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Mounds View City Council December 10, 2001 Regular Meeting Page 12 ______________________________________________________________________________ While the applicant was fully aware of the development constraints of the site, the applicant did not cause the special conditions or circumstances (the wetlands and the wetlands ordinance of 1992.) d. That granting the variance requested will not confer on the applicant any special privilege that is deni ed by this Title to owners of other lands, structures or buildings in the same district. The parcel is zoned R-1, single family residential. The applicant is proposing a development consisting of single-family homes. Granting a variance in this case would not confer a special privilege denied to other property owners. All other platting requirements would be met by this proposal. e. That the variance requested is the minimum variance which would alleviate the hardship. Economic conditions alone shall not be considered a hardship. The variance requested would be considered the minimum necessary to alleviate the hardship if one were to make the assumption that the subdivision less the wetland zoning district overlay requirements would constitute the standard by which the hardship was measured. f. The variance would not be materially detrimental to the purpose of this Title or to other property in the same zone. The intent of the wetlands ordinance and the resulting subdivision requirements is to protect the integrity of the hydrological system and the City’s surface water management system. In addition, wetlands preservation and sensible land use management are critical to the present and future health, safety and general welfare of the land, animals and people within the City. That being said, such preservation and conservation efforts need to be balanced with the right to develop one’s property. Because Rice Creek Watershed District, the local regulatory agency governing wetlands development, has approved the plat and alteration plans, and because the lots all exceed 20,000 square feet with significant dedication of easements, staff believes the variance for the reduced lot widths would not be materially detrimental to the purpose of the Wetlands Zoning Regulations. g. 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 substantial ly diminish or impair property values within the neighborhood. It is not expected that the proposed variance for reduced lot widths would not result in any of the above-cited adverse effects.