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MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COl\'IMISSION
RESOLUTION NO. 478-96
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION APPROVING A REDUCTION IN THE REAR SETBACK
REQUIREMENT FROM 30 FEET TO 10 FEET FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE
SEASON PORCH AT 8480 PLEASANT VIEW DRIVE; PLANNING CASE NO. 457-96
WHEREAS, the Mounds View Planning Commission has reviewed the request of Ronald
L. Gardner to allow a 10 foot rear setback where 30 feet is required for the construction of a
three season porch at 8480 Pleasant View Drive; and,
WHEREAS, this property is in the R-l single family residential district and is located on a
cul-de-sac which causes the lot to be irregular in shape; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed the criteria used to evaluate variance
requests; and,
WHEREAS, the applicant presented a hardship statement to the Planning Commission
stating that the lot is irregular in shape which has caused the house to be constructed closer to the
rear lot line than is typical and which makes it difficult to add improvements to the rear of the
house; and that three season porches are a typical improvement in this neighborhood and allowing
for the porch to be built would not be granting a special privilege; and,
WHEREAS, the exceptional or extraordinary circumstances apply to this property in that
the lot is irregular in shape, and required that the house be built closer to the rear lot line than is
typical for this district; and,
WHEREAS, the literal interpretation of the provisions of this Title would deprive the
applicant of rights commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same district in that three season
porches are a typical improvement in this neighborhood and elsewhere in the R-1 single family
residential district; and
WHEREAS, special conditions or circumstances do not result from the actions of the
applicant in that the proposed location of the porch is necessitated by the location of the existing
house, the existing sliding glass door, and the floor plan for the dining room where the porch will
attach to the house; and,
WHEREAS, granting the variance requested will not confer on the applicant any special
privilege that is denied by this Title to owners or other lands, structures or buildings in the same
district in that three season porches are a typical improvement for single family residences; and,
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Planning Commission Resolution 478-96
October 2, 1996
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WHEREAS, the variance requested is the minimum variance which would alleviate the
hardship ill that the existing residence is located 22 feet from the rear property line, and the
applicant is requesting to replace an existing 12 foot wide deck with the three season porch,
which will also be 12 feet wide. This width is the minimum amount needed to allow the porch to
be functional.
WHEREAS, the variance would not be materially detrimental to the purpose of this Title
or to other property in the same zone in that the porch will be located in an area which is at least
60 feet from the nearest side property line, and is at the opposite end of the common property line
shared with the neighbor to the north, from the location of the northern neighbor's house. The
porch will be screened from the northern neighbor's property by trees.
WHEREAS, the proposed variance will not impair an adequate supply of light and air to
adjacent property or substantially increase the congestion of the public streets or increase the
danger of fire or endanger the public safety or substantially diminish or impair property values
within the neighborhood ill that there is adequate screening and distance between the porch and
adjacent residences.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mounds View Planning Commission
acting as the Board of Adjustment and Appeals approves the variance request of Ronald L.
Gardnerfor a reduction in the rear setback requirement from 30 feet to 10 feet for construction of
a three season porch at 8480 Pleasant View Drive.
Adopted this 2nd day of October, 1996.
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Jerry t~n, Chairman
ATTEST
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Pamela Sheldon,
Community Development Director