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MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 1034-15 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW FOR A SIX-FOOT TALL FENCE IN THE SOUTH FRONT YARD OF 5107 GREENWOOD DRIVE; MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING CASE VR2015-006 WHEREAS, the applicants, Bobby & Kara Dahlberg, have applied for a variance to allow a six-foot tall fence in the south front yard of their property at 5107 Greenwood Drive; and, WHEREAS, 5107 Greenwood Drive is zoned R-1, Single Family Residential, and legally described as follows: Lot 6, Block 2, Clint's Addition, Ramsey County, Minnesota 07-30-23-44-0018 WHEREAS, Section 1103.08 of the Mounds View Zoning Code indicates that the maximum height of a fence in a front yard four feet (4'); and, WHEREAS, the applicants have applied for a variance to allow a six foot (6) fence in the front yard abutting Woodcrest Drive; and, WHEREAS, the Mounds View Planning Commission has reviewed the following documents about this proposal: 1. Zoning Map 2. Aerial Photo 3. Photographic Documentation 4. Staff Report WHEREAS, the purpose of the variance provision in the Zoning Code is to give relief to property owners when the strict enforcement of the zoning code requirements imposes a hardship thereby restricting the improvement of property due to practical difficulties brought about by unique or extraordinary features of the physical property that are beyond the property owner's control; and, WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on Wednesday, September 18, 2013, about this variance request; and, WHEREAS, according to Section 1125.02, Subdivision 2 of the Mounds View Municipal Code, the Planning Commission is to review a standard set of criteria that must be satisfied in order to grant a variance to the Zoning Code. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Mounds View Planning Commission hereby makes the following findings related to this request: