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RESOLUTION NO. 1028-15
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION APPROVING A THREE-FOOT SETBACK VARIANCE FOR A
DRIVEWAY AT 7930 SUNNYSIDE ROAD; PLANNING CASE VR2015-003
WHEREAS, property owner James Anderson, has applied for a three-foot (3')
setback variance to allow the driveway that leads around the house to the garage in the
backyard to have a reduced setback; and,
WHEREAS, the subject property, located at 7930 Sunnyside Road is zoned R-1,
Single Family Residential, and is legally described as follows:
South �/2 of Lot 102, Spring Lake Park Hill View, Ramsey County, Minnesota
P I N : 06-30-23-42-0042
WHEREAS, the Mounds View Planning Commission has reviewed the following
documents regarding this proposal:
1. Zoning Map
2. Aerial View
3.. Photographic Documentation
4. Staff Report
WHEREAS, Section 1104.01 Subd. 4c(1 a) of the Mounds View Zoning Code
indicates that driveways shall be set back at least five feet (5'); and,
WHEREAS, the applicant has applied for a variance to allow a driveway to have
a two (2) foot setback; 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, the Planning Commission held a duly-noticed public hearing
regarding this request on May 20, 2015; and,
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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.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Mounds View Planning Commission
finds that the criteria as identified in Section 1125.02, Subdivision 2 of the Mounds View
Municipal Code are satisfied and finds there to be sufficient practical difficulty with
regard to the property located at 7930 Sunnyside Road, and makes the following
findings of fact related to its decision:
1. The general intent of the Zoning Code regarding setbacks is to create physical
separation between driveways for aesthetics and a sense of privacy for the
property owners. The new driveway will be in the same location as it has been
for over 40 years.
2. The variance is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan in that the applicant is
improving the property.
3. The applicant is requesting this variance because the driveway will run past the
house that only has a setback of 13 feet, and in order to have a 11 foot wide
drive aisle past the house, the driveway setback will be 2 feet.
4. This property has had a detached garage with the existing driveway location for
40 years. The driveway location was approved when it was installed in 1972,
and the applicant wants to be able to maintain a useable driveway width since it
runs right next to the house.
5. There will be little change to the existing character of the neighborhood since the
driveway will be in the same location. The new driveway will be an improvement
to the neighborhood.
6. The 3-foot variance is the minimum variance required to alleviate the applicant's
practical difficulty since that is what the zoning code requires for driveway
setbacks.
7. The Planning Commission may impose conditions upon the premises as may be
necessary to comply with city standards and to minimize the effect of such
variance upon other properties in the neighborhood.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, the Mounds View Planning
Commission, based upon the above findings, approves the variance request of James
Anderson, owner of 7930 Sunnyside Road, to allow a driveway to have a two (2) foot
setback.
Adopted this 20t" day of May, 2015.
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Paul Schiltgen, Vice Chair 'i
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James Ericson, City Administrator
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