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Resolution No. 548-98 <br /> . Bridges Parking Variance <br /> May 20, 1998 <br /> • Page 2 <br /> WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed the following documents regarding <br /> this request for a variance in parking ratios: <br /> 1. Planning Application <br /> 2. Zoning Map <br /> 3. Revised Parking Plan, dated 5/4/98 <br /> WHEREAS, the Planning Commission does hereby make the following findings of fact <br /> regarding the requirements for granting variances as set forth in Section 1125.02, Subd. 2 of the <br /> Mounds View Zoning Code: <br /> a. Exceptional or extraordinary circumstances apply to the property which do not apply <br /> generally to other properties in the same zone or vicinity and result from lot size or shape, <br /> topography or other circumstances over which the owners of the property since the effective <br /> date hereof have had no control. <br /> c. That the special conditions or circumstances do not result from the actions of the <br /> applicant. <br /> • This site is heavily wooded, a portion of which lies in wetland. While there is ample room <br /> to provide the full amount of parking required by the Zoning Code, the applicant would <br /> prefer to retain more of the tree cover and to not intrude into environmentally sensitive area <br /> adjacent to the wetland. Research has shown that the Mounds View parking requirements <br /> are much higher in comparison to neighboring communities and communities across the <br /> country. The applicant is not responsible for the City's parking requirements. It is <br /> advantageous to retain natural areas as opposed to paving them for parking lots, if the <br /> parking provided will be adequate for the use proposed. <br /> b. The literal interpretation of the provisions of this Title would deprive the applicant <br /> of rights commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same district under the terms of this title. <br /> d. That granting the variance requested will not confer on the applicant any special <br /> privilege that is denied by this title to owners of other lands,structures or <br /> buildings in the same district. <br /> The higher-than-normal parking requirements for office and warehouse square footage <br /> creates an undue burden on the applicant, and similar consideration would be given to <br /> other requests from developers who are proposing to build similar facilities. The <br /> development to the north, ZEP Manufacturing, was granted a similar parking variance in <br /> 1997. <br /> • <br />