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MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 556 -98 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE TO THE REQUIRED TWO -FOOT SIDE YARD SETBACK FOR A SIDEWALK LOCATED AT 5249 GREENFIELD AVENUE; PLANNING CASE NO. 533 -98 WHEREAS, the Mounds View Planning Commission has reviewed the request of Timothy White to permit a sidewalk within the two -foot sideyard setback at his home located at 5249 Greenfield Road; and, WHEREAS, this property is zoned R -1, Single Family Residential District and is legally described as: Lot 15, Block 2, Eigenheer Second Addition WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed the following documents associated with this request: 1. Planning Application 2. Location Map 3. Zoning Map 4. Site Plan WHEREAS, the sidewalk for which this variance is requested by the applicant has already been constructed, replacing a sidewalk that had been present in excess of twenty years; and, WHEREAS, exceptional or extraordinary circumstances do apply to the property which do not apply generally to other properties in the same zone or vicinity and result from lot size or shape, topography or other circumstances over which the owners of the property since the effective date hereof have had no control. WHEREAS, the literal interpretation of the provisions of this Title would deprive the applicant of rights commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same district in that the slope of the land laying between the garage and the adjoining property necessitates that some type of walkway be constructed to access the garden area and shed to the rear of the garage; and, WHEREAS, special conditions or circumstances do not result from the actions of the applicant in that the grade of the land is somewhat inhibitive for access without a leveling of the grade (which could disrupt drainage) or installation of a sidewalk; and,