2001 Planning Commission Packets

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_.. i The property located at 5150 Irondale Road is a corner lot, which has iwo (2) front yards and differentiates the property from the maj ority of lots within the City of Mounds View. A six- foot privacy fence could be constructed at the northern building line of the house, but would significantly reduce the usable yard space in the rear of the house. b. The literaI interpretation of the provisions of �his Title would deprive the appiicant of rights commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same district ander the terms of �his Title. No fence greater than four (4) feet in height can be located in any front yard within the City. The applicant, owning a corner lot, is at a disadvantage to improve the property as other homeowners might because the property has two {2) front yards. c. That the special conditions or circumstances do not result from the actions of the applicant. The orientation of the lot (two street frontages) was not crea�ed by the applicant. . d. Ti�at granting the Variance requested wilI not confer ou the applicant any special privilege that is denied by this Title to owners of other lands, structures ar buildings in the same district. The applicant is at a disadvantage because of the orientation of the lot (two front yards). Therefore, granting a Variance in this case would not confer a special privilege to the applicant. �'"' ` ?', e. That the Variance requested is the minimum variance which would alleviate the hardship. Economic conditions alone shall aot be considered a hardship. The fence would be located along a Iine of exist�ing shn�bs. If the fence were placed further from Woodale Road, thus reducing the amount of variance, an area of unusable space would be created between the fence and the line of shrubs. If the height of the fence were minimized to five (5) feet to comply with the building code for swimming pool enclosures, the fence would not match the existing six {6} foot fence that is currently located along the perimeter of the rear yard, creating an awkward transition between the two sections of fence. Therefore, staff believes that this is the minimum variance that would alleviate the hardship. f. The Variance would not be materially detrimental to the purpose of this Title or to other property in the same zone. The request would not be detrimental to surrounding properties or the functioning .of the intersection of Irondale Road and Woodale Road since the sight triangle would remain intact. If the orientation of the lot were deemed a unique situation, then granting a variance wouId not be detrimental to the purpose of the Title. g. The proposed variance will not impair an adeqvate supply of light and air to adjacent property or substantially increase the congestion of the public streets or increase the ' danger of fire or endanger the pubiic safety or sabstanfialiy diminish or impair property values within the neighborhood.