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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Commission Resolution 518-97 . . . MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 518-97 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW FOR A SHED IN THE SIDE YARD OF 7730 EDGEWOOD DRIVE WITHIN THE SIX-FOOT SETBACK FROM THE RESIDENCE; PLANNING CASE NO. 493-97 WHEREAS, the Mounds View Planning Commission has reviewed the request of Annette Katzmarek, residing at 7730 Edgewood Drive; and, WHEREAS, this property is zoned R-l, Single Family Residential District and is legally described as: Lot 2, Block 4, Greenfield Ponds, Ramsey County, State of Minnesota WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed the following documents associated with this request: 1, Planning Application 2, Zoning Map 3. Site Plan 4. Letter from Applicant WHEREAS, the applicant requests the variance to locate a shed in the side yard against the applicant's house for safety and topographical considerations; and, WHEREAS, special conditions or circumstances do not result from the actions of the applicants in that the slope of the rear yard prohibits the location of an accessory building without regrading or minor excavation; and, WHEREAS, granting the variance requested will not confer on the applicants any special privilege that is denied by this Title to owners of other lands, structures or buildings in the same district in that the benefits of sheds and other accessory buildings are often desired by home owners and the placement of such buildings in side and rear yards is a typical improvement in single family districts; and, WHEREAS, the variance requested is the minimum variance which would alleviate the hardship in that approving the variance for less than the six feet would leave a difficult to maintain narrow strip of yard between the house and shed and would push the shed into the side yard setback; and, . . . Planning Commission Resolution 518-97 Katzrnarek Vanance July 16, 1997 Page 2 WHEREAS, the variance would not be materially detrimental to the purpose of this Title or to other properties in the same zone ill that accessory buildings are allowed as a use in side yards; and, 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 offire or endanger the public safety or substantially diminish or impair property values within the neighborhood ill that the distance of the shed from the adjoining property line will be maximized by locating the shed against the side of the house. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mounds View Planning Commission acting as the Board of Adjustment and Appeals approves the variance request of Annette Katzmarek, residing at 7730 Edgewood Drive, with the following conditions: 1. A notation will be added to the building permit application for the shed that states, "The applicant shall be responsible for ensuring that the shed meets all Fire Code standards for accessory buildings located closer than six feet to another structure, as deemed acceptable by the City's building inspector." 2. This variance shall become null and void if the work for which the variance was granted is not completed within one year from the date of approval. An extension may be requested in writing at least thirty (30) days before the expiration of the original variance. Adopted this 6th day of August, 1997 Jerry~ ATTEST '1. J . OJ. . , .I A_ tv'vf\lU\.AL- ..::JIV~ Pamela Sheldon, Community Development Director (SEAL) N:\DAT A\GROUPS\COMDEV\DEVCASES\493-97\SHED- V AR,RES