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Resolution 1058-16 October 19, 2016 Page 2 WHEREAS, according to the Mounds View City Code, Section 1125.02, Subd 2, the Planning Commission is to review a standard set of criteria that must be satisfied in order to grant a variance to the Zoning Code; and, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Mounds View Planning Commission finds that the criteria as identified in Section 1125.02, Subd 2 of the Mounds View City Code are satisfied, and finds there to be sufficient practical difficulty with regard to the property located at 7715 Eastwood Rd, and makes the following findings of fact related to its decision: 1. The variance is in harmony with the general purposes and intent of the City Code. 2. The variance is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan: Goal 2: Maintain and upgrade the existing housing stock of the City Policies: b. Use housing projects to promote economic development and tax base expansion. Goal 4: Encourage residential infill and redevelopment that supports the City's housing goals and maintains residential character. 3. The applicants propose to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by the City Code. 4. Unique circumstances apply to the property which do not apply to other properties in the same zone or vicinity and result from lot size or shape, topography or other circumstances over which the owner of the property since the enactment of the Mounds View City Code has had no control. The unique circumstances are that the attached garage was constructed in 1975 by a previous owner (Permit # 75- 266), and located 4'-6" from the side yard property line. 5. The variance does not alter the essential character of the neighborhood. 6. The variance requested is the minimum variance which would alleviate the practical difficulties. Economic conditions alone do not constitute practical difficulties. 7. The Planning Commission may impose such conditions upon the premises benefited by a variance as may be necessary to comply with the standards established by the City Code or to reduce or minimize the effect of such variance upon other properties in the neighborhood and to better carry out the intent of the variance. The condition must be directly related to and must bear a rough proportionality to the impact created by the variance. Such conditions shall include: