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MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 929-10 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE FOR A TWO -FOOT GARAGE SETBACK AT 7515 KNOLLWOOD DRIVE; MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING CASE VR2010-003 WHEREAS, the applicant, Richard Wyatt, has applied for a variance to allow for a garage with a two -foot setback from the property line of his property located at 7515 Knollwood Drive; and, WHEREAS, 7515 Knollwood Drive is zoned R-1, Single Family Residential, and is legally described as follows: South % of Lot 28, Spring Lake Park Knolls, Ramsey County, Minnesota PIN 07-30-23-21-0043 WHEREAS, the Mounds View Planning Commission has reviewed the following documents regarding this proposal: 1. Zoning Map 2. Aerial Views 3. Statement from Applicant 4. Photographic Documentation 5. 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 duly -noticed public hearing regarding this request on July 7 2010; 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, of which all must be satisfied, in order to grant a variance to the Zoning Code. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Mounds View Planning Commission finds that the criteria as identified in Section 1125.02, Subdivision 2 of the Mounds View Municipal Code are satisfied and finds there to be sufficient hardship with regard to the property located at 7515 Knollwood Drive, and makes the following findings of fact related to its decision: