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MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 1102-19 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OFRAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA A RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARINACE TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM COMBINED SQUARE FOOTAGE OF ACCESSORY BUILDINGS IN A REAR YARD, FROM 20% TO 26% (up to 800 sq ft) FOR A GARAGE AND BREEZEWAY; AND A VARIANCE TO REDUCE THE FRONT YARD SETBACK FROM 30' TO 22' FOR A GARAGE, FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2832 SHERWOOD ROAD WHEREAS, the applicant, Marsha Anderson, is requesting two Variances to construct a garage and breezeway (both are accessory buildings), on property located at 2832 Sherwood Road, legally described as: PID: 06-30-23-31-0020 SUBJ TO RDS AND EX E 379 1/10 FT THE N 1/2 OF LOT 64; AUDITOR'S SUBDIVISION NO. 89 WHEREAS, the property is zoned R-1 Single Family Residential, and guided Single - Family Detached in the Comprehensive Plan (2008); and, WHEREAS, the proposed garage measures 28' X 24' (672 sq ft), and proposed breezeway will measure up to 128 sq ft (800 sq ft, combined); and, WHEREAS, City Code, Section 1106.03, Subd 1(d) states; "The combined square footage of accessory buildings in a rear yard shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the rear yard." Per Ramsey County GIS mapping, the rear yard measures approximately 3,120 sq ft in area (20% = 624 sq ft). The proposed garage and breezeway = 26% in area of the rear yard, necessitating a Variance; and, WHEREAS, City Code, Section 1104.01, Subd 4(a)(1)(b) regarding Minimum Setbacks for Accessory Buildings, states; "side: five feet (5) except the minimum setback shall be thirty feet (30) from any lot line abutting a public street." The proposed garage will have an equal setback as the house, from Groveland Road. Per Ramsey County GIS mapping, the house is estimated to be set back 22' from the property line. A Variance is necessary to reduce the side yard building setback from 30' to 22'; and, WHEREAS, City Code, Section 1125.02, Subd 2 establishes the following criteria for granting a Variance (findings in italics): a. The variance is in harmony with the general purposes and intent of this Title.