Planning Commission Resolution 560-98

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. . . Planning Conunission Resolution 560-9R September 16, 1998 Page 2 WHEREAS, the literal interpretation of the provisions of this Title would deprive the applicant of rights commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same district in that the parking is required to be installed in accordance with the development agreement and that the City Code does allow for joint parking and off-site parking arrangements; and, WHEREAS, special conditions or circumstances do not result from the actions of the applicant in thilt the site plans were drafted by outside consultants, upon whose expertise and abilities the applicant and City entrusted; and, WHEREAS, granting the variance requested would not confer on the applicant a special privilege that is denied by this Title to owners or other lands, structures or buildings in the same district in that other properties within the City have combined parking lots and joint parking arrangements; and, WHEREAS, the variance requested is the minimum variance which would alleviate the hardship, in that the minimum required width for two aisles of parking with an access drive in between is sixty feet, which is what was shown on the original development plans. The variance requested will allow for the sixty feet to be installed according to the plans approved by the City Council; and, WHEREAS, the variance would not be materially detrimental to the purpose of this Title or to other properties in the same zone in that both circulation and safety between and within the two properties would improve while parking can be sufficiently expanded to meet the requirements as outlined by the City Code; and, WHEREAS, the variance would 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 joint parking and access would alleviate congestion, improve public safety and improve parking on both sites. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mounds View Planning Commission acting as the Board of Adjustment and Appeals approves the variance request of Daniel Hall and Charles Herbst, to allow a zero-foot setback for a joint use parking lot between the Mermaid, located at 2200 Highway 10, and Perkins, located at 2214 Highway 10, with the following condition: 1. The applicants shall execute and arrange to have recorded with Ramsey County the reciprocal parking easement document as drafted hy the City Attorney. Adopted this 16th day of September, 1998