HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Commission Resolution 704-02
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MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION NO. 704-02
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE FROM THE SETBACK REQlJIRMENT
FOR ACCESSORY STRUCTURES TO ALLOW A STORAGE SHED TO EXTEND
WITHIN FOUR (4) FEET OF THE SIDE PROPERTY LINE ON THE PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 5140 IRONDALE ROAD; PLANNING CASE VR02-006.
WHEREAS, The applicant, Jay Oleson, has applied for a variance from the setback
requirement for accessory structures to construct a storage shed on the property located at 5 140
lrondale Road; and,
WHEREAS, 5140 Irondale Road is zoned R-l, Single Family Residential, and is legally
described as follows:
Bona Addition
Lot 12, Block I
Ramsey County, Minnesota
WHEREAS, the Mounds View Planning Commission has reviewed the following
documents regarding this proposal:
1. Planning Application
2. Site Drawmg
3. Photographs of Site
4. 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
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thercby restricting the improvemcnt of property due to practical difficulties brought about by
unique or extraordinary features of the physical property that are bcyond the property owner's
control; and,
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held Wcdncsday, August 21, 2002, with regard to this
variance rcquest: and,
WHEREAS, according to Section 1 125.02, Subdivision 2 of the Mounds View
Municipal Code, thc Planning Commission is to review a standard set of criteria, of which all
must be satisfied, in ordcr to grant a variance to the Zoning Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Mounds View Planning Commission
hereby makes thc following findings of [act related to this request:
L Two (2) trees cxist near the proposed location o[ the storage shed that would prevent the
shcd from complying with thc setback requircment of five (5) feet.
') The litcral intcrprctation of the provisions of the Zoning Codc would deprive the
applicant ofrights commonly enjoyed by other property owncrs in the R-l, Single-Family
residential zoning district in that property improvcments are encouraged and that
variances to the requiremcnts are often justi fied when practical difficulties present a
hardship.
3. The applicant is not responsible for the conditions or circumstances that necessitate thc
approval of the variance.
4. Thc Planning Commission has in the past granted varianccs for sctback cncroachments
whcn hardship or practical difficulties prohibit compliance with thc City Code.
5. Granting the variance would not confer upon the property owner a special pJivilege
denied to others in thc same district due to the uniquc naturc of the cxisting conditions
present on the site.
6. Thc one (1) foot variance is thc minimum that would alleviatc the applicant's hardship.
7. Thc rcduced setback would not impair a supply of light or increase congestion, nor would
it incrcase the danger of fire or endanger thc public safcty or diminish property valucs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, thc Mounds Vicw Planning
Commission, bascd upon its review of the documentation, testimony presented at the public
hcming, and the identificd findings of fact, docs hereby approve the variance request [or a four
(4) foot setback to construct a storage shcd on the propcrty located at 5140 lrondale Road, as
dcpicted on thc attached site plan, contingent upon the following:
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1. The applicant shall an-angc to have rccorded with Ramsey County this rcsolution of
approval and provide proof of such recordation to the City within 60 days of thc date of
approval, or this variance shall bc rendered null and void.
Adopted this 2 I st day of August, 2002.
ATTEST:
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Jim Ericson, Community Development Director
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