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Millimuni suitable area on one acre for septic drainfields. The Applicant's lot is 0.86 acres in size and the Zoning Ordinance requires a minimum area of 0.9 acres for a lot of record to be considered buildable, 4) That the Variance will be located on property legally described as follows: Lots I and 2 of Block 2, Kenridge Addition in the City of Lake Elmo, Washington Council and State of Minnesota. More commonly known as 8961 37 Ih Street North. 5) That the strict enforcement of Zoning Ordinance would cause practical difficulties and that the property owner proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not perinitted by an official control, Specfflicfindings. That the proposed use is, reasonable because prior to 2007 there was to single family home located on this site and the property was previously considered buildable as part of a subdivision that was platted prior to adoption of the City's present Zoning Ordinance. With the subsequent adoption of larger minimum lot size requirements by the City, the lot house was considered a legal non -con forming use, in which case it could have, been rebuilt on the property within, one year of the previous structure being razed. The re-estahlislimeittof'asingle; faiiiily home on this lot is reasonable as it is located in a neighborhood of other single fitunily homes with similar lot sizes. 6) That the plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to the property not created by the landowner. Speciflicfindings: That the applicant's property is unique due to the removal of the previous structure front thepremises and the relatively short time./rame after which a new structure could have been built without variances front the minimum lot size requirements qf the Zoning Ordinance. The current owner ofthe property was not responsiblefior the declaration of the previous nuisance conditions on the site, and instead is seeking to restore the past use that is otherwise consistent with the surrounding land uses. This lot is further unique in, that the minimum size forr a septic system would not be applicable to a lot with an existing house. 7) That the proposed variance will not alter the essential character of the locality in which the property in question is located, Specifliefindings: The applicants lot is larger than many qf the lots in the surrounding neighborhood and has historically been used.for a single family hoarse. The proposed location of the home on the property is consistent with the siting of homes on adjacent lots. 8) That the proposed variance will not impair an adequate supply of light and air to property 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, Speefflic.findings: No impacts above and beyond those considered normal for any other single-family lot in the surrounding neighborhood would be expected with a new home on the Applicant's lot