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RESOLUTION NO. 8427 <br /> CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br /> COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> RESOLUTION OVERTURNING THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DENIAL OF A <br /> VARIANCE FOR A CURB CUT TO EXCEED 24-FEET WIDE AT 8382 KNOLLWOOD <br /> DRIVE; PLANNING CASE VR2015-002 <br /> WHEREAS, the applicant, Robert Horbul, property owner of 8382 Knollwood <br /> Drive, has applied for a variance to allow the curb cut on his property to be 34 feet wide; <br /> and, <br /> WHEREAS, 8382 Knollwood Drive is zoned R-1, Single Family Residential, and <br /> is legally described as follows: <br /> Lot 7, Block 2, Gustafson's Addition, Ramsey County, Minnesota <br /> PIN: 06-30-23-21-0095 <br /> WHEREAS, the Mounds View City Council has reviewed the following <br /> documents regarding this proposal: <br /> 1. Zoning Map &Aerial View <br /> 2. Narrative from Applicant <br /> 3. Photographic Documentation <br /> 4. Planning Commission Resolution 1027-15 <br /> 5. Staff Report <br /> WHEREAS, the purpose of the variance provision in the Zoning Code is to give <br /> relief to property owners when the strict enforcement of the zoning code requirements <br /> imposes a hardship thereby restricting the improvement of property due to practical <br /> difficulties brought about by unique or extraordinary features of the physical property <br /> that are beyond the property owner's control; and, <br /> WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a duly-noticed public hearing <br /> regarding this request on May 20, 2015; and, <br /> WHEREAS, on May 20, 2015, the Planning Commission approved Resolution 1027-15, <br /> a resolution denying the variance request by Robert Horbul due to a lack of <br /> demonstrated practical difficulty; and, <br /> WHEREAS, on May 21, 2015, the applicant submitted a written appeal, <br /> requesting that the City Council overturn the Planning Commission's denial; and, <br />