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Resolution 959-7"3 <br />PatJe 2 <br />WHEREAS, according to Section 1125.02, Subdivision 2 of the Mounds View <br />Municipal Code, the Planning Commission is to review a standard set of criteria that <br />must be satisfied in order to grant a variance to the Zoning Code. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Mounds View Planning <br />Commission finds that the criteria as identified in Section 1125.02, Subdivision 2 of the <br />Mounds View Municipal Code are satisfied and finds there to be sufficient practical <br />difficulty with regard to the property located at 7700 Bona Road, and makes the <br />following findings of fact related to its decision: <br />1. The general intent of the Zoning Code regarding limited fence heights in front <br />yards is to not close off the front of the property from the visual openness of the <br />street, but yet still allow a fence for safety and some sense of privacy for the <br />property owners. This becomes difficult on corner lots, particularly lots on busy <br />streets, where the property owners really want the privacy due to the high traffic <br />along one of their front yards. <br />2. The variance is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan in that the applicant is <br />improving the property. <br />3. The applicant is requesting this variance because the front yard height limitations <br />would preclude having a fence tall enough to provide security, screening and <br />buffering from busy County Road I. <br />4. The unique feature of this property is that it is a corner lot with two front yards, <br />and there is a sidewalk along County Road I that is adjacent to the applicanYs <br />property. <br />5. The 6-foot tall fence in the front yard should not change the existing <br />neighborhood character or cause visibility problems for traffic. <br />6. The 2-foot variance is the minimum variance required to alleviate the applicanYs <br />practical difficulty since the Zoning Code limits front yard fence heights to four <br />feet. <br />7. The Planning Commission may impose conditions upon the premises as may be <br />necessary to comply with city standards and to minimize the effect of such <br />variance upon other properties in the neighborhood. <br />� <br />