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C ITY OF P LYMOUTH
R ESOLUTION N O. 2019-092
R ESOLUTION A PPROVING V ARIANCE FOR J ULIE O LSEN
FOR P ROPERTY LOCATED AT 12045 54 TH A VENUE (2019 004)
WHEREAS, Julie Olsen has requested approval of a variance to allow expansion of a lawfully
nonconforming deck during its reconstruction for property located at 12045 54th Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the reconstructed deck would be set back 19 feet from the Bass Lake lagoon, where
21 feet is otherwise specified under the nonconforming structure regulations; and
WHEREAS, the subject property is legally described as Lot 5, Block 1, Larch Heights Lagoon 2nd
Addition, Hennepin County, Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed said request at a duly called public meeting.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH,
MINNESOTA, that it should and does approve the request by Julie Olsen for variance to allow expansion
of a lawfully nonconforming deck during its reconstruction for property located at 12045 54th Avenue,
subject to the following:
1. The requested variance is approved, in accordance with the plans received by the City on February
13, 2019, except as may be amended by this resolution.
2. The requested variance is approved, based on the finding that all applicable variance standards
have been met, specifically:
a) The requested variance and resulting construction would be in harmony with the general
purposes and intent of the ordinance, and would be consistent with the city’s comprehensive
plan.
b) The applicant has demonstrated that there are practical difficulties in complying with the
ordinance regulations, because:
1. The request is reasonable and applicant proposes to use the property in a reasonable
manner.
2. The request is due to circumstances not created by the landowner.
3. The variance would not alter the essential character of the lot or neighborhood.
c) The requested variance is not based solely upon economic considerations.
d) The requested variance and resulting construction would not be detrimental to the public
welfare, nor would it be injurious to other land or improvements in the neighborhood.
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e) The requested variance and resulting construction would not impair an adequate supply of light
and air to adjacent properties, nor would it increase traffic congestion or the danger of fire,
endanger the public safety, or substantially diminish property values within the neighborhood.
f) The variance requested is the minimum action required to address the practical difficulties.
3. A building permit is required prior to commencement of the deck reconstruction project.
4. The variance shall expire one year after the date of approval, unless the property owner or
applicant has commenced the authorized improvement or use, or unless the applicant, with the
consent of the property owner, has received prior approval from the city to extend the expiration
date for up to one additional year, as regulated under section 21030.06 of the zoning ordinance.
APPROVED by the City Council this 9th day of April, 2019.
STATE OF MINNESOTA)
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) SS.
The undersigned, being the duly qualified and appointed City Clerk of the City of Plymouth, Minnesota,
certifies that I compared the foregoing resolution adopted at a meeting of the Plymouth City Council on
April 9, 2019, with the original thereof on file in my office, and the same is a correct transcription thereof.
WITNESS my hand officially as such City Clerk and the Corporate seal of the City this ____________day
of ______________________, _____.
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City Clerk