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<br />Resolution 955-11 <br />Page 2 <br /> <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 tall garage does not appear to be an overwhelming size for the neighborhood or <br />the applicant’s property. <br /> <br />6. The 4’10” variance is the minimum variance required to alleviate the applicant’s <br />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 variance <br />upon other properties in the neighborhood. These conditions are as follows: <br /> <br />a. The applicant must receive approval from the Building Official for a new <br />building permit for the garage as it is actually built. <br /> <br />b. The applicant must pay the additional permit fees for the new building permit. <br /> <br />c. The applicant must complete the exterior of the garage by April 1, 2012. <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 <br />Downing, property owner of 8027 Woodlawn Drive, to allow one 22 foot 10 inch tall garage, <br />subject to the conditions stated above in Item 7. <br /> <br />Adopted this 7th day of December, 2011. <br /> <br />_________________________________ <br />Gary Stevenson, Chair <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />__________________________________ <br />James Ericson, City Administrator <br />(SEAL)