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Mounds View Planning Commission May 19, 1999 • Regular Meeting Page 3 development to allow for substandard lots, no mention is made in the documentation about allowance for reduced setbacks. Ericson reviewed the seven criteria which must be considered and stated that after much analysis, it appears to staff that in this case there is no hardship, unless the Planning Commission were to take into consideration that the lot area is substandard. (The lot is 75 feet wide by 122 feet deep, for an area of 9,150 square feet, substantially less than the required 11,000 square feet required.) Yet the width of the property, at 75 feet, does comply with the Code, and it is a matter of property width, not depth or area, which is basis for this variance. Ericson outlined the criteria as follows: a. Exceptional or extraordinary circumstances apply to the property which do not apply generally to other properties in the same zone or vicinity and result from lot size or shape, topography or other circumstances over which the owners of the property since the effective date hereof have had no control. Ericson stated that he could not discern any exceptional circumstances applicable to this . property. b. The literal interpretation of the provisions of this Title would deprive the applicant of rights commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same district under the terms of this Title. Ericson stated that although literal interpretation of the Code would not prohibit the property owner from constructing a porch, it could only be 7 feet in depth. c. That the special conditions or circumstances do not result from the actions of the applicant. Ericson stated that the variance request is the result of the applicant's desire to construct a three-season porch. d. That granting the variance requested will not confer on the applicant any special privilege that is denied by this Title to owners of other lands, structures or buildings in the same district. Ericson stated that three-season porches are allowed in this district, but not all property owners have room to accommodate them. He stated that this is a desirable improvement, and that in the past, the Planning Commission has approved variances to allow for living space conditions. He stated that staff should determine whether or not this particular property met the same criteria as past properties.