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. . . WHEREAS, the property owners adjacent to the subject property were notified of the variance request and were allowed ten days to respond. NO\V, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED. the Mounds View Planning Commission hereby makes the following findings of fact related to this request: 1. The exceptional or extraordinary conditions relating to the variance rcquest is that there are unusual setback requirements which causes limitations as to how the property can be improved. ') The literal interpretation of the Zoning Code would rcstrict thc applicant's ability to construct a house on the property. .., -'. The variance is requested due to the unusual setback constraints, which the applicant has no control over. 4. Granting the variance would not confer upon the property owner a special privilege denied to others in the same district due to the unique nature of the existing conditions present on the site. 5. The five-foot variance is the minimum variancc that would alleviate the applicant's hardship. 6. The construction of the proposed house would not be materially detrimental to the purpose of the Zoning Code or to other property in the R-l, Single-Family Rcsidential zoning district. 7. A twenty-five foot rear setback would not impair the supply of light or increase congestion, nor would it increase the danger of fire or endanger the public safety or diminish propel1y values. NO\V, THERJ<:FORE. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Mounds View Planning Commission, based upon its review of the identified hardship, does hereby grant final approval of the variance request for a twenty-five (25) foot rear yard setback for a proposed new house constructed at 7717 Long Lake Road, contingent upon the following: 1. The construction of the proposed house shall commence within one year of the adoption of this resolution or the variance approval shall become null and void. Adoptcd this 6th day of October, 2004. IZ"; / {-" /,' / """"~.'-""'-"" /l ,.-. (.t., // ...-......... h. /~/.bL-r!/'.. ~""'" Gary Stevenson, C~rperson '-----J ATTEST: .,J~~~ Jim Ericson, Community Development Director (SEAL)