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MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 1033-15 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION APPROVING A SEVEN (7) FOOT GARAGE WIDTH VARIANCE FOR AN OVERSIZE GARAGE AT 5405 QUINCY STREET; PLANNING CASE VR2015-005 WHEREAS, property owner Curt Olson, has applied for a seven (7) foot oversize garage width variance to allow the garage to be 42 feet wide; and, WHEREAS, the subject property, located at 5405 Quincy Street is zoned R-1, Single Family Residential, and is legally described as follows: South 75 Feet of Lot 12, Block 1, Spring Lake Park Highlands, Ramsey County, Minnesota PIN: 08-30-23-12-0016 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 1106.04 Subd. 6d of the Mounds View Zoning Code indicates that for accessory buildings exceeding 952 square feet, the width of the building cannot exceed 35 feet; and, WHEREAS, the applicant has applied for a variance to allow a 1,176 square foot garage to be 42 feet wide; 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 August 19, 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.