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RESOLUTION NO. 8284 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION OVERTURNING THE MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION’S DENIAL OF A VARIANCE FOR A SECOND CURB CUT AT 7800 GROVELAND ROAD; PLANNING CASE VR2014-004 WHEREAS, the applicant, Frands Jensen, property owner of 7800 Groveland Road, has applied for a variance to allow a second curb cut on his property; and, WHEREAS, 7800 Groveland Road is zoned R-1, Single Family Residential, and is legally described as follows: Haluptzok’s Terrace, Lot 1, Block 1, Ramsey County, Minnesota PIN 06-30-23-34-0026 WHEREAS, the Mounds View City Council has reviewed the following documents regarding this proposal: 1. Zoning Map 2. Aerial View 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 , on May 21, 2014, the Planning Commission held a duly-noticed public hearing regarding this request and received resident, applicant and staff input about this request; and WHEREAS, on June 4, 2014 and approved Resolution 1005-14, a resolution denying the variance request due to lack of demonstrated practical difficulty; and, WHEREAS, on July 22, 2014, 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. APPROVAL