HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 2004-117CITY OF PLYMOUTH
RESOLUTION 2004-117
APPROVING A SHORELAND VARIANCE TO ALLOW 27 PERCENT IMPERVIOUS
SURFACE COVERAGE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A GARAGE ADDITION AND SITE
IMPROVEMENTS AT 12315 28'11 PLACE NORTH (2004008)
WHEREAS, an application has been filed by Paul and Grace Ellefson for a shoreland variance to
for a garage addition and site improvements for property legally described as follows:
Lot 3, Block 1, Carey Addition
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 Paul and
Grace Ellefson for a shoreland variance for a garage addition and site improvements at 12315 28t11
Place North, subject to the following conditions:
1. This resolution approves a shoreland variance to allow 27 percent impervious surface
coverage for a garage addition and site improvements, in accordance with the plans and
application received by the City on February 2, 2004 and February 23, 2004, except as
amended by this resolution.
2. The variance for impervious surface coverage is approved with the finding that the applicable
variance standards are met. Specifically:
(a) The conditions of the parcel are unique due to the existing drainage problems and
undersized lot. The area of the lot is 13,906 -square feet, which is 25 percent smaller than
the standard of 18,500 square feet in the RSF-1 zoning district. The variance is necessary
to make the property more livable for the occupants and to remedy the drainage problems.
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(b) The conditions relating to the hardship are not generally applicable to other properties in
the RSF-1 zoning district. The property is unique due the existing drainage problems.
(c) The request is not based exclusively upon a desire to increase value or income potential of
the property; but rather, the variance is necessary to make improvements to the home and
to improve the drainage deficiencies.
(d) The hardship is caused by the Zoning Ordinance and the physical conditions of the
property, such as poor drainage and size of the lot. The creation of the lot predates the
shoreland district requirements. The hardship has not been self-created as the applicant
purchased the home with the existing conditions.
(e) Granting the variance would not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to other
land or improvements in the neighborhood. The garage addition and site improvements
would not be out of character for the neighborhood. Furthermore, the addition would
improve existing problems on the site and would comply with all Zoning Ordinance
requirements.
(f) The variance would not impair an adequate supply of light and air to adjacent property, or
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) With the recommended changes to the proposal, including reducing the width of the
sidewalk and driveway, the proposal would be the minimum action necessary to improve
the livability of the home and improve the drainage problems on site.
3. Prior to issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall revise the plans and update the
impervious surface coverage calculations to include the following changes: 1) reduce the
sidewalk to 2 feet wide, and 2) reduce the driveway width at the curb to 17 feet.
4. Prior to issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall submit detailed building and grading
plans for the proposed improvements.
5. The addition shall comply with all standards specified for the RSF-1 (Residential Single
Family Detached 1) zoning district. No variances other than the impervious surface variance
are granted or implied.
6. The building materials of the addition shall match the exterior materials of the home.
7. The existing garage shall be converted to living area and shall not be used as garage space.
The proposal shall meet the requirements of Section 21120 of the Zoning Ordinance, which
prohibits garages exceed 1,000 square feet.
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8. The applicant shall install a raingarden on-site to reduce the impact of the additional
impervious surface from the proposal. The raingarden shall be planted after constriction of
the addition. The applicant is encouraged to apply for the City's native vegetation grant
program and to work with City staff in developing plans for the raingarden.
9. Any subsequent phases or expansions are subject to required reviews and approvals per
Ordinance provisions.
10. This 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 March 23, 2004.
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 March 23, 2004, 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