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MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 975-13 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE FOR A SECOND DRIVEWAY TO REMAIN AT 7900 GREENFIELD AVENUE; PLANNING CASE VR2013-001 WHEREAS, the applicants, Colvert and Theresa People, property owners of 7900 Greenfield Avenue, have applied for a variance to allow the existing second driveway to remain indefinitely; and, WHEREAS, 7900 Greenfield Avenue is zoned R-1, Single Family Residential, and is legally described as follows: Pinewood Terrace No. 5, Lot 11, Block 15, Ramsey County, Minnesota PIN 05-30-23-31-0051 WHEREAS, the Mounds View Planning Commission has reviewed the following documents regarding this proposal: 1. Zoning Map 2. Aerial View 3. Statement from Applicant 4. Staff Report 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 restricts 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, the Planning Commission held a duly-noticed public hearing regarding this request on March 20, 2013; 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 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 7900 Greenfield Avenue, and makes the following findings of fact related to its decision: