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HomeMy WebLinkAbout95-89 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 1995/07/05RESOLUTION NO. 96-89 RESOLUTION GIVING APPROVAL FOR FINAL PLAT OF LAMPLIGHTER PARK TOWNHOMES BE IT RESOLVED BY the City Council of St. Louis Park: Findings 1. Park Land Company, owner and subdivider of the land proposed to be platted as Lamplighter Park Townhomes has submitted an application for approval of final plat of said subdivision in the manner required for platting of land under the St. Louis Park Ordinance Code, and all proceedings have been duly had thereunder. 2. The proposed final plat has been found to be in all respects consistent with the City Plan and the regulations and requirements of the laws of the State of Minnesota and the ordinances of the City of St. Louis Park. 3. The proposed plat is situated upon the following described lands in Hennepin County, Minnesota, to -wit: EXHIBIT A - LEGAL DESCRIPTION Conclusion 1. The proposed final plat of Lamplighter Park Townhomes is hereby approved and accepted by the City as being in accord and conformity with all ordinances, City plans and regulations of the City of St. Louis Park and the laws of the State of Minnesota, subject to the following conditions: A. A permit shall be obtained from Minnehaha Creek Watershed District for flood plain modification. B. A Declaration of Covenants shall provide for ownership of Lot 6 and establish specific driveway easements over Lot 6, and the use of the driveway for emergency vehicles such as police, fire and ambulance services in a form approved by the City Attorney. C. A sidewalk be installed on the public right-of-way on the west side of Pennsylvania Avenue in conformance with the design standards of the Subdivision Ordinance and Americans with Disabilities Act by October 31, 1996, at owner/subdividers full cost and expense. provided, however, that this approval is made subject to the opinion of the City Attorney and Certification by the City Clerk as provided for in Sections 14-303(3)(d) and (e) of the St. Louis Park Ordinance Code. 2. A variance is granted to reduce the front yard depth from the required 30 feet to 10 feet based on the following findings: a. The variance is required to address the special circumstances or conditions affecting the subject property such that the strict Ate-. fr-26324/44, 4144wv. au,star" /es,. Q sat application of the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance would deprive a reasonable use of the applicant's land. It has been found that the southern half of the property is located within the regulatory floodplain. The northern portion of the property contains a steep slope with a resultant 14 -foot grade difference between the parcel and 14th Street West. Soils on the south 80 percent of the parcel are organic. b. The variance is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right. It has been found that without a variance the owner has lost the enjoyment of a substantial property right because the high costs associated with piling and soil correction have made construction of even a single house cost prohibitive. c. The granting of the variance will not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to other property in the territory in which said property is situated. It has been found that this condition has been met because the subject property is a corner lot, West 14th Street curves to the north at the location of this property so that the townhouse unit closest to the adjacent street will be 31 feet away and tl}e average distance between the proposed townhouse structures and the adjacent curb will be 45 feet, and that the adjacent house to the west is located 25 feet from the proposed structures. 3. The City Clerk is hereby directed to supply two certified copies of this Resolution to the above-named owner and subdivider, who is the applicant herein. 4. The Mayor and City Manager are hereby authorized to execute all contracts required herein, and the City Clerk is hereby directed to execute the certificate of approval on behalf of the City Council upon the said plat when all of the conditions set forth in Paragraph No. 1 above and Section 14-303(3)(e) of the St. Louis Park Ordinance Code have been fulfilled. 6. Such execution of the certificate upon said plat by the City Clerk, as required under Section 14-303(3)(e), shall be conclusive showing of proper compliance therewith by the subdivider and City officials charged with duties above described and shall entitle such plat to be placed on record forthwith without further formality. Adopted by t i e City Council July 5, 1995 ATTEST: ity Reviewed for administration: 4/ anager 96-18-fin:RES8 ayor Approved as to form and execution: Za. 2a .,... City Attorney EXHIBIT A - LEGAL DESCRIPTION Beginning on the Bast line of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter in Section 5, Township 117, Range 21, 850 feat South of the Northeast corner thereof; thence West along the South line of 14th Street as shown in the plat of Turf and Paddock, 209.8 feet to the Northeast corner of Lot 21, Turf and Paddock, Hennepin County, Minnesota; thence South along the Bast line of said Lot 21, to the Southeast corner thereof distant 210 feet; thence Bast parallel with the north line of said Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter to the Bast lino thereof; thence North along the Bast line thereof to the South line of 14th Street, being to the point of beginning. CASE NO 95-18-S Final Plat