1151-22 Variance 5048 Greenwood Dr

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MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 1151-22 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE TO EXCEED THE MAXIMUM ACCESSORY BUILDING HEIGHT, FROM 18-FEET TO 19-FEET, FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5048 GREENWOOD DRIVE (Planning Case VR2022-002) WHEREAS, the applicant, John Ellis, has applied for a Variance to increase the maximum Accessory Building height, from 18' to 18'-6", on property located at 5048 Greenwood Drive, legally described as: P I D: 07-30-23-44-0117 That part of the South '/2 of the South '/2 of the Southeast'/4 of Section 7, Township 30 North, Range 23 West, Ramsey County, Minnesota, described as follows: Beginning at the Southeast corner of said Section 7; thence North 10 rods; thence West 16 rods; thence South 10 rods; thence East 16 rods to point of beginning, except the east 152.24 feet thereof, according to the United States Government Survey thereof and situated in Ramsey County, Minnesota. WHEREAS, The Mounds View City Code §160.087(A)(2) states that Accessory Buildings shall not exceed 18' in height, or that of the principal structure, whichever is less; and, WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed Public Hearing on September 7, 2022. A Public Hearing notice was published in the Shoreview Press on August 16, 2022, and mailed to property owners within 350' of the subject property; and, WHEREAS, a variance to the provisions of Chapter 160 (Zoning) may be issued by the Board of Adjustment and Appeals, or in the case of an administrative variance, by the Director of Community Development as explained in §160.470 of this chapter, to provide relief to the landowner in those cases where the code imposes practical difficulties to the property owner in the use of property owner's land. Practical difficulties include, but are not limited to, inadequate access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems. No variances shall be granted that would allow any use that is not allowed in the zoning district in which the subject property is located; and, WHEREAS, A variance may be granted only in the event that all of the following circumstances exist (Findings in italics); The variance is in harmony with the general purposes and intent of this chapter;