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C ITY OF P LYMOUTH
R ESOLUTION N O. 2024-042
R ESOLUTION A PPROVING V ARIANCES FOR CUBE, I NC.
FOR P ROPERTY L OCATED AT 2515 M AGNOLIA L ANE N ORTH (2023080)
WHEREAS, CUBE, Inc. has requested approval of variances to lot area and lot width to allow
construction of a new home on a vacant lot in the RSF-1 zoning district; and
WHEREAS, the variances would allow construction of a new home and related site
improvements on a non-conforming lot that contains 10,385 square feet where 18,500 square feet is
the minimum area required and contains 66 feet in width where 110 feet is the minimum lot width
required in the RSF-1 zoning district; and
WHEREAS, the subject property is legally described as That Part of Lot 3, Block 3, Elmhurst
Gardens, Lying South of the North 1 Foot, Front and Rear, 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 hereby does approve the request by CUBE, Inc. for lot area and lot
width, for 2515 Magnolia Lane North, subject to the following findings and conditions:
1. The requested variances are hereby approved, in accordance with the application and plans
received by the city on November 9, 2023, and additional information on December 5, 2023, except
as may be amended by this resolution.
2. The requested variances are approved, based on the finding that all applicable variance standards
have been met. Specifically,
a. The requested variances for a new single-family home are consistent with the residential uses
listed for this land use classification in the 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 the property would be used in a reasonable manner and
would result in a new single-family home in the RSF-1 zoning district;
2. the request is due to circumstances not created by the landowners as the lot created in
1914 does not meet the minimum area and width requirements for the RSF-1 zoning
district; and
3. the variances would not alter the essential character of the lot or neighborhood as the lot
is in character with the surrounding lots within the subdivision and contained a single-
family home from the years 1948 to 2015.
c. The requested variances are not based upon economic considerations, but rather, are based
upon the unique characteristics of the property and the request to add a home on the
previously platted lot.
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d. The requested variances and resulting construction would not be detrimental to the public
welfare, nor would it be injurious to other land or improvements in the neighborhood. The
applicant is requesting the variances to be able to build a single-family home on a previously
platted lot that fits the character of the neighborhood.
e. The requested variances 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 requests are consistent with the uses in this zoning district and the
proposed home would increase the value of this lot.
f. The variances requested are the minimum action required to address the practical difficulties
and that the proposed home would meet all other zoning regulations.
3. A building permit is required prior to commencement of the project.
4. Prior to issuance of the building permit, the applicant shall submit a revised certified survey that
identifies 1) the location of either at least two existing preserved and protected trees or two new,
to be planted, front yard trees, or a combination thereof, pursuant to zoning ordinance
requirements and 2) drainage arrows directing stormwater toward Magnolia Lane away from the
adjacent properties.
5. In conjunction with issuance of the required building permit, the applicant shall identify and mark
the lot line corners.
6. The variances 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 23rd day of January, 2024.
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
January 23, 2024, 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