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MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION NO. 576-99
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION APPROVING A V ARlANCE FROM CHAPTER 1104 OF THE ZONING
CODE PERTAINING TO SETBACKS, TO ALLOW AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
BETWEEN THE PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE AND STREET AT 7805 GLORIA CIRCLE;
PLANNING CASE NO. 551-99
WHEREAS, the Mounds View Planning Commission has reviewed the variance request of
Dorothee Dietrich, property owner of 7805 Gloria Circle; and,
WHEREAS, this property is zoned R-l, Single Family Residential, legally described as
follows:
Lot 4, Block 1, Lllkeside Court
Ci(v of Mounds View, Coun(v ofRalllsey
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed the following documents associated
with this request:
1. Plmming Application
2 Zoning Map
3 Site Plans
4. Letter from Applicant
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, acting as the Board of Adjustment and Appeals,
may grant variances to specific requirements within the Zoning Code under unique, exceptional or
extraordinary circumstances; and,
WHEREAS, exceptional or extraordinary circumstances do apply to the property which
do not apply generally to other properties in the same zone or vicinity and result from lot size or
shape, topography or other circumstances over which the owners of the property since the
effective date hereof have had no control, in thllt this property is one of only six lake-front
properties in the city and which property is subject to prohibitive development restrictions; and,
WHEREAS, special conditions or circumstances llo not result from the actions of the
applicant ill thllt the presence of SprIng Lake is an important aesthetic and environmental feature
which needs to be protected and preserved; and,
WHEREAS, granting the variance requested woultlnot confer on the applicant a special
privilege that is denied by this Title to owners or other lands, structures or buildings in the same
district in that the property itself is unique in its lake-front status and associated prohibitive
development restrictions; and,
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Planning Commission Resolution 576-99
Dietrich Variance
April 7, 1999
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WHEREAS, the variance requested is the minimum variance which would alleviate the
hardship, in that the variance requested is not based upon a specific distance but rather the
physical location of the accessory structure between the house and street which is the minimum
variance required to alleviate the hardship; and,
WHEREAS, the variance woultlnot be materially detrimental to the purpose of this Title
or to other propeliies in the same zone in that no surrounding properties will be impacted by this
allowance as the homes are oriented to take full advantage of the lake; and,
WHEREAS, the variance WOllltlllOt 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 construction of a garage would not impair the supply of light and air to
adjacent properties or possibly 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.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mounds View Planning Commission,
acting as the Board of Adjustment and Appeals, approves the variance requested by Ms. Dietrich
to allow for a garage to be located between the principal structure and street at 7805 Gloria
Circle.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the proposed garage shall
conform to all setback requirements as would be applied to a principal structure and conform to
the dimensional requirements for accessory structures in a single-family residential district.
Adopted this 7th day of April, 1999.
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Jerry PeterS n, pqanning Commission Chairman
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