HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 17-036 APPROVING A REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE AT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3216 CROFT DRCITY OF ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 17 -036
RESOLUTION APPROVING A REQUEST FOR A FOUR -AND- A_HALF (4.5)
FOOT VARIANCE FROM THE REQUIRED FRONT YARD SETBACK AND A
TWO (2) FOOT VARIANCE TO EXEMPT THE PORCH STEPS FROM FIVE -
FOOT ENCROACHMENT ALLOWANCE IN THE R -1 DISTRICT AT THE
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3216 CROFT DRIVE.
WHEREAS, the City of St. Anthony Village received a request from the
Applicants and Property Owners John and Katie Grindeland for a variance of four -and -a-
half (4.5) feet from the required front yard setback in the R -1 District at the property
located at 3216 Croft Drive on February 17, 2017, legally described as follows:
Lot 3, Block 2, Gabriel's Addition, Hennepin County, Minnesota
WHEREAS, the plans for their home addition also required a request for a two
(2) foot variance to allow a set of front porch steps to extend past the allowed
encroachment distance of five (5) feet; and
WHEREAS, the property located at 3216 Croft Drive is located within the City's
R -1 Single Family District; and
WHEREAS, per Section 152.039 of city code, the front yard must have a depth
equal to the greater of 30 feet or a distance equal to the average of the front yard depths
of the two adjacent lots; and
WHEREAS, the properties adjacent to the applicant's property each have front
yard setback dimension of 35 feet; and
WHEREAS, per Section 152.177 of city code, a front porch and steps may have
a maximum encroachment distance of five (5) feet; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant's proposal shows the front porch steps extending two
feet past this maximum encroachment distance; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant has requested a 4.5 -foot variance from front yard
setback dimension requirement to accommodate a proposed entryway addition; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant has also requested a 2 -foot variance to accommodate
their front porch steps extending past the otherwise permitted encroachment into the front
yard; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed and considered the request
based on the related documents shown in the Applicant's application in a public hearing
at their regular meeting on March 27, 2017 and recommended approval of the request;
and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council's hereby
approves the requested variance, subject to the following conditions:
1. The front yard setback dimension at 3216 Croft Drive shall not be less than 30.5
feet for the construction of the entryway, as shown in the application materials,
and 23.5 feet for the steps.
2. Issuance of a building permit for proposed addition that meets all the
requirements of the building code, all other provision of the zoning code not
subject to this variance, and all other applicable regulations.
Adopted this 11`h day of April, 2017.
ATTEST:
Miller, City
O. Faust, Mayor
Review for Administration: V-4
Mark Casey, City Mahager