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MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 574-99 <br /> CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br /> COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE TO THE REQUIRED TEN-FOOT SIDE <br /> YARD SETBACK FOR PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE LIVING SPACE <br /> LOCATED AT 5302 RAYMOND AVENUE; PLANNING CASE NO. 550-99. <br /> WHEREAS, the Mounds View Planning Commission has reviewed the request of Don <br /> Norris to permit a living space building expansion within the ten-foot sideyard setback at his home <br /> located at 5302 Raymond Avenue; and, <br /> WHEREAS, this property is zoned R-2, Single and Two Family Residential District and is <br /> legally described as: <br /> Lot 12, Block 1,Norseman 1st Addition <br /> Ramsey County, Minnesota <br /> WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed the following documents associated <br /> with this request: <br /> 1. Planning Application <br /> 2. Location Map <br /> 3. Zoning Map <br /> 4. Site Plans <br /> 5. Staff Report for Planning Commission Action <br /> WHEREAS, the living space expansion for which this variance is sought will be <br /> constructed up to within five feet of the north property line of said property; and, <br /> J.1 ! • • a. • - .• . • 8. 8 .. . 8 - li . m • • 1- 1 • • ■ . 1 1 <br /> do not apply generally to other properties in the same zone or vicinity and result from lot size or <br /> shape, topography or other circumstances over which the owners of the property since the <br /> effective date hereof have had no control, in that the lot is only 100 feet wide and supports two <br /> dwelling units, given the contextof the building's design which makes alternative expansion overly <br /> confining, the effect of which places restrictions on the ability to expand living space; and, <br /> WHEREAS, the literal interpretation of the provisions of this Title would deprive the <br /> applicant of rights commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same district in that a building <br /> _ expansion for living space is a common and beneficial addition to a home; and, <br /> • WHEREAS, special conditions or circumstances do not result from the actions of the <br /> applicant in that the width of the lot and configuration of the home makes additional expansion <br /> difficult; and, <br />