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RESOLUTION NO. 8427 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION UPHOLDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S DENIAL OF A VARIANCE FOR A CURB CUT TO EXCEED 24-FEET WIDE AT 8382 KNOLLWOOD DRIVE; PLANNING CASE VR2015-002 WHEREAS, the applicant, Robert Horbul, property owner of 8382 Knollwood Drive, has applied for a variance to allow the curb cut on his property to be 34 feet wide; and, WHEREAS, 8382 Knollwood Drive is zoned R-1, Single Family Residential, and is legally described as follows: Lot 7, Block 2, Gustafson’s Addition, Ramsey County, Minnesota PIN: 06-30-23-21-0095 WHEREAS, the Mounds View City Council has reviewed the following documents regarding this proposal: 1. Zoning Map & Aerial View 2. Narrative from Applicant 3. Photographic Documentation 4. Planning Commission Resolution 1027-15 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 May 20, 2015; and, WHEREAS, on May 20, 2015, the Planning Commission approved Resolution 1027-15, a resolution denying the variance request by Robert Horbul due to a lack of demonstrated practical difficulty; and, WHEREAS, on May 21, 2015, the applicant submitted a written appeal, requesting that the City Council overturn the Planning Commission’s denial; and, WHEREAS, according to Section 1125.02, Subdivision 2 of the Mounds View Municipal Code, the City Council is to review a standard set of criteria, of which all must be satisfied, in order to grant a variance to the Zoning Code. Version 1