CC RES 12-067 RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE TO EXCEED THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE AMOUNT OF IMPERVIOUS SURFACE FOR THE PROPERTY LLOCATED AT 3301 31ST AVENUE

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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. 12-067 RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE TO EXCEED THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE AMOUNT OF IMPERVIOUS SURFACE FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 330131ST AVENUE WHEREAS,the City of St. Anthony Village received a request from the Applicants Curt and Jane Wollan for a variance to exceed the allowable amount of impervious surface for the property located at 3301 31 st Avenue on May 4, 2012, legally described as follows: SOUTH '/20F THAT PART OF LOT 38 LYING SOUTH OF THE NORTH 30 FEET OF SAID LOT, BLOCK 1,"BONNIE-VIEW HEIGHTS, HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINN" WHEREAS, the Applicant has requested a variance to exceed the allowable amount of impervious surface in order to construct a walkway and patio in the front yard; and WHEREAS,the Planning Commission reviewed and considered the request based on the related documents shown in the Applicant's application and revised improvement plan at their regular meeting on June 19, 2012; and NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of St. Anthony Village approves the Applicant's variance request based on the following findings: 1. The requested variances are consistent with all the standards for granting a variance as described in Section 152.245 of the St. Anthony Village Zoning Code. More specifically, the City Council finds that the requested variance is justified for the following reasons: a. The property owner is proposing to use their property in a reasonable manner not permitted by the zoning code. Most homes in the neighborhood have an entrance that is connected from the driveway to the front door. b. There are circumstances unique to the property not created by the property owner. The home, garage and driveway were built in the 1940s according to the property owner. This would have been prior to lot coverage surface rules. As a result, the garage is located at the back of the property, resulting in an unusually long driveway. This driveway accounts for a significant portion of the existing impervious surface. These conditions were not created by any persons presently having an interest in the parcel of land.