HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 2006-388CITY OF PLYMOUTH
RESOLUTION 2006-388
APPROVING VARIANCES FOR FRONT YARD SETBACK AND IMPERVIOUS SURFACE
COVERAGE FOR THOMAS AND JO ANN BECKER FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT
10210 SOUTH SHORE DRIVE (2006086)
WHEREAS, an application has been filed by Thomas and Jo Ann Becker for a front yard setback
variance and impervious surface coverage variance to allow constriction of an attached garage
addition for property legally described as follows:
Tract A, Registered Land Survey No. 333, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed the request at a duly called public meeting
and recommends approval.
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 Thomas
and Jo Ann Becker for a front yard setback variance and impervious surface coverage variance to
allow constriction of an attached garage addition at 10210 South Shore Drive, subject to the
following conditions:
1. This resolution approves an 11 -foot front setback variance and a shoreland variance to allow
28 percent impervious surface coverage for a 20 -foot by 22 -foot attached garage addition, in
accordance with the plans and application received by the City on August 22, 2006, except as
amended by this resolution.
2. The variances for front setback and impervious surface coverage are approved with the
finding that the applicable variance standards are met. Specifically:
a) The lot width and placement of the home on the lot as well as the existing impervious
surface coverage would not allow any garage expansion without variances. The fact that
the street right-of-way is roughly six feet more than normal and the fact that the
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applicants are reducing the impervious surface coverage on the lot would mitigate the
two variances.
b) The circumstances related to this request are not generally applicable to other properties
in the RSF-2 district. The Registered Land Survey creating the subject property was
recorded prior to modern zoning and subdivision regulations. The originally established
lot configuration does not serve the needs of present day land use. The applicant must
request a front setback and impervious surface coverage variance to allow a two -car
garage addition.
c) The request is not based exclusively upon a desire to increase value or income potential
of the property; but rather, the variances are necessary to constrict a modest garage for
the convenience and improved livability of the property owners. The proposed garage
would not detract from the appearance of the home or surrounding properties. The
applicant is proposing to constrict the garage addition with materials and design
compatible with the exterior of the home.
d) The conditions relating to the hardship were not created by the applicants, but date back
to th creation of the lot in the 1950's. The applicant purchased the property in 2003.
e) The granting of the variance would not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious
to other land or improvements in the neighborhood. The garages on both sides have
similar setbacks to what is being proposed by the applicant. In addition, the applicant
would design the garage addition to be consistent with the character of the home.
f) The variance would not impair an adequate supply of light and air to adjacent property,
nor would it substantially increase the congestion of the public streets, or increase the
danger of fire, or endanger the public safety, or substantially diminish or impair property
values within the neighborhood.
g) Addition of a modest -sized two -car garage is reasonable, given Minnesota climate.
Therefore, the requested variances represent the minimum action necessary to alleviate
the hardship.
3. A building permit is required prior to construction of the 2arne addition.
4. Prior to issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall submit a certified survey with
the proposed garage addition and impervious surface area calculation for the property.
5. Prior to building permit final inspection, the applicant shall remove the 196 square foot
portion of the driveway on the southwest side of the proposed garage addition. The concrete
area shall be converted to a pervious surface.
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6. Adjacent paved streets shall be kept free of mud, sand, and silt as a result of constriction.
7. The addition shall comply with all standards specified for the RSF-2 (Residential Single
Family Detached 2) zoning district. No variances other than front setback and impervious
surface variance are granted or implied.
8. The building materials of the addition shall match the exterior materials of the home.
9. Any subsequent phases or expansions are subject to required reviews and approvals per
Ordinance provisions.
10. This variance approval shall expire one year after the date of approval, unless the property
owner or applicant has substantially started constriction of the project, or unless the
landowner or applicant has received prior approval from the City to extend the expiration date
for up to one additional year, as regulated under Section 2 103 0. 06 of the Zoning Ordinance.
Adopted by the City Council on October 10, 2006.
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 October 10, 2006, 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
City Clerk