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<br />CITY OF SAINT ANTHONY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />RESOLUTION 19-011 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT AND REASONS FOR DENIAL OF A LOT <br />SPLIT WITH VARIANCE REQUEST FOR LOT SIZE ON A CORNER LOT <br />BY WALTER SENTYRZ AT 3713 33RD AVENUE NE <br /> <br />FACTS <br /> <br />1. Walter Sentyrz is the owner of a parcel of land located at 3713 33rd Avenue NE, St. Antony Village, <br />Minnesota; and, <br /> <br />2. The subject property is legally described as follows; and, <br /> <br />THE EAST 138 FEET OF THE SOUTH 1/3 OF THE EAST 24 RODS OF THE SOUTH 80 RODS OF <br />THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 29 NORTH, RANGE 23, WEST OF THE 4TH <br />PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, EXCEPT THE NORTH 225 FEET THEREOF, HENNEPIN COUNTY, <br />MINNESOTA <br /> <br />3. Walter Sentyrz has applied to the City of St. Anthony Village for a lot split and variance to create two <br />lots with one being below the minimum lot size, as described in the application. <br /> <br />4. The proposal would vary from the minimum lot size requirements for the R-1 Single-Family District in <br />that one of the two lots would be 10,101 square feet instead of the 11,000 square foot minimum lot size <br />for a corner lot. <br /> <br />5. Following a public hearing on the application, the St. Anthony Village Planning Commission <br />recommended denial of the lot split and variance on December 17, 2018. <br /> <br />6. The City Council of the City of St. Anthony Village reviewed the requested lot split and variance at its <br />Meeting of January 8, 2019. The request is for a lot split and an 899 square foot variance to the <br />minimum lot size for a corner lot in the R-1 Single-Family District. <br /> <br />APPLICABLE LAW <br /> <br />7. Minnesota Statute Section 462.357, subd. 6 provides: <br />a. Variances shall only be permitted (a) when they are in harmony with the general purposes <br />and intent of the ordinance and (b) when the variances are consistent with the <br />comprehensive plan. <br />b. Variances may be granted when the applicant for the variance establishes that there are <br />practical difficulties in complying with the zoning ordinance. “Practical difficulties," as <br />used in connection with the granting of a variance, means that (a) the property owner <br />proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by the zoning ordinance; <br />(b) the plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to the property not created by <br />the landowner; and (c) the variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the <br />locality. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />27