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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1061-16RESOLUTION No. 1061-16 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE TO REDUCE THE FRONT YARD SETBACK FROM FORTY FEET TO THIRTEEN FEET — TWO INCHES, FOR A PARKING LOT, FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2466 BRONSON DR. (PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY); MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING CASE MU2016-003 WHEREAS, the property owner, the City of Mounds View, has requested approval of a Variance to reduce the front yard setback for a parking lot, from 40' to 13'-2". The property is located at 2466 Bronson Dr., Mounds View, MN, and legally described as: Lot 1, Block 1 of Mounds View City Hall Addition PID: 08-30-23-22-0042 WHEREAS, the above-described lands are zoned I-1, Industrial, and designated as Institutional in the Comprehensive Plan; and, WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View City Code, Section 1104.01, Subd 4(c)(3)(a) requires a minimum front yard setback of 40' for parking areas in the I-1 District; and, WHEREAS, the applicant has requested to reduce the front yard setback from 40' to 13'-2" for a parking lot to be located along Bronson Dr.; and, WHRE AS, the Mounds View Planning Commission has reviewed the following documents regarding this proposal: 1. Staff Report 2. Zoning Map 3. Aerial Map 4. Site Photos 5. Applicant's Narrative (plan drawings, dated Dec. 12, 2016, received Nov 7, 2016) WHEREAS, the Mounds View Planning Commission held a duly -noticed Public Hearing regarding this request on November 16, 2016; and, Resolution 1061-16 November 16, 2016 Page 2 WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View City Code, Section 1125.02, Subd 2 provides criteria for granting a Variance to provide relief to the landowner in those cases where the Code imposes practical difficulties to the property owner in the use of the property owner's land. A Variance may be granted only in the event that all of the following circumstances exist; and, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Mounds View Planning Commission finds that the criteria as identified in Section 1125.02, Subd 2 are satisfied and finds there to be sufficient practical difficulty with regards to the property located at 2466 Bronson Dr., and makes the following findings of fact to its decision: a. The Variance is in harmony with the general purposes and intent of this Title. Finding: The Variance is in harmony with the general purposes and intent of the City Code. b. The Variance is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan; Finding: The Variance is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan (2010); General Land Use Goal 4: Prevent development or redevelopment that does not have a sufficient level of supportive and service facilities (utilities, parking, access, etc.). Policy a. Ensure that the intensification of land use activity and development would have sufficient corresponding increase in related supportive and service facilities such as parks, off-street parking, loading, surface water management, etc. The requested Variance is specific to the proposed parking lot and undevelopable land to be reserved for proof of parking along Bronson Dr. An alternative to the requested Variance is to locate this parking lot on land currently occupied by City Hall Park. If park facilities were to be displaced, it would not be consistent with the goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan. The proposed Public Works Facility expansion, and its associated parking lot, is necessary to provide adequate public services to the community. C. The applicantproposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by this Title or the City Code. Resolution 1061-16 November 16, 2016 Page 3 Finding: The use of the front yard for a parking lot on this property is a reasonable use, not permitted by the City of Mounds View City Code, Section 1104.0 1, Subd 4(c)(3)(a), regarding minimum parking lot setbacks. d. Unique circumstances apply to the property, which do not apply to other properties in the same zone or vicinity and result from lot size or shape, topography or other circumstances over which the owner of the property since the enactment of this Title has had no control. The unique circumstances do not resultfrom the actions of the applicant. Finding: The unique circumstances include the civic uses of this property, including the Public Works Facility, City Hall, and City Hall Park. Because of the limited availability of land, the least impact to parkland is to locate the parking lot within the Public Works Facility's front yard along Bronson Dr., requiring the Variance to the front yard setback. C. The variance does not alter the essential character of the neighborhood. Finding: The existing character of the neighborhood includes the use of this property as a Public Works Facility, including an existing parking lot that is set back 20' from the front property line (Bronson Dr.). The proposed parking lot to be set back 13'-2" from the property line will include additional landscape buffering that will enhance the appearance of the facility from neighboring residential uses. The variance requested is the minimum variance which would alleviate the practical difficulties. Economic conditions alone do not constitute practical difficulties. Finding: The variance requested for a reduced parking lot setback is the minimum which would alleviate the practical difficulties of complying with the minimum number of parking stalls required by City Code. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, the Mounds View Planning Commission, based upon the above findings, approves the Variance request of the City of Mounds View (property owner) to reduce the front yard setback from 40' to 13'-2" along Bronson Dr, for property at 2466 Bronson Dr., subject to the following conditions: The applicant shall construct the parking lot in compliance with the Mounds View City Code, and consistent with plans dated December 12, 2016, received November 7, 2016. Resolution 1061-16 November 16, 2016 Page 4 Adopted this 16th day of November, 2016. ATTEST: (SEAL) a es Ericson, City Administrator MID 1101 Doc No A04662951 Certified, filed and/or recorded on Jun 16, 2017 9:22 AM Office of the County Recorder Ramsey County, Minnesota Susan R Roth, County Recorder Christopher A. Samuel, County Auditor and Treasurer Deputy 703 Pkg ID 1194631C Document Recording Fee Abstract $46.00 Document Total $46.00 This cover sheet is now a permanent part of the recorded document. STATE OF MINNESOTA) ss. COUNTY OF RAMSEY) I, the undersigned, being the duly qualified City Clerk/Administrator of the City of Mounds View, Minnesota, hereby certify that I have carefully compared the attached and foregoing document with the original thereof on file in our office, and the same is a full, true and complete copy thereof, insofar as the same relates to: Resolution 1061-16 Resolution Approving a Variance to Reduce the Front Yard Setback from Forty Feet to Thirteen Feet -Two Inches, for a Parking Lot, for Property Located at 2466 Bronson Dr. (Public Works Facility); Mounds View Planning Case MU2016-003. WITNESS MY HAND officially as such City Clerk/Administrator and the corporate seal of the City of Mounds View this 15th day of May, 2017. ALA.. ,-)--rAjyvt.cc, James Ericson, City Administrator • 19 °°IrO � ,( ,,0 �� 1