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32 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE RESOLUTION 04-045 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE REQUEST FOR PROPERTY ADDRESSED AS 3201 —32ND AVENUE NE WHEREAS, the property owner, John Lovelette, is requesting three variances: 1) Is a square footage variance, the property is only 8,750 square feet where our ordinance requires a lot size of 9,000; 2) The current ordinance requires a minimum lot width of 75 feet and this particular property is 50 feet in width; 3) The petitioner is also requesting a floor area ratio (FAR) variance. The floor area maximum is 30 percent of the lot or 2625 square feet in this case. The proposed FAR is 2724 square feet. The amount of this variance is 99 square feet. WHEREAS, following the public hearing held by the Planning Commission on May 18, 2004,the Planning Commission recommended Council approve said requests as the following requirements for these variances were met by this request: 1) The property cannot be put to reasonable use without this variance. The existing house is below standards of existing ordinance. The proposed home fits into the neighborhood and is not obtrusive; 2) Condition pre-dates the owner and the owner, which creates a hardship, does not create the size of the lot. The property cannot be put to use without the variance; 3) This is needed to allow the building of the home,because of the extra narrow lot it poses ordinary circumstances and only applicable to this property. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of St. Anthony hereby approves the 1) the square footage variance, 2)the minimum lot width variance, and 3)the floor area ratio, request submitted by John Lovelette for the property addressed as 3201-32nd Avenue NE, as recommended by the St. Anthony Planning Commission. Adopted this day of 52004. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk Review for Administration: City Manager