Laserfiche WebLink
RESOLUTION 2007-35 <br />APPROVING A VARIANCE FROM THE ROAD FRONTAGE REQUIREMENTS <br />FOR JOSEPH AND MARCIA WOLKERSTORFER FOR PROPERTIES <br />LOCATED AT 16730 JEFFREY AVENUE NORTH <br />WHEREAS, an application has been filed by Joseph and Marcia Wolkerstorfer that <br />requests approval of a variance from the required road frontage requirments for properties <br />located 16730 Jeffrey Avenue North <br />WHEREAS, the requested variance is from the 300 feet of road frontage requirement. <br />(See Attached) <br />WHEREAS, the City Council has fully considered the request for the variance. <br />WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered this request at a public hearing and <br />recommend approval of the variances. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF <br />THE CITY OF HUGO, MINNESOTA, that it should and hereby does approve the <br />variance for Joseph and Marcia Wolkerstorfer, subject to the following conditions: <br />1. A variance from the 300 feet of road frontage requirement is approved in <br />accordance with the following findings: <br />a) The requested variance is permissible by law. <br />b) The 10 acre parcel is proposed to be land locked. There is a way that the property <br />owner could meet the required road frontage by shaping the lot differently, but the <br />location of the current house limits what the applicant could do to make the 10 <br />acre parcel meet the requirement. If the lot was proposed to have 300 feet of road <br />frontage the area of which it would have frontage would be a wetland complex. <br />The applicant does not want to disturb the wetlands by being required to construct <br />a driveway there to access the property. Therefore the applicant is requesting a <br />variance for the frontage requirement and is proposing to have a shared driveway <br />to access the property. Staff is comfortable with the way that the lots are proposed <br />and feels it makes a better situation than the current layout. <br />c) The spirit and intent of the ordinance is for lots to have 300 feet of road frontage <br />to allow access on to a main road. The property in question is proposed to be a <br />land locked parcel and is proposed to have a shared driveway that will lead to <br />Jeffrey Avenue to access the property. The parcel will have access to a main road <br />and will meet the spirit and intent of the ordinance. <br />