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Resolution 1061-16 November 16, 2016 Page 3 Finding: The use of the front yard for a parking lot on this property is a reasonable use, not permitted by the City of Mounds View City Code, Section 1104.0 1, Subd 4(c)(3)(a), regarding minimum parking lot setbacks. d. Unique circumstances apply to the property, which do not apply to other properties in the same zone or vicinity and result from lot size or shape, topography or other circumstances over which the owner of the property since the enactment of this Title has had no control. The unique circumstances do not resultfrom the actions of the applicant. Finding: The unique circumstances include the civic uses of this property, including the Public Works Facility, City Hall, and City Hall Park. Because of the limited availability of land, the least impact to parkland is to locate the parking lot within the Public Works Facility's front yard along Bronson Dr., requiring the Variance to the front yard setback. C. The variance does not alter the essential character of the neighborhood. Finding: The existing character of the neighborhood includes the use of this property as a Public Works Facility, including an existing parking lot that is set back 20' from the front property line (Bronson Dr.). The proposed parking lot to be set back 13'-2" from the property line will include additional landscape buffering that will enhance the appearance of the facility from neighboring residential uses. The variance requested is the minimum variance which would alleviate the practical difficulties. Economic conditions alone do not constitute practical difficulties. Finding: The variance requested for a reduced parking lot setback is the minimum which would alleviate the practical difficulties of complying with the minimum number of parking stalls required by City Code. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, the Mounds View Planning Commission, based upon the above findings, approves the Variance request of the City of Mounds View (property owner) to reduce the front yard setback from 40' to 13'-2" along Bronson Dr, for property at 2466 Bronson Dr., subject to the following conditions: The applicant shall construct the parking lot in compliance with the Mounds View City Code, and consistent with plans dated December 12, 2016, received November 7, 2016.