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Home My WebLink About1036-15 . a''es MOUNDS VIEW 2401 Highway 10 • Mounds View, MN 55112-1499 Phone: 763.717.4000 • Fax: 763.717.4019 STATE OF MINNESOTA) ss. COUNTY OF RAMSEY) I, the undersigned, being the duly qualified City 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 NO. 1036-15, "RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW A FIVE FOOT SID YARD SETBACK FOR LIVING SPACE AND ALLOW AN ADDITIONA AND GARAGE TO MATCH THE EXISTING HOIUSE 19.8 FOOT FRONT SETBACK AT 2474 COUNTY ROAD H2; MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING CASE VR2015-008" WITNESS MY HAND officially as such City Administrator and the corporate seal of the City of Mounds View this 2nd day of June, 2016. SEAL) L'J�'ti l Lc(2-t, Cr)L/ James Ericson, City Administrator • www.ci.mounds-view.mn.us Equal Opportunity Employer 1-�f Doc No A04610682 Certified, filed and/or recorded on Jun 20, 2016 11:36 AM Office of the County Recorder Ramsey County, Minnesota Susan R Roth, County Recorder Christopher A. Samuel, County Auditor and Treasurer Deputy 308 Pkg ID 1133171M Document Recording Fee Abstract $46.00 Document Total $46.00 This cover sheet is now a permanent part of the recorded document. MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 1036-15 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW A FIVE-FOOT SIDE YARD SETBACK FOR LIVING SPACE AND ALLOW AN ADDITION AND GARAGE TO MATCH THE EXISTING HOUSE 19.8 FOOT FRONT SETBACK AT 2474 COUNTY ROAD H2; MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING CASE VR2015-008 WHEREAS, property owner, Jason French, has applied for a variance to allow a house addition to encroach five feet into the required 10 foot side yard setback at 2474 County Road H2; and, WHEREAS, 2474 County Road H2 is zoned R-1, Single Family Residential, and legally described as follows: Lot 8, Block 1, Clear View Addition, Except the Southerly 80 feet thereof. Ramsey County, Minnesota, PIN: 08-30-23-32-0108 WHEREAS, the Mounds View Planning Commission has reviewed the following documents regarding this proposal: 1. Proposed Site and Addition Plans 2. Zoning Map 3. Aerial Views 4. Photographic Documentation 5. Staff Report 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 October 7, 2015; 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 that must be satisfied in order to grant a variance to the Zoning Code. Resolution 1036-15 Page 2 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 2474 County Road H2, and makes the following findings of fact related to its decision: 1. The general intent of the Zoning Code regarding building setbacks is to give some sense of privacy and separation for the property owners and their neighbors. The proposed garage and living space addition would still maintain the required 5-foot garage setback. 2. The variance is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan in that the applicants are improving the property. 3. The applicants are requesting this variance because their limited yard width and non-conforming setbacks will not allow any living space additions. 4. The unique feature of this property is that it is a narrow corner lot with existing non-conforming setbacks on two sides. 5. The addition will change the look of the front of the property for the better. This addition will be a nice improvement to the property and for the neighborhood. 6. The 5-foot side yard living space variance is the minimum variance required to alleviate the applicant's practical difficulty since the Zoning Code requires a minimum 10 foot rear yard setback. The new garage and addition will be 3.2 feet closer to the front than the current garage in order to be in line with the house, and will expand on the existing non-conforming front setback. 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. • Resolution 1036-15 Page 3 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, the Mounds View Planning Commission, based upon the above findings, approves the variance request of Jason French, to allow a living space addition to have a 5-foot side yard setback, and allow the addition and new garage to have the same non-conforming front setback as the existing house at 2474 County Road H2 subject to the following: If within one year after granting the variance, the work as permitted by the variance has not been completed, then such variance shall be come null and void unless an extension of time has been requested by the applicant and granted by the Planning Commission. Such extension shall be requested by the applicant in writing, and submitted to the City at least 30 days before the expiration of the original variance. Adopted this 7th day of October, 2015. • Gary Stevenson, Chairperson ATTEST: ja•-LAA-c- James Ericson, City Administrator (SEAL)