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RESOLUTION 2003-338
APPROVING SITE PLAN AND VARIANCE FOR THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH TO
ALLOW CONSTRUCTION OF A PUMP HOUSE AT 4450 NATHAN LANE NORTH
(2003 067)
WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth has requested approval of a site plan and setback
variance to allow construction of pump house and related water well on property located
at 4450 Nathan Lane North; and,
WHEREAS, the property is legally described as follows:
Outlot A, Rockford Square, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed said 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
site plan and variance to allow construction of a pump house and related water well on
property located at 4450 Nathan Lane, subject to the following conditions:
1. This resolution approves the construction of a pump house and related water well, in
accordance with the application and plans received by the City on June 13, 2003,
except as may be amended by this resolution.
2. This resolution approves a setback variance of 34 feet to the west lot line, based upon
the following findings:
a. Due to the wetland (Storm Pond NB -P4), the site is left with a shallow lot depth
of roughly 95 feet for the construction of the pump house. The requested
variance would allow building placement that would provide a reasonable use of
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the land, while providing a manageable slope down to the wetland elevation.
Requiring the pump house and well to be setback 50 feet from the west lot line
would require importing fill and installing a much larger retaining wall in order to
provide a buildable area and match grade with the wetland elevation.
b. The specific conditions related to this parcel are somewhat unusual and not
applicable to most other properties in this area.
c. The request is not based upon a desire to increase the value or income potential
of the property but rather to allow construction of a pump house and well to
improve the municipal water supply.
d. The site conditions relating to the need for the variance were not created by the
landowner.
e. Granting the variance would not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious
to other land or improvements in the neighborhood. The pump house would be
constructed with brick and would be compatible with the character of the
surrounding development.
f. The granting of the variance would not impair an adequate supply of light or air
to adjacent properties, nor would it substantially increase congestion in the
public streets, increase the danger of fire, endanger the public safety, or
substantially diminish or impair property values within the neighborhood.
g. The requested variance is the minimum action required to eliminate the hardship.
3. The appropriate building permits must be obtained prior to construction of the
structure.
4. Prior to issuance of building permits, a lighting plan shall be submitted indicating
compliance with the City's lighting regulations.
5. This approval shall expire one year after the date of approval, unless the property
owner or applicant has commenced the use, 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 21030.06 of the Zoning Ordinance.
ADOPTED by the City Council on August 12, 2003.
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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 12, 2003 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