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21 <br />CITY OF ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE <br />HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA <br />RESOLUTION NO. <br />RESOLUTION APPROVING A REQUEST FOR AN EIGHT FOOT VARIANCE <br />TO ACCOMMODATE A DECK IN THE REAR YARD AT THE PROPERTY <br />LOCATED AT 3204 TOWNVIEW AVNUE, LOCATED IN THE R -1 DISTRICT. <br />WHEREAS, the City of St. Anthony Village received a request from the <br />Applicants and Property Owners Viktor and Kate Adamscek for a variance of eight (8) <br />feet from the required rear yard setback in the R -1 District at the property located at 3204 <br />Croft Drive on May 24, 2017, legally described as follows: <br />Lot 33, Block 1, Bonnie View Heights, Hennepin County, Minnesota <br />WHEREAS, the property located at 3204 Townview Avenue is located within the <br />City's R -1 Single Family District; and <br />WHEREAS, per Section 152.039 of city code, the rear yard must have a depth <br />equal to the greater of 20% of the depth of the entire lot or 25 feet; and <br />WHEREAS, per Section 152.176 of city code, an accessory building is <br />considered part of the principal building if it is attached to it and must comply with the <br />setbacks and requirements of the principal building; and <br />WHEREAS, the Applicant's proposal shows the deck leaving only a 17 -foot rear <br />yard setback, which is eight feet short of the required setback dimension; and <br />WHEREAS, the Applicant's lot is uniquely short in depth compared to all <br />surrounding lots on this block; and <br />WHEREAS, but for the unique size and length of their lot the Applicants would <br />not require a variance to construct the proposed deck; and <br />WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed and considered the request <br />based on the related documents shown in the Applicant's application in a public hearing <br />at their regular meeting on June 26, 2017 and recommended approval of the request; <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council's hereby <br />approves the requested variance, subject to the following conditions: <br />1. The rear yard setback dimension at 3204 Townview Avenue shall be as shown in <br />the application materials. <br />2. Issuance of a building permit for proposed addition that meets all the <br />requirements of the building code, all other provision of the zoning code not <br />subject to this variance, and all other applicable regulations. <br />APPROVED in the regular session of the City Council on 2017. <br />