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MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 1029-15 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION APPROVING A TWO FOOT SETBACK VARIANCE FOR A GARAGE AT 8330 GROVELAND ROAD ; PLANNING CASE VR2015-004 WHEREAS, property owners, Michael and Andrea Shoup, have applied for a two foot (2’) setback variance to allow a garage to have a 3-foot setback from the south property line; and, WHEREAS, the subject property, located at 8330 Groveland Road is zoned R-1, Single Family Residential, and is legally described as follows: Auditor’s Subdivision No. 89, Subject to Roads and Easements, Except the West 211.60 feet of the South 100 Feet of Lot 43, Ramsey County, Minnesota PIN: 06-30-23-21-0058 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. 4a(1) of the Mounds View Zoning Code indicates that accessory buildings shall be set back at least five feet (5’); and, WHEREAS, the applicants have applied for a variance to allow a garage to have a three (3) 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.