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MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLU710N NO. 841-06 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE TO ENCROACH SEVEN FEET INTO THE PREVAILING FRONT SETBACK AT 2764 LAPORT DRIVE; PLANNING CASE VR2006-005 WHEREAS, the applicants, Lawrence and Mari Okoro, have applied for a variance to encroach seven feet into the prevailing front setback at 2764 Laport Drive; and, WHEREAS, 2764 Laport Drive is zoned R-1, Single Family Residential and is legally described as: Mid-Stafes Estates, Lot 4, Block 2 WHEREAS, Section 1104.01 of the Mounds View Zoning Code indicates that the minimum front yard setback for buildings in Single Family Residential districts is thirty (30) feet; and, WHEREAS, the prevailing setback for the 2700 block of Laport Drive is fifty-two (52) feet; and, WHEREAS, the applicant is requesting a front yard setback variance to construct a front entry and porch addition seven (7) feet into the prevailing setback; and, WHEREAS, The Planning Commission reviewed the following materials relating to this request: 1. Application 2. Zoning Map 3. Aerial View 4. Photographic Documentation 5. Building Plans 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 e�raordinary features of the physical property that are beyond the property owner's control; and, WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing regarding this variance on Wednesday, July 5, 2006; 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.