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RESOLUTIC�N NO. '1027-15
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE aF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION DENYING A VARIANCE FOR A CURB CUT TO EXCEED 24-FEET
WIDE AT 8382 KNC7LLWOOD DRIVE; PLANNING CASE VR2015-002
WHEREAS, the applicant, Robert Horbul, praperty owner of 8382 Knaliwaod
Drive, has applied for a variance to allow the curb cut on his praperty to be 34 feet wide;
and,
WHEREAS, 8382 Knoliwood Drive is zoned R-1, Single Family Residential, and
is legally described as follows;
Lot 7, Block2, Gustafson's Addition, Ramsey Gounty, Minnesota
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WHEREAS, the Mounds View Planning Commission has reviewed the following
documents regarding this praposal:
1. Zoning Map
2. Aerial View
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3. Photographie Documentation
4. Staff Report
WHEREAS, �he purpose of the variance provision in the Zoning Code is to give
relief to property owners when the strict enfarcemen� of the zanirtg code requirer�ents
imposes a hardship thereby restricfing the improvemenf of properfy due fio practical
difficulties brought about by unique or extraordinary features of the physical property
that are beyond the property owner's control; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a duly-noticed public hearing
regarding this request on May 20, 2015; and,
WHEREAS, accarding 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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NQW, THEREF'ORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Mound$ View Planning Commission
finds that all of the criteria as identified in Section 1125.02, Subdivision 2 of the Mounds
View Municipal Code are not satisfied, and finds there not to be sufficient practical
difficulty with regard to the proper�y located at 83$2 Knollwood Drive, and makes the
following findings of fact related to its decision;
1. Section 1121.09 Subdivision 5b of the Zoning Code states thafi single-family lots
shall be limited ta one 24-faot wide curb cut per property. There are no issues
with this property thafi would cause fihe owr�er to need a�nrider curb cut. Limiting
the applicant to a 24 foot wide curb cut would not be depriving him of something
commanly enjoyed by other properties in the same district.
2. The Comprehensive P(an suppor�s good traffic management for safer vehicle
movements on streets. Limiting the width of access poinfis onto a sfreet is ane of
the ways fihat fhe City accomplishes this. Keeping curb cut widths cansisten�
helps with neighborhood aesthefiics.
3, Curb cuts for sing[e-family homes that exceed 24 feet are rare and not desired by
the City for safety and aesthetic reasons,
4. There are na uniqu� circumstances for �his praper�y. The applicat�f wants to
keep the wider curb cut for easier access to the garage.
5. The ather single-fami(y properties in the neighborhood with curb cuts that exceed
24 feet will also be corrected when the new aprans are installed, and granting the
variance would be materially detrimental to the purpose of the Zaning Gode or �a
other property in the R-1, Single-Family Residentia( zoning district.
6. Allowing the 34 foot wide curb cu� is the minimum variance possible to alleviate
what the applicant has stated is his difficulty in needing a curb cufi 10 feet wider
than whafi the Zoning Code a(lows,
7, There are no conditions recommended.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, the Mounds View Planning
Commission, based upon the above findings, denies the variance request af Rober�
Horbul, property owner of 8382 Knollwood Drive, to allow a 34 foot wide curb cut on his
property.
Adopted this 20t" day of May, 2015.
ATTEST:
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Paul Schiltgen, Vi�e Cha�r.�'� �
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Ja � es Ericson, City ministrator