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Resolution 1146-22 Page 2 of 3 Finding: The requested Variance is reasonable. The proposed 24’ garage height will have a 10:12 roof pitch, similar to the home’s 12:12 roof pitch. The garage’s 36’ width is reasonable for a 3-car garage. 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 this chapter has had no control. The unique circumstances do not result from the actions of the applicant; Finding: The home was built in 1941. In 2003, the applicant constructed a two- story addition, with a 12:12 roof pitch. Mounds View City Code §160.088(E)(3) requires that accessory buildings exceeding 952 sq ft, “shall be designed and maintained to provide a uniform appearance with the dwelling unit.” The proposed 1,008 sq ft garage will have a 10:12 roof pitch, similar to the home. In order to achieve a uniform appearance, a variance to exceed 18’ in garage height is necessary (24’ proposed). The unique circumstance is the home’s roof pitch, and the requirement of maintaining a uniform appearance. 5. The variance does not alter the essential character of the neighborhood; Finding: The proposed 24’ tall, 36’ wide garage, will not alter the essential character of the neighborhood. The proposed garage will be shorter than the neighboring two-story home. 6. The variance requested is the minimum variance which would alleviate the practical difficulties. Economic conditions alone do not constitute practical difficulties; and Finding: The variance requested is the minimum to alleviate the practical difficulties. 7. The Board of Adjustment and Appeals may impose such conditions upon the premises benefitted by a variance as may be necessary to comply with the standards established by this chapter or to reduce or minimize the effect of the 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. WHEREAS, a Public Hearing notice was published by the Shoreview Press on January 18, 2022, and mailed to property owners within 350’ of the subject property. The Planning Commission conducted a Public Hearing on February 2, 2022. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, in consideration of the application, the Staff Report, and public testimony, the Mounds View Planning and Zoning Commission, acting as the