Planning Commission Resolution 482-96

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. . . (CASI~' WlTHJ)RA WN) MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 482-96 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION DENYING A REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE TO ALLOW A CONCRETE PARKING AREA WITHIN ONE FOOT OF A SIDE PROPERTY LINE AT 7755 SPRING LAKE ROAD; PLANNING CASE NO. 459-96 WHEREAS, the Mounds View Planning Commission acting as the Board of Adjustment and Appeals has reviewed the request of John R. Manning to build a concrete parking area within one foot of a side property line where five feet is required on property located at 7755 Spring Lake Road; and, WHEREAS, the property is located in the R-l single family residential district; and, WHEREAS, the applicant has presented a hardship statement to the Planning Commission citing the difficulties caused by the parking restrictions on Spring Lake Road, the need for more guest parking, and the problems keeping a lawn growing in the area proposed for the parking area because it is shaded by pine trees on the adjacent property owner's lot; and, WHEREAS, the allowance for parking areas within one foot of a property line was added to the Zoning Code when the City imposed parking restrictions on all City streets; and, WHEREAS, considerable thought was given to the conditions under which such parking areas would be approved; and, WHEREAS, the Zoning Code specifically states that these parking areas are to be constructed using temporary materials which are defined as brick or concrete pavers, gravel construction or asphalt construction, and that no concrete surfacing is to be used; and, WHEREAS, the Zoning Code specifically states that a property owner proposing a parking area within one foot of a property line shall obtain the permission of the adjacent property owner; and, WHEREAS, the applicant is proposing a concrete parking area and has been unable to get permission of the adjacent property owner; and,