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Resolution 929-10 Page 2 1. The exceptional or extraordinary conditions relating to the variance request is that the house was constructed closer to the south property line, which causes limitations as to how the garage can be improved. 2. The literal interpretation of the Zoning Code would restrict the property owner’s ability to expand and improve upon the layout and functionality of the home. 3. The owner is requesting the variance due to the house placement, a factor over which the applicant had no control. 4. Granting a variance to allow for the two-foot side yard setback would allow the applicant to have a two-car garage in order to park his vehicles indoors, resulting in a better appearance for the neighborhood. 5. Granting the variance would not confer upon the property owners a special privilege denied to others in the same district due to the unique nature of the existing condition present on the site. 6. The two-foot setback is the minimum variance that would alleviate the applicant’s hardship. 7. The construction of the new garage would not be materially detrimental to the purpose of the Zoning Code or to other property in the R-1, Single-Family Residential zoning district. 8. A two-foot setback would not impair the supply of light or increase congestion, nor would it diminish property values, increase the danger of fire or endanger the public safety. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, the Mounds View Planning Commission, based upon the above findings, approves the variance request of Richard Wyatt, 7515 Knollwood Drive, to allow for a garage with a two-foot setback from the south property line. Adopted this 7th day of July, 2010. ______________________________________ Gary Stevenson, Chairperson ATTEST: _______________________________________ Kenneth Roberts, Community Development Director (SEAL)