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Resolution 888-08 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Mounds View Planning Commission <br />hereby makes the following findings related to this request: <br /> <br /> 1. The exceptional or extraordinary conditions relating to the variance request is <br />that the property is a corner lot on a busy street with a sidewalk which is <br />elevated about two feet above the subject’s backyard. <br /> <br /> 2. The literal interpretation of the provisions of the Zoning Code would deprive <br />the applicants of rights enjoyed by other properties in the same zone <br />because the height limitations would preclude having a fence tall enough to <br />provide security, screening and buffering from Long Lake Road. <br /> <br />3. The applicant cannot control the configuration of the lot intends only to <br />provide some security and privacy for their backyard with the fence. <br /> <br />4. Granting the variance would not confer upon the property owners a special <br />privilege denied to others in the same district due to the unique nature of the <br />existing conditions present on the site. <br /> <br />5. The two-foot variance (six foot tall fence) is the minimum variance that would <br />alleviate the applicants’ hardship. <br /> <br /> 6. The replacement of the fence would not be materially detrimental to the <br />purpose of the Zoning Code or to other property in the R-1, Single-Family <br />Residential zoning district. <br /> <br />7. Allowing the six-foot tall fence in the front yard of 2551 Ridge Lane would not <br />impair the supply of light or increase congestion, nor would it increase the <br />danger of fire, endanger the public safety or diminish property values. <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Mounds View Planning <br />Commission, based upon the above findings, does hereby approve the variance request for <br />a six-foot tall fence in the front yard of 2551 Ridge Lane, contingent upon the following: <br /> <br />1. The applicants shall obtain a zoning permit for the fence. <br /> <br />Adopted this 18th day of June, 2008. <br /> <br /> <br />_____________________________________ <br />Gary Stevenson, Chairperson <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br />_____________________________________ <br />Kenneth Roberts, Community Development <br />Director <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />(SEAL)