parcel maximum found in LEC <br />105.12.970(f)(1). <br />e) The Applicant proposes to expand the middle school structure further south, up to fifty <br />feet from the southern lot boundary, within the one-hundred-and-fifty-foot buffer <br />required by LEC 105.12.970(f)(2). <br /> <br />6) Practical Difficulties as used in connection with the granting of a variance, means that the <br />property owner proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by an <br />official control: <br />Parcel Size: The use proposed by the Applicant is already established on the entire site <br />which will be 37.04 acres as combined after required right of way dedication is removed. <br />Combining the two parcels through a minor subdivision will provide necessary public right <br />of way, clean up lot lines and legal descriptions, and allow the School site to meet <br />applicable requirements for impervious surface and setbacks. <br /> <br />Buffer: The middle school building was initially constructed in a location that is within the <br />required buffer, and which is surrounded by parking areas and the track facility. Due to a <br />need for additional parking, expansion to the north is infeasible without significant <br />redesign of the site. Expansion to the west would also necessitate significant site <br />improvements and is less desirable with the design of the building. <br /> <br />7) Unique Circumstances the plight of the landowner is due to circumstances not created by <br />the landowner: <br />Parcel Size: The Applicant is not proposing to expand the school’s building or site <br />improvements beyond the existing boundaries of the Oak Land Middle School property.