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l�esal�rtion £388-08 @age 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Mounds View Planning Commission hereby makes the following findings related to this request: 1. The exceptional or extraordinary conditions relating to the variance request is that the property is a corner lot on a busy street with a sidewalk which is elevated about two feet above the subjecYs backyard. 2. The literal interpretation of the provisions of the Zoning Code would deprive the applicants of rights enjoyed by other properties in the same zone because the height limitations would preclude having a fence tall enough to provide security, screening and buffering from Long Lake Road. 3. The applicant cannot control the configuration of the lot intends only to provide some security and privacy for their backyard with the fence. 4. Granting the variance would not confer upon the property owners 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 two-foot variance (six foot tall fence) is the minimum variance that would alleviate the applicants' hardship. 6. The replacement of the fence would not be materially detrimental to the purpose of the Zoning Code or to other property in the R-1, Single- Family Residential zoning district. 7. Allowing the six-foot tall fence in the front yard of 2551 Ridge Lane would not impair the supply of light or increase congestion, nor would it increase the danger of fire, endanger the public safety or diminish property values. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Mounds View Planning Commission, based upon the above findings, does hereby approve the variance request for a six-foot tall fence in the front yard of 2551 Ridge Lane, contingent upon the following: 1. The applicants shall obtain a zoning permit for the fence. Adopted this 18�h day of June, 2008. ,';_/ Gary �e� ATTEST: Director (SEAL) Community Development