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<br />Resolution 961-12 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br />1. The general intent of the Zoning Code is create physical separation between <br />driveways for aesthetics and a sense of privacy for the property owners. <br /> <br />2. The variance is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan in that the applicant is <br />improving the property. <br /> <br />3. The applicant’s are requesting this variance only for safety reasons, which are not <br />often addressed by the zoning code. <br /> <br />4. The unique feature of this property is the high amount of vehicle and pedestrian <br />traffic on County Road H, and its close proximity to an elementary school. <br /> <br />5. The driveways have been combined with zero setbacks for many years, so there will <br />be no change to the existing character of the neighborhood. <br /> <br />6. The 5 foot variance is the minimum variance required to alleviate the applicant’s <br />practical difficulty since that is what the zoning code requires for driveway setbacks. <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 variance <br />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 Blaine and <br />Mary Fyksen, property owners of 5045 Eastwood Road, to allow a driveway to have a zero <br />setback, subject to the following: <br /> <br />1. The applicants must receive a zoning permit for the entire driveway area prior to its <br />replacement. <br /> <br />Adopted this 2nd day of May, 2012. <br /> <br />_________________________________ <br />Gary Stevenson, Chair <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />__________________________________ <br />James Ericson, City Administrator <br />(SEAL) <br />