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� Resolution 99�I-'13 P��qe 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 5420 Adams Street, and makes the following findings of fact related to its decision: 1. The general intent of the Zoning Code regarding setbacks is to create physical separation between homes for aesthetics and a sense of privacy for the property owners. The requested reduced front yard setback will still be larger than the minimum 30 foot setback. 2. The variance is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan in that the applicant is improving the property and making it a more livable house. 3. The applicant is requesting this variance because of the lack of an interior staircase, and in order to make the home livable, there should be interior access to the basement. 4. The unique feature of this property is that there is an added a basement without an interior staircase, and the existing layout and size of the home makes it difficult to add a staircase inside the home. 5. The current house has a deck leading to the front door that extends 8 feet out from the house and is at least 10 feet wide. The new entrance addition would be about the same size, so there will be very little change to the existing character of the neighborhood. 6. The 8-foot front yard setback variance is the minimum variance required to alleviate the applicanYs practical difficulty and give enough interior space to add a staircase. 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.