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Planning Commission Resolution 547-98 Overton Variance May 20, 1998 • Page 2 applicant in that the Code amendment enacted by Ordinance 590 removed the right of the property owner to build up to the minimum setback line; and, WHEREAS, granting the variance requested will not confer on the applicant any special privilege that is denied by this Title to owners or other lands, structures or buildings in the same district in that house additions are typical improvements for single family residences; and, WHEREAS, the variance requested is the minimum variance which would alleviate the hardship in that architectural considerations and practical difficulties preclude other arrangements for the addition; and, WHEREAS, the variance would not be materially detrimental to the purpose of this Title or to other property in the same zone in that the proposed front entryway/foyer would be an asset to the subject property and positively enhance the neighborhood as a whole; and, WHEREAS, the proposed variance will not impair an adequate supply of light and air to adjacent property or substantially increase the congestion of the public streets or increase the danger of fire or endanger the public safety or substantially diminish or impair property values within the neighborhood in that the height of the addition would be limited to the height of the • home and would not be responsible for generating additional traffic or be a fire or safety hazard. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mounds View Planning Commission acting as the Board of Adjustment and Appeals approves the variance request of Ron and Jan Overton for a 16.6-foot reduction in the front yard setback to build a finished entryway/foyer, subject to the following stipulation: 1. Before any building permits will be issued for this expansion, the applicant shall submit architectural renderings of the north, east and west building elevations to, and be approved by, the director of community development to ensure a high degree of aesthetic quality and neighborhood compatibility. Adopted this 20th day of May, 1998 Jerry Peterson, Chairman ATTEST Rick Jopke, Community Development Director • SEAL N:\DATA\GROUPS\COMDEV\DE VCASES\524-98\547-98.RES