HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 2014-265CITY OF PLYMOUTH
RESOLUTION No. 2014-265
RESOLUTION APPROVING VARIANCE FOR IMPERVIOUS SURFACE COVERAGE TO ALLOW
CONSTRUCTION OF A HOME ADDITION BY SKYLINE DESIGN, INC. FOR PROPERTY LOCATED
AT 1041 ZANZIBAR LANE NORTH (2014069)
WHEREAS, Skyline Design, Inc. has requested approval of a shoreland variance to allow
construction of a home addition; and
WHEREAS, the subject property is legally described as Lot 11, Block 2, Cimarron Ponds 2nd
Addition, Hennepin County, Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed said request at a duly called public meeting.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA, that it should and hereby does approve the request by Skyline Design, Inc. for
a shoreland variance to allow construction of a home addition for property located at 1041 Zanzibar
Lane North, subject to the following:
1. The requested variance is hereby approved to allow 52 percent impervious surface coverage where
25 percent coverage is permitted, in accordance with the application received by the city on July
14, 2014, except as may be amended by this resolution.
2. The 15 -foot by 20 -foot addition shall be constructed with similar materials and colors as the
existing home.
3. The requested shoreland variance is approved, based on the finding that all applicable variance
standards would be met, as follows:
a) The variance permitting the home expansion is consistent with the residential uses listed for this
land use classification in the comprehensive plan.
b) The applicant has proposed to remove a seasonal patio and construct an all -season room. The
addition would be designed to blend into the design of the home with similar materials and
colors.
c) The plight of the landowner is unique as the platting of this lot predates the shoreland district
requirements and the shoreland regulations do not recognize the common open space areas of
this development and their impact on the intent of the impervious surface limitation.
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d) The applicant has established that there are practical difficulties in complying with the
ordinance. "Practical difficulties" means that:
1) The variance, if granted, would not alter the essential character of the locality; this
neighborhood is a fully developed neighborhood. More than 50 homes in the neighborhood
have made similar additions.
2) The request is not based exclusively upon a desire to increase value or income potential of
the property; but rather, the variance is requested to make improvements to the home to
make it more livable for the current occupant.
3) Granting the variance would not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to other
land or improvements in the neighborhood. The applicant is proposing to finish the room
addition with the same materials used on the exterior of the home and is designed similarly
with additions on other nearby homes. The addition would also comply with all other
zoning ordinance requirements.
e) The proposed addition would not impair an adequate supply of light and air to adjacent
properties, nor would it substantially increase congestion of public streets, increase the danger
of fire, endanger the public safety, or substantially diminish or impair property values within
the neighborhood.
f) The requested variance appears to be the minimum action required to eliminate the hardship
and to allow the homeowner to improve the livability of the home and to provide additional
space. To reduce the impact of the addition, the applicant would remove an existing concrete
patio from the lot which would limit the amount of added impervious surface.
4. A building permit is required prior to construction of the room addition.
5. Prior to final inspection, the applicant shall remove the concrete patio.
6. Any subsequent phases or expansions are subject to required reviews and approvals per Ordinance
provisions.
7. The variance 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.
ADOPTED on this 26th day of August, 2014.
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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
August 26, 2014, 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