HomeMy WebLinkAbout6651 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 1980/09/15RESOLUTION NO. 6651
A RESOLUTION GRANTING VARIANCE IN REAR YARD SETBACK AND
FLOOR AREA -RATIO FROM SECTIONS 14-125(5) AND 14-143 OF
THE ORDINANCE CODE'RELATING TO ZONING TO-PERMIT-A,REAR
YARD SETBACK OF 25 FEET INSTEAD OF THE REQUIRED FIFTY
FEET AND A FLOORAREA RATIO OF .757 INSTEAD OF THE PERMITTED
.30 IN THE R-2, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT, AT 8200
WEST 33RD STREET
BE IT RESOLVED BY the City Council of St.'Louis Park, Minnesota:
Findings
1. Talmud Torah Schools of Minneapolis has applied for a variance
from Sections 14-125(5) and 1-4-143 of the Ordinance Code relating to
zoningto permit a rear•,yard-setback .of 25 feet instead of the required
fifty feet and a floor -area ratio of .757 instead of -the permitted .30
for the construction of an addition to an existing school and academy
located in the R-2, Single' -Family Residence -District, at the following
location, to -wit:
Lot 2, Block 1, Aquila Park Addition
2. The Board of Zoning Appeals has -reviewed the application for a
variance (Case No. 80 -64 -VAR) -and has recommended to the City Council
that the application be granted.
3. The Council has considered the effect of the proposed variance
upon the health, safety and welfare of the community, existing and anti-
cipated traffic conditions, light and air, danger of fire, risk to the
public safety, the -effect on values_of property in the surrounding area
and the effect of the proposed variance upon the Comprehensive Plan.
4. Because -of the conditions on the subject property and on the
surrounding property, it is possible to use the subject property in such
a way that the proposed variance will' not impair an adequate supply of
light and air to adjacent property, unreasonably increase the congestion
in the public_streets, increase the danger of fire, endanger the public
safety,.unreasonably:diminish-or-impair health, safety, comfort, morals,
or in any other respect be contrary to the intent of the Zoning -Ordinance
and the Comprehensive Plan.
5. The special conditions applying to the structure or land in
question are peculiar to such property or immediately adjoining property
and do not apply generally to other land or structures in the district
in which such land is located.
6. The granting of the application is necessary for the preserva-
tion and enjoyment of a substantial property right of the applicant.
It will not merely serve as a convenience to the applicant but is
necessary to alleviate demonstrable hardship or difficulty.
Conclusion
The application for a variance for the parpose designated is granted based
upon the findings set forth above.
Adopted by the City Council September 15, 1980
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Mayor
Attest:
City Clerk
Reviewed for administration: Approved as to form and legality:
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C ty Manager • City At orney
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