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C ITY OF P LYMOUTH
R ESOLUTION N O. 2021-158
R ESOLUTION A PPROVING A V ARIANCE TO THE S IDE Y ARD S ETBACK
TO A LLOW A H OME A DDITION FOR P ROPERTY
LOCATED AT 425 P INEVIEW L ANE N ORTH (2021011)
WHEREAS, Rochelle Dotzenrod and Jacob Christensen have requested approval of a side yard
setback variance for a home addition; and
WHEREAS, the subject property is legally described as: Tract A, Registered Land Survey No.
1391, 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 Rochelle Dotzenrod and Jacob Christensen,
for a side yard setback variance for a home addition for property located at 425 Pineview Lane North,
subject to the following findings and conditions:
1. The requested variance is hereby approved to allow a 14.9-foot by 30.7-foot two-level
addition along the south side of the existing home for a south side yard setback variance of
11.3 feet where 15 feet is required, and screen porch addition along the west side of the
home, in accordance with the application received by the city on March 25, 2021, and
additional information on April 8, 2021, except as may be amended by this resolution.
2. The requested side yard setback variance is approved, based on the finding that all
applicable variance standards would be met, as follows:
a) The variance permitting the addition is consistent with the residential uses listed for
this land use classification in the comprehensive plan.
b) The applicants have established that there are practical difficulties in complying with
the ordinance regulations, because:
1) The request is consistent with the residential uses listed for this land classification
in the comprehensive plan and the property would be used in a reasonable
manner;
2) The request is due to circumstances not created by the property owners as they
are not the original owners of the home. In addition, the home was not placed in
the middle of the lot, constructed at an angle and not parallel to Pineview Lane,
thus limiting the ability to expand off the southern side of the home; and
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3) The variance would not alter the essential character of the lot or neighborhood.
Several homes in the neighborhood have existing non-conforming setbacks to the
side property lines.
c) The purpose for the variation is not based exclusively on economic considerations; but
rather, is based upon a desire to improve the livability of the home.
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. A small percentage of the addition would encroach into the required
setback. The addition would maintain an 11.3-foot distance from the south side
property line and not negatively affect the drainage pattern.
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. The additions would match the architecture of the existing
home and increase the property value of this lot.
f) The variance request is the minimum action required to address the practical
difficulties. The design and placement of the home make it difficult for expansion off
the south side of the home and the addition would meet or exceed all other zoning
regulations.
3. A building permit is required prior to construction of the additions.
4. The drainage pattern of adjacent properties shall not be affected as a result of the
construction project.
5. Any subsequent phases or expansions are subject to required reviews and approvals per
ordinance provisions.
6. The variance shall expire one year after the date of approval, unless the property owners or
applicants has commenced the authorized improvement or use, or unless the applicants,
with the consent of the property owners, have 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.
ADOPTED by the City Council on this 25th day of May, 2021.
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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
May 25, 2021 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