HomeMy WebLinkAbout85-231 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 1985/12/16RESOLUTION NO. 35-231
A RESOLUTION GRANTING VARIANCE IN LOT WIDTH, LOT AREA AND
SIDE YARD SETBACK FROM SECTION 14-133(5) OF THE ORDINANCE
CODE RELATING TO ZONING TO PERMIT THE DIVISION OF A LOT
RESULTING IN A LOT WIDTH OF 50.66 FEET INSTEAD OF THE REQUIRED
60 FEET AND AN AREA OF 5,401 SQUARE FEET INSTEAD OF THE
REQUIRED 7,200 SQUARE FEET, AND FURTHER RESULTING IN AN
EXISTING HOUSE HAVING A SIDE YARD SETBACK OF 7 FEET INSTEAD
OF THE REQUIRED 9 FEET FOR PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE R-2,
SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT AT 1825 DAKOTA AVENUE
BE IT RESOLVED BY the City Council of St. Louis Park, Minnesota:
Findings
1. John K. Storm (Hale Kunerth) has applied for a variance from Section 14-
133(5) of the Ordinance Code relating to zoning to permit the division of a lot resulting
in a lot width of 50.66 feet instead of the required 60 feet and an area of 5,401 square
feet instead of ' the required 7,200 square feet, and further resulting in an existing
house having a side yard setback of 7 feet instead of the required 9 feet for a single
family dwelling located in the R-2, Single Family Residence District at the following
so location, to -wit:
Lots 19-20 and 21, Block 7 "Thorpe Bros. University Club Addition"
(Abstract)
2. The Board of Zoning Appeals has reviewed the application for a variance
(Case No. 85 -77 -VAR and has recommended to the City Council that the application
be denied.
3. The Council has considered the effect of the proposed variance upon the
health, safety and welfare of the community, existing and anticipated 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
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4. Because of 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 preservation 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 division of a lot resulting in a lot width of 50.66
feet instead of the required 60 feet and an area of 5,401 square feet instead of the
required 7,200 square feet, and further resulting in an existing house having a side yard
setback of 7 feet instead of the required 9 feet is granted based upon the findings set
forth above.
Adopted by the City Council December 16, 1985
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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Reviewed by administration: Approved as to form and legality: 14