HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 8427 RESOLUTION NO. 8427
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION OVERTURNING THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DENIAL OF A
VARIANCE FOR A CURB CUT TO EXCEED 24-FEET WIDE AT 8382 KNOLLWOOD
DRIVE; PLANNING CASE VR2015-002
WHEREAS, the applicant, Robert Horbul, property owner of 8382 Knollwood
Drive, has applied for a variance to allow the curb cut on his property to be 34 feet wide;
and,
WHEREAS, 8382 Knollwood Drive is zoned R-1, Single Family Residential, and
is legally described as follows:
Lot 7, Block 2, Gustafson's Addition, Ramsey County, Minnesota
PIN: 06-30-23-21-0095
WHEREAS, the Mounds View City Council has reviewed the following
documents regarding this proposal:
1. Zoning Map &Aerial View
2. Narrative from Applicant
3. Photographic Documentation
4. Planning Commission Resolution 1027-15
5. Staff Report
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,
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a duly-noticed public hearing
regarding this request on May 20, 2015; and,
WHEREAS, on May 20, 2015, the Planning Commission approved Resolution 1027-15,
a resolution denying the variance request by Robert Horbul due to a lack of
demonstrated practical difficulty; and,
WHEREAS, on May 21, 2015, the applicant submitted a written appeal,
requesting that the City Council overturn the Planning Commission's denial; and,
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WHEREAS, according to Section 1125.02, Subdivision 2 of the Mounds View
Municipal Code, the City Council 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 finds that
all of the criteria as identified in Section 1125.02, Subdivision 2 of the Mounds View
Municipal Code are satisfied, and finds there to be sufficient practical difficulty with
regard to the property located at 8382 Knollwood Drive, and makes the following
findings of fact related to its decision:
1. The owner has an oversize garage where he keeps his trailers parked inside,
and wants to keep the wider curb cut to make it easier to back them into the
garage.
2. The Comprehensive Plan supports good traffic management for safer vehicle
movements on streets. Allowing the wider curb cut makes it easier and quicker
for the applicant to back his trailers into his driveway.
3. The applicant will continue to use the wider driveway in a reasonable manner.
4. The driveway was not installed by the applicant, and he only wants to maintain
the same width that has been in place for over 35 years for easier access to the
garage.
5. Approving the variance would allow the driveway to remain as it has for many
years and would not change the character of the neighborhood.
6. Allowing the 34 foot wide curb cut is the minimum variance possible to alleviate
the difficulty since that is how wide the driveway is currently.
7. There are no conditions recommended.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mounds View City Council,
based upon the above-cited findings of fact, does hereby overturn the decision of the
Mounds View Planning Commission as presented in Resolution 1027-15, and does
hereby approve the variance as requested to allow a 34-foot wide driveway curb cut,
subject to the following conditions:
1. The applicant must complete a Private Improvement Program application and
pay $1100.00 for the cost of the additional 10 feet of apron for a concrete
driveway by June 10, 2015.
Adopted this 8`h day of June, 2015.
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James Ericson, City Administrator
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