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MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION NO. 727-03
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE FOR A ONE-FOOT SETBACK FOR A
GARAGE AT 7375 PLEASANT VIEW DRIVE; VR03-003
WHEREAS, The applicants Jens and Blair Loder applied for a variance from the
sideyard setback requirement to allow for a garage constructed one foot from the
property line at 7375 Pleasant View Drive; and,
WHEREAS, 7375 Pleasant View Drive is zoned R-1 Single Family Residential,
and is legally described as follows:
North ~ of Lot 69, Spring Lake Park Knolls Addition
County of Ramsey, State of Minnesota
WHEREAS, the Mounds View Planning Commission has reviewed the following
documents regarding this proposal:
1. Planning Application
2. Zoning Map
3. Location Map
4. Site Plan
5. Letter from Applicant
6. Photographic Documentation
7. Staff Report
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on Wednesday, May 21,2003, with
regard to this variance request; and,
WHEREAS, the Mounds View Zoning Code requires that garages and accessory
buildings be setback five feet or more from side and rear lot lines; and,
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 thereby restricting the improvement of property due to practical
difficulties brought about by unique or extraordinary features of the physical property
that are beyond the property owner's control; and,
WHEREAS, according to Section 1125.02, Subdivision 2 of the Mounds View
Municipal Code, the Planning Commission is to review a standard set of criteria, of
which all must be satisfied, in order to grant a variance to the Zoning Code.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Mounds View Planning
Commission hereby makes the following findings of fact related to this request:
1. Exceptional or extraordinary circumstances DO apply to this property in that the lot
is only 66 feet wide, the existing garage is at the same requested setback, and
mature trees in the backyard limit options for siting of a new garage.
2. The configuration of the lot and the location of the house create circumstances
whereby literal interpretations WOULD deprive the applicants of rights in that the
setback requirements are based on a minimum 75-foot wide lot.
3. The applicants did NOT cause the special condition or circumstance.
4. Granting a variance to allow the garage to be reconstructed one-foot off the property
line would NOT confer on to the applicants any special privilege.
5. The one-foot setback variance IS the minimum setback required to alleviate the
hardship.
6. The variance would NOT be materially detrimental to the purposes of the Zoning
Code or to any property in the Single-Family residential zoning district.
7. The reduced setback would NOT impair a supply of light or increase congestion, nor
would it increase the danger of fire or endanger the public safety or diminish
property values.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Mounds View Planning
Commission, based upon its review of the documentation, testimony presented at the
public hearing, and the identified findings of fact, does hereby approve the request for a
variance to allow for a one-foot garage setback at 7375 Pleasant View Drive, contingent
upon the following:
1. The applicant shall arrange to have the property surveyed to determine without
question the location of the lot line and the setback of the garage prior to
issuance of the building permit.
Adopted this 21 st day of May, 2003.
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Gary Steveryron, Chairperson
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James Ericson
Interim City Administrator
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