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MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION <br />RESOLUTION NO. 1008-14 <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW FOR A SIX-FOOT TALL <br />FENCE IN THE WEST FRONT YARD OF 2296 TERRACE DRIVE; <br />MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING CASE VR2014-005 <br />WHEREAS, the applicant, Ron O'Connell, has applied for a variance to allow a <br />six-foot tall fence in the west front yard (near Jackson Drive) of his property at 2296 <br />Terrace Drive; and, <br />WHEREAS, 2296 Terrace Drive is zoned R-1, Single Family Residential, and <br />legally described as follows: <br />Pinewood Terrace No. 3, Lot 16, Block 8, Ramsey Counfy, Minnesota <br />05-30-23-43-0079 , <br />WHEREAS, Section 1103.08 of the Mounds View Zoning Code indicates that the <br />maximum height of a fence in a front yard four feet (4'); and, <br />WHEREAS, the applicant has applied for a variance to allow a six foot (6') fence <br />in the front yard abutting Jackson Drive; and, <br />WHEREAS, the Mounds View Planning Commission has reviewed the following <br />documents about this proposal: <br />1. Zoning Map <br />2. Aerial Photo <br />3. Photographic Documentation <br />4. Staff Report <br />WHEREAS, the purpose of the variance provision in the Zoning Code is to give <br />relief to property owners when the strict enforcement of the zoning code requirements <br />imposes a hardship thereby restricting the improvement of property due to practical <br />difficulties brought about by unique or extraordinary features of the physical property <br />that are beyond the property owner's control; and, <br />WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on Wednesday, <br />June 4, 2014, about this variance request; and, <br />