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MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION NO. 547-98
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION APPROVING A REDUCTION IN THE FRONT SETBACK
REQUIREMENT FROM 54 FEET TO 37.4 FEET FOR CONSTRUCTION
OF A FOYERlENTRYWAY AT 2824 WOODALE DRIVE;
PLANNING CASE NO. 524-98
WHEREAS, the Mounds View Planning Commission has reviewed the request of Ron
and Jan Overton to allow a 37.4-foot front setback where 54 feet is required, for the construction
of a finished entryway/foyer at 2824 W oodale Drive; and,
WHEREAS, this property is zoned R-l, Single Family Residential District and is legally
described as:
Lot 93, KnollwoOll Park, Ramsey County, Minnesota
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed the following documents associated
with this request:
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Planning Application
Zoning Map
Site Plan
Letter from the Applicant
Letter from J oAnn Valley
Letter from David Rudnik
Encroachment Map
WHEREAS, the applicable front setback for this property is 54 feet, which is based upon
the house that is closest to the street on this particular block offour homes; and,
WHEREAS, Section 1104.01, Subdivision 3 of the City Code protects the uniformity and
continuity of homes set back further than the required minimum 30-foot front yard setback; and,
WHEREAS, the literal interpretation of the provisions of this Title would deprive the
applicant of rights enjoyed by other owners of homes in the same district that are set back further
than the required 30 feet, so long as there is a property within that same block that sits closer to
the street; 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 house additions are typical improvements for single family residences; and,
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Planning Commission Resolution 547-98
Overton Variance
May 20, 1998
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WHEREAS, the variance requested is the minimum variance which would alleviate the
hardship in that architectural considerations and practical difficulties preclude other arrangements
for the addition; and,
WHEREAS, the variance would not be materially detrimental to the purpose of this Title
or to other property in the same zone ill that the proposed front entryway/foyer would be an asset
to the subject property and positively enhance the neighborhood as a whole; 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 of fire or endanger the public safety or substantially diminish or impair property values
within the neighborhood in that the height of the addition would be limited to the height of the
home and would not be responsible for generating additional traffic or be a fire or safety hazard.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mounds View Planning Commission
acting as the Board of Adjustment and Appeals approves the variance request of Ron and Jan
Overton for a 16.6-foot reduction in the front yard setback to build a finished entryway/foyer,
subject to the following stipulation:
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Before any building permits will be issued for this expansion, the applicant shall
submit architectural renderings of the north, east and west building elevations to,
and be approved by, the director of community development to ensure a high
degree of aesthetic quality and neighborhood compatibility.
Adopted this 20th day of May, 1998
Jerry p~ crt:-
ATTEST
Rick Jopke, Co
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