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� Resolution 957-12 Page 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Mounds View Planning Commission finds that the criteria as identified in Section 1125.02, Subdivision 2 of the Mounds View Municipal Code are satisfied and finds there to be sufficient practical difficulty with regard to the property located at 2975 County Road 10, and makes the following findings of fact related to its decision: 1. The general intent of the Zoning Code is to limit commercial properties from constructing very large accessory buildings. Granting the variance would be in harmony with the purpose of the code. 2. The variance is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan in that the applicant is significantly improving the entire property and can store company vehicles indoors. 3. The applicanYs business has a truck and two trailers and some supp�ies that could be stored indoors for security and aesthetics. He is a conscientious business owner located in a residential neighborhood, and wants the property to look nice by being able to store vehicles and supplies inside. 4. The commercial building on this lot is quite small which limits the ability to build a garage big enough for more than one vehicle. The property is zoned B-3, Highway Business which is a higher intensity use. 5. The detached garage is no bigger than other garages in the entirely residential neighborhood, and the existing building will be remodeled which will greatly enhance the neighborhood. The new office use would be a much better fit in the residential neighborhood than the auto-related uses that have been on this site since 1959. 6. The 21 percent variance is the minimum variance required to alleviate the applicanYs practical difficulty and be able to store the few vehicles that the applicanYs company owns. 7. The Planning Commission may impose conditions upon the premises as may be necessary to comply with city standards and to minimize the effect of such variance upon other properties in the neighborhood. <