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MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 1028-15 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION APPROVING A THREE-FOOT SETBACK VARIANCE FOR A DRIVEWAY AT 7930 SUNNYSIDE ROAD ; PLANNING CASE VR2015-003 WHEREAS, property owner James Anderson, has applied for a three-foot (3’) setback variance to allow the driveway that leads around the house to the garage in the backyard to have a reduced setback; and, WHEREAS, the subject property, located at 7930 Sunnyside Road is zoned R-1, Single Family Residential, and is legally described as follows: South ½ of Lot 102, Spring Lake Park Hill View, Ramsey County, Minnesota PIN: 06-30-23-42-0042 WHEREAS, the Mounds View Planning Commission has reviewed the following documents regarding this proposal: 1. Zoning Map 2. Aerial View 3. Photographic Documentation 4. Staff Report WHEREAS, Section 1104.01 Subd. 4c(1a) of the Mounds View Zoning Code indicates that driveways shall be set back at least five feet (5’); and, WHEREAS, the applicant has applied for a variance to allow a driveway to have a two (2) foot setback; and, 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 imposes a hardship thereby restricting 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 May 20, 2015; 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.