Planning Commission Resolution 672-01

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. . . MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 672-01 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION APPROVING A REQUEST MADE BY ERNEST GUSTAFSON AND NEAL ZINSER FOR A VARIANCE TO PERMIT A SIX-FOOT REDUCTION IN THE MINIMUM LOT WIDTH REQUIREMENT FOR A PROPOSED LOT AT 2525 COUNTY ROAD I; PLANNING CASE NO. VR01-009 WHEREAS, Neal Zinser, on behalf of the property owner Ernest Gustafson, has applied for a variance to allow for a 94-foot wide proposed lot at the northeast corner of Long Lake Road and County Road 1; and, WHEREAS, the proposed lot is legally described as follows: The West 94 feel of rot J() and the West 9--1 Feet of the ,--~'ollth 25 Feet of Lot 9, Greefifield, Ramsey County, Stale (lMillllesota WHEREAS, the minimum lot width for a corner lot in the R-l, Single Family Residential District is 100 feet; and, WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed the following documents regarding this proposal: I . Zoning Map 2, Proposed Subdivision Plan 3 _ S ta[[ Report WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing regarding this request on August 1, 2001; and, WHEREAS, the purpose of the Variance provision in the Zoning Code is to give relief to property owners when the strict enforcement of the zoning code requirements imposes a hardship thereby restricting the improvement of property due to practical difficulties brought about by unique or extraordinary features of the physical property that are beyond the property owner's control; and, WHEREAS, according to Section 1125_02, Subdivision 2 of the Mounds View Municipal Code, the Planning Commission is to review a standard set of criteria, of which all must be satisfied, in order to grant a Variance to the Zoning Code. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Mounds View Planning Commission hereby makes the following findings of fact related to this request: