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Resolution 955-11 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Mounds View Planning Commission finds <br />that the criteria as identified in Section 1125.02, Subdivision 2 of the Mounds View Municipal <br />Code are satisfied and finds there to be sufficient practical difficulty with regard to the property <br />located at 8027 Woodlawn Drive, and makes the following findings of fact related to its <br />decision: <br /> <br />1. The garage does not exceed the height of the house and is intended to provide <br />enough indoor storage for the amount of items that the applicant owns. <br /> <br />2. The variance is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan in that the applicant has <br />added a significant improvement to his property and can store more items indoors. <br /> <br />3. The applicant owns several vehicles, trailers and other equipment that could be <br />stored indoors. He will be able to maintain his property by being able to store most <br />or all of his items inside. <br /> <br />4. The applicant’s lot is almost an acre in size, which is larger than most in the city. <br /> <br />5. The taller garage does not appear to be an overwhelming size for the <br />neighborhood or the applicant’s property. <br /> <br />6. The nine (9) inch variance is the minimum variance required to alleviate the <br />applicant’s practical difficulty since the structure is already built. <br /> <br />7. The Planning Commission may impose conditions upon the premises as may be <br />necessary to comply with city standards and to minimize the effect of such <br />variance upon other properties in the neighborhood. <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, the Mounds View Planning <br />Commission, based upon the above findings, approves the variance request of Tim Downing, <br />property owner of 8027 Woodlawn Drive, to allow a nine (9) inch height variance for the <br />garage, subject to the following conditions: <br /> <br />a. The applicant must receive approval from the Building Official for a new building <br />permit for the garage as it is actually built by July 1, 2012. <br /> <br />b. The applicant must pay the additional permit fees for the new building permit by <br />July 1, 2012. <br /> <br />c. The applicant must complete the exterior of the garage by October 1, 2012. <br /> <br />Adopted this 18th day of April, 2012. <br /> <br />________________________________ <br />Gary Stevenson, Chair <br />ATTEST: <br />________________________________ <br />James Ericson, City Administrator <br /> <br />(SEAL)