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Resolution 999-14 Page 2 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. 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 8312 Red Oak Drive, and makes the following findings of fact related to its decision: 1. The general intent of the Zoning Code regarding setbacks is to create physical separation between driveways for aesthetics and a sense of privacy for the property owners. There is a large distance between the new driveway and the neighboring house, and the new driveway will not have the reduced setback for the entire length. 2. The variance is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan in that the applicant is improving the property. 3. The applicant is requesting this variance because the driveway will run past the house that only has a setback of 12 feet, and in order to have a 10 foot wide drive aisle past the house, the driveway setback will be two (2) feet. 4. The unique feature of this property is the small house that the owners will be expanding, and the new garage will be in the backyard so the driveway has to run past the house in the limited space that is there. 5. There will be little change to the existing character of the neighborhood since the new driveway area won’t be very visible. 6. The 2-foot variance is the minimum variance required to alleviate the applicant’s practical difficulty since that is what the zoning code requires for driveway setbacks. 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 Charles Pelton, property owner of 8312 Red Oak Drive, to allow a driveway to have a 2-foot setback. Adopted this 16th day of April, 2014. ________________________________ Gary Stevenson, Chair ATTEST: ________________________________ James Ericson, City Administrator (SEAL)