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Home My WebLink About10-06-2004 MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION October 6, 2004 -- 7:00 P.M. REGULAR MEETING AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approve Minutes: September 1, 2004 4. Citizens Requests and Comments Relating to Planning and Zoning Issues Not Already Present on the Agenda CITIZENS: BEFORE SPEAKING, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM, AND GIVE YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE MINUTES 5. Planning Case AV2004-002 Consideration of Resolution 772-04 Granting Final Approval for an Administrative Variance for a Twenty-five Foot Rear Setback at 7717 Long Lake Road Applicant: The Phoenix Residence 6. Planning Case CU2004-005 Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit Request for “The Station” at 2280 County Road I Applicant: Leon Theis 7. Review Parking Situation at Mounds View Gables (National Handicapped Housing Institute) APPLICANTS: YOUR ATTENDANCE AT THIS MEETING IS REQUESTED. PLEASE NOTIFY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AT 763-717-4020 IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND. 8. Next Planning Commission Meeting: October 20, 2004 9. Adjourn to Agenda Session AGENDA SESSION 1. Review Minutes: September 15, 2004 2. Staff Reports 3. Chairperson and Planning Commissioners’ Reports Item No: 5 Meeting Date: October 6, 2004 Type of Business: Commission Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mounds View Planning Commission From: Kristin Prososki, Planning Associate Item Title/Subject: Final Approval of an Administrative Variance for a Reduced Rear Yard Setback at 7717 Long Lake Road; Planning Case AV2004-002 Introduction: The applicant, The Phoenix Residence, is proposing to construct a single-family home that would serve six adults with developmental and physical disabilities. The home would be located at 7717 Long Lake Road. Mounds View Zoning Code requires a thirty (30) foot rear setback. The requested variance is for a twenty-five (25) foot rear setback. This property was granted a front setback variance by the Planning Commission on April 21, 2004. Discussion: Staff reviewed this request and determined that it qualified for an administrative variance, as it is within 25% of setback requirements. Staff reviewed the proposed site plan and spoke with the applicant about the hardship claim. The hardship for the rear setback request is that the lot is of substandard size and that the buildable area of the lot is very limited. The lot is located on the corner of County Road I and Long Lake Road and has only ninety-four feet of frontage on County Road I. The Mounds View Zoning Code requires that corner lots have a minimum of one hundred feet of frontage on both street fronts. Due to the fact that it is a corner lot, the property is required to have two front setbacks, which in this case are thirty feet from County Road I and thirty-two feet from Long Lake Road. In addition, the home must maintain a ten-foot side yard setback (from the east property line) and a thirty-foot rear setback (from the north property line). The applicant is requesting a twenty-five foot rear (north) setback in order to fit the one level, handicapped accessible home that they are proposing to construct on the lot. There is a twenty-five foot drainage and utility easement on the north side of the property, which the proposed home would not encroach into. Staff feels that there is sufficient hardship to warrant a variance. Staff also considered any negative affects that the proposed setback might have on the surrounding area and found that the house would not negatively impact the neighborhood. The Community Development Director granted preliminary approval. The adjacent neighbors have been notified of the variance request. One of the adjacent neighbors spoke with Staff about this request. The neighbor simply wanted to see a copy of the proposed site plan and did not oppose the administrative variance. Recommendation: The Commission can take one of the following actions related to the request: 1. Approve the administrative variance as requested. Resolution 772-04 is attached for the Commission’s approval if that is the chosen course of action. 2. Deny the requested variance. If the Commission chooses this option, the applicant will have the right to apply for a formal variance. 3. Table the request. If additional information is needed before a decision can be rendered or if more discussion is needed, the Commission can simply move to table the request until such information has been provided. Because of 60-day requirements, the Commission would need to act upon the request as soon as reasonably possible to avoid an inadvertent approval. Respectfully submitted, Kristin Prososki Planning Associate Attachments: 1. Site Plan 2. Resolution 772-04 Site Plan MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 772-04 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION APPROVING AN ADMINISTRATIVE VARIANCE TO ALLOW FOR A TWENTY-FIVE FOOT REAR YARD SETBACK FOR A NEW HOUSE AT 7717 LONG LAKE ROAD; MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING CASE AV2004-002 WHEREAS, the applicant, The Phoenix Residence, has applied for a variance to allow for a twenty-five foot rear yard setback for a proposed new house located at 7717 Long Lake Road; and, WHEREAS, 7717 Long Lake Road is zoned R-1, Single Family Residential, and is legally described as follows: Lot 3, Block 1, Gustafsons Fifth Addition Ramsey County, Minnesota WHEREAS, the Community Development Director has reviewed the following documents regarding this proposal: 1. Planning Application 2. Site Plan 3. Proposed Elevations WHEREAS, the purpose of the administrative 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 6 of the Mounds View Municipal Code, the Community Development Director is to review a standard set of criteria, of which all must be satisfied, in order to grant an administrative variance to the Zoning Code; and, WHEREAS, the property owners adjacent to the subject property were notified of the variance request and were allowed ten days to respond. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Mounds View Planning Commission, based upon its review of the identified hardship, does hereby grant final approval of the variance request for a twenty-five (25) foot rear yard setback for a proposed new house constructed at 7717 Long Lake Road, contingent upon the following: 1. The construction of the proposed house shall commence within one year of the adoption of this resolution or the variance approval shall become null and void. Adopted this 6th day of October, 2004. __________________________________________ Gary Stevenson, Chairperson ATTEST: __________________________________________ Jim Ericson, Community Development Director (SEAL) Item No: 7 Meeting Date: October 6, 2004 Type of Business: Commission Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mounds View Planning Commission From: Kristin Prososki, Planning Associate Item Title/Subject: Review Parking Situation at Mounds View Gables (National Handicapped Housing Institute) Introduction: In 2002, the Planning Commission reviewed a development proposal requested by National Handicapped Housing Institute for Mounds View Gables. At the time of the review, the applicant requested that the number of required parking spaces be reduced due to the fact that many of the residents are not vehicle owners. At that time, the Planning Commission approved the reduction of parking requirements, but noted that the parking situation would be reviewed a year after the housing facility was constructed. The project was completed in 2003 and it is now an appropriate time to review the current parking situation. Discussion: Staff inspected the lot numerous times over the past few months and has never observed the lot more than 50% full. Staff feels that the housing facility has adequate parking for the use. Staff has not received any complaints or negative feedback regarding the parking situation at Mounds View Gables. The Management of Mounds View Gables was invited to attend the Planning Commission meeting, so that they would have the opportunity to comment on the current parking situation. Respectfully submitted, Kristin Prososki Planning Associate