HomeMy WebLinkAbout88-12 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 1988/02/01RESOLUTION NO. 88-12
A RESOLUTION GRANTING VARIANCE IN REAR YARD SETBACK FROM
SECTION 14-128(5) OF THE ORDINANCE CODE RELATING TO ZONING
TO PERMIT THE ADDITION OF A SCREENED PORCH MEASURING 18
FEET BY 18 FEET AND HAVING A REAR YARD SETBACK OF 31 FEET
INSTEAD OF THE REQUIRED 35 FEET IN THE R-1, SINGLE FAMILY
RESIDENCE DISTRICT, AT 8261 WESTWOOD HILLS CURVE
BE IT RESOLVED BY the City Council of St. Louis Park, Minnesota:
Findings
1. George and Patricia Foulkes have applied for a variance from Section 14-
128(5) of the Ordinance Code relating to zoning to permit the addition of a screened
porch measuring 18 feet by 18 feet and having a rear yard setback of 31 feet instead
of the required 35 feet for a single family house located in the R-1, Single Family
Residence District, at the following location, to -wit:
Lot 4, Block 1, Westwood Hills Grove (Abstract)
2. A Committee of the Board of Zoning Appeals has reviewed the application for
a variance (Case No. 87 -96 -VAR) and has recommended to the City Council that the
application be granted on a 3-0 vote.
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 arianee-upon -the Comprehensive
Plan.
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 to permit a screened porch measuring 18 feet by 18 feet
and having a rear yard setback of 31 feet instead of the required 35 feet is granted
based upon the findings set forth above.
Adopted by the City Council February 1, 1988
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Reviewed by administration:
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Approved as to form and execution:
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