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Resolution 1033-15 Page 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Mounds View Planning Commission finds that the criteria as identified in Section 1125.02, Subdivision 2 of the Mounds View Municipal Code are satisfied and finds there to be sufficient practical difficulty with regard to the property located at 5405 Quincy Street, and makes the following findings of fact related to its decision: 1. The general intent of the Zoning Code regarding garage width for oversize garages is for aesthetics in order to minimize the amount of the building visible, and to keep the look of the garage from the street as normal size as possible. 2. The variance is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan in that the applicant is improving the property and adding more indoor storage. 3. The applicant is requesting this variance because the property is a corner lot that does not meet the minimum 100 foot x 100 foot dimensions. The lot is only 75 feet wide and a garage must access the side street and must be placed with the wider side as the front since the lot isn’t deep enough for a longer garage to meet setbacks. 4. The unique feature of this property is that it is a corner lot that is narrower than the City Code requires, which only allows an oversize garage to be placed with the wider side as the front. 5. There will be little change to the existing character of the neighborhood since the rear of the lot has large trees which will help screen the garage. 6. The 7-foot variance is the minimum variance required to alleviate the applicant’s practical difficulty since that is what the zoning code limits for garage widths. 7. The Planning Commission may impose conditions upon the premises as may be necessary to comply with city standards and to minimize the effect of such variance upon other properties in the neighborhood. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, the Mounds View Planning Commission, based upon the above findings, approves the variance request of Curt Olson, property owner of 5405 Quincy Street, to allow a 42-foot wide oversize garage. Adopted this 19th day of August, 2015. ________________________________ Gary Stevenson, Chair ATTEST: ________________________________ James Ericson, City Administrator (SEAL)