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RESOLUTION NO. 6060
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE FOR A REDUCED FRONT-YARD
PARKING LOT SETBACK OF 2-FEET AT 2402 COUNTY ROAD I, REQUESTED BY
PROPERTY OWNER STEVE FARRELL; PLANNING CASE VR03-004
WHEREAS, property owner Stephen Farrell has applied for a variance from the
front yard parking lot setback requirements to allow for a parking lot expansion to within
two (2) feet of Greenfield Avenue right of way at 2402 County Road I; and,
WHEREAS, 2402 County Road I is zoned B-3, Highway Business Commercial,
and is legally described as follows:
Lot 30, Block 3, Greenfield Plat 2, Except the North 10 Feet thereof,'
County of Ramsey, State of Minnesota
WHEREAS, the Mounds View Planning Commission has reviewed the following
documents regarding this proposal:
1. Planning Application
2. Zoning Map
3. Location Map
4. Site Plan
5. Staff Report
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held by the Planning Commission on
Wednesday, July 2, 2003, regarding this variance request; and,
WHEREAS, the approved front yard parking lot setback for this lot is ten (10)
feet and the parking lot is actually eleven (11) feet from the Greenfield Avenue right of
way; and,
WHEREAS, Mr, Farrell would like to add two additional parking stalls to his lot to
alleviate parking difficulties and to limit the amount of on-street parking occurring on
Greenfield Avenue, however such an expansion would require a reduction in the
approved setback to two (2) feet; and,
WHEREAS, the purpose of the variance provision in the Zoning Code is to give
relief to property owners when the strict enforcement of the zoning code requirements
imposes a hardship thereby restricting the improvement of property due to practical
difficulties brought about by unique or extraordinary features of the physical property
that are beyond the property owner's control; and,
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WHEREAS, according to Section 1125.02, Subdivision 2 of the Mounds View
Municipal Code, the City is to review a standard set of criteria, of which all must be
satisfied, in order to grant a variance to the Zoning Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Mounds View City Council hereby
makes the following findings of fact related to this request:
1. Exceptional or extraordinary circumstances DO apply to this property in that the
development potential of the lot is restricted by its size, the County's taking of ten
feet of right of way alongside County Road I and the City's corner lot setback
requirements.
2. The literal interpretations of the Code deprive the property owner of rights enjoyed
by others in that the posting of No Parking signs has limited Mr. Farrell's ability to
utilize on-street parking to serve his business' needs.
3. While the applicant is wholly responsible for the volume of parking on his lot, Mr.
Farrell did not design the building or site plan and anticipated utilizing on-street
parking for overflow purposes.
4. Granting the variance would not confer on the applicant any special privilege in that
other commercially-zoned properties have been awarded reduced parking setbacks
in unique situations
5. Approving a variance from the approved 10-foot parking lot setback to a 2-foot
setback along Greenfield Avenue is the minimum variance to alleviate the hardship
in that two additional parking stalls could be added to the lot
6. The variance would NOT be materially detrimental to the purposes of the Zoning
Code or to any property in the Business Commercial zoning district in that the
variance would serve to minimize the amount of on-street business parking
associated with the businesses at 2402 County Road I.
7, The reduced setback would NOT impair a supply of light or increase congestion, nor
would it increase the danger of fire or endanger the public safety or diminish
property values.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, the Mounds View City Council,
based upon its review of the documentation and testimony presented at the meeting and
the identified findings of fact, does hereby overturn the decision of the Planning
Commission regarding the request for a variance to allow a two-foot front yard parking lot
setback along Greenfield Avenue. Approval shall be subject to submitting three copies of a
detailed site plan showing the proposed parking lot expansion at the time the building permit
is requested.
Adopted this 14th day of July, 2003.
. ATTEST:
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James Ericson, Interim City Administrator
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