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CITY OF LAKE ELMO WASHINGTON COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO 2021— 090 A RESOL UTIONAPPROVING A LOT -WIDTH VARIANCE TO ALLOW THE PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS 13.029.21.33.0019 (3100 LAKE ELMO AVENUE), TO BE SUBDIVIDED INTO TWO LOTS ONE OF WHICH WILL BE SUB -STANDARD IN WIDTH WHEREAS, Mr. Dale Dorschner (the "Applicant') owner of 13.029.21.33.0019 (3100 Lake Elmo Avenue.), Lake Elmo MN 55042 (the "Property") has submitted an application to the City of Lake Elmo (the "City") for a variance to allow the creation of a new lot with the subdivision of the Property that does not meet the minimum lot width requirement of 125 feet for residential lots in the Rural Single Family (RS zoning district; and WHEREAS, notice has been published, mailed, and posted pursuant to the Lake Elmo Zoning Code, Section 154.109; and WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission held a public hearing on said variances on July 26, 2021; and WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission has submitted its report and recommendations with respect to the requested variances to the City Council as part of the City Staff Memorandum dated August 17, 2021; and WHEREAS, the City Council considered the variance request at its August 17, 2021 meeting; and NOW, THEREFORE, based on the testimony elicited and information received, the City Council makes the following: FINDINGS 1) That the procedures for obtaining avariance 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 Code have been met by the Applicants. 3) That the proposed variance includes the following components: a) That the lot identified as Parcel B of the survey for the division of the property identified as 13.029.21.33.0019 measured at 112 feet in width shall be considered as a buildable lot for the construction of a single family home. 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;