HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 1996-340CITY OF PLYMOUTH
RESOLUTION 96-340
DENYING VARIANCE FOR JEROME AND BETTY BEGIN FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT
3900 VINEWOOD LANE NORTH (COTTONWOOD PLAZA SHOPPING CENTER) (96033)
WHEREAS, Jerome and Betty Begin have requested approval to increase the surface area of a
freestanding business sign from 93 square feet to 200 square feet; and,
WHEREAS, the subject property is legally described as Lot 2, Block 2, Cottonwood Plaza; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed said request at a duly called public hearing and
recommends denial.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA, that it should and hereby does deny the request by Jerome and Betty
Begin for a Variance, based on the finding that the Variance standards have not been met, based on
the following findings:
1. No particular hardship related to ►te physical surroundings, shape, or topographical conditions
of this particular parcel have been demonstrated to create a particular hardship as distinguished
from a mere inconvenience if the strict letter of the regulations were to be carried out.
2. The conditions upon which this petition for variation are based are not unique to this parcel of
land.
3. The Variance petition is exclusively based on a desire to increase the income potential of the
parcel.
4. This would establish an undesirable precedent for other conventional platted shopping center
sites within the City.
Denied by the City Council on June 19, 1996.
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