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• MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 518-97 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW FOR A SHED IN THE SIDE YARD OF 7730 EDGEWOOD DRIVE WITHIN THE SIX-FOOT SETBACK FROM THE RESIDENCE; PLANNING CASE NO. 493-97 WHEREAS, the Mounds View Planning Commission has reviewed the request of Annette Katzmarek, residing at 7730 Edgewood Drive; and, WHEREAS, this property is zoned R-1, Single Family Residential District and is legally described as: Lot 2, Block 4, Greenfield Ponds, Ramsey County, State of Minnesota WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed the following documents associated with this request: • 1. Planning Application lication 2. Zoning Map 3. Site Plan 4. Letter from Applicant WHEREAS, the applicant requests the variance to locate a shed in the side yard against the applicant's house for safety and topographical considerations; and, WHEREAS, special conditions or circumstances do not result from the actions of the • • " •" • • - • - yi •.1 • • o ••i s e oca ion o an accessory •wilding without regrading or minor excavation; and, WHEREAS, granting the variance requested will not confer on the applicants any special privilege that is denied by this Title to owners of other lands, structures or buildings in the same district in that the benefits of sheds and other accessory buildings are often desired by home owners and the placement of such buildings in side and rear yards is a typical improvement in single family districts; and, WHEREAS, the variance requested is the minimum variance which would alleviate the hardship in that approving the variance for less than the six feet would leave a difficult to maintain . narrow strip of yard between the house and shed and would push the shed into the side yard setback; and,