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RESOLUTION 2003-500
REVISING AND REPLACING RESOLUTION 2003-339 APPROVING SITE
PLAN AND VARIANCES FOR THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH TO ALLOW
CONSTRUCTION OF WELL HOUSE #14, 4300 LANCASTER LANE NORTH
(2003068)
WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth has requested approval of a site plan and setback
variances to allow construction of pump house and related water well on property located
at 4300 Lancaster Lane North; and,
WHEREAS, the property is legally described as follows:
That part of Lot 3, Block 1, Plymouth Plaza 4th Addition, according to the recorded plat
thereof, Hennepin County, Minnesota, lying Westerly of Hennepin County State Aid
Highway No. 18, Plat 32 according to the recorded plat thereof and Northerly of the
following described line: Commencing at the most Southwesterly corner of said Lot 3,
Block 1, Plymouth Plaza 4th Addition; thence Northwesterly along the right-of-way line of
Lancaster Lane, according to the recorded plat thereof, to the most Westerly corner of
said Lot 3, Block 1; thence Northeasterly along a Northwesterly line of said Lot 3, Block
1, for a distance of 100.00 feet to the actual point of beginning of the line to be described;
thence Easterly parallel with the South line of said Lot 3, Block 1, to the Westerly line of
said Hennepin County State Aid Highway No. 18, Plat 32 and there terminating.
Also: All that part of Lot 1, Block 1, Plymouth Plaza 4th Addition lying Westerly of
Hennepin County State Aid Highway No. 18, Plat 32.
Also: A 200 -foot by 200 -foot tract adjacent to the Northwesterly corner of Lot 1, Block
1, and labeled "EXCEPTION" on the plat of record of Plymouth Plaza 4th Addition, being
described as follows:
Commencing at the Northeast corner of Lot 1, Block 1, Plymouth Plaza Addition;
thence Easterly along the Southerly line of County Road No. 9, a distance of
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269.01 feet; thence at a right angle South a distance of 7 feet to the actual point of
beginning of the tract of land to be described; thence continuing South along last
described course a distance of 103 feet; thence Southerly along a tangential curve
to the left, with a radius of 834.3 feet, a distance of 97.23 feet; thence Easterly
parallel with the Southerly line of County Road No. 9, a distance of 194.34 feet;
thence at a right angle North a distance of 200 feet to a point 7 fee South of the
Southerly line of County Road No. 9; thence Westerly parallel with the Southerly
line of County Road No. 9, a distance of 200 feet to the actual point of beginning.
Also: The North 48 feet of Lot 1, Block 5, Plymouth Plaza 4th Addition.
Also: The North 55 feet of Lot 1, Block 1, Plymouth Plaza Addition.
Also: The North 55 feet of Lots 1, 2 and 3, Block 5, Plymouth Plaza 2nd Addition.
Together with that part of old Hennepin County Road No. 9 in part of Section 13,
Township 118, Range 22, Hennepin County, Minnesota, lying Westerly of the Northerly
extension of the Westerly right-of-way of Lancaster Lane, as platted Plymouth Plaza 4th
Addition, and lying Easterly and Southerly of the following described line:
Beginning at a point on the Northerly line of Lot 4, Block 5, Plymouth Plaza 2nd Addition,
distant 46.35 feet Westerly of the Northeast corner of said Lot 4, (said Northerly line has
assumed bearing of North 88 degrees, 26 minutes, 06 seconds East); thence North 41
degrees, 33 minutes, 47 seconds East, a distance of 58.50 feet, more or less, to the South
line of Hennepin County State Aid Highway No. 18, Plat 32; thence Easterly along said
Southerly line of C.S.A.H. No. 18 to its intersection with the Northerly extension of the
Westerly right-of-way of said Lancaster Lane and there terminating.
Together with that part of County Road No. 9 (Rockford Rd.) lying Easterly of the
Northerly extension of the Westerly right-of-way of Lancaster Lane and Westerly of the
Westerly right-of-way of County State Aid Highway No. 18, all lying in Section 13,
Township 118, Range 22, Hennepin County, Minnesota as vacated as public roadway.
Together with that part of the North 55 feet of Nathan Lane lying South of the South
right-of-way line of County Road No. 9 in Section 13, Township 118, Range 22.
Together with that part of Lancaster Lane described as: Beginning at the intersection of
the Easterly right-of-way of Lancaster Lane and the Southerly right-of-way of County
Road No. 9; thence Southerly along the Easterly right-of-way of Lancaster Lane a
distance of 200.23 feet; thence Northwesterly to a point on the Westerly right-of-way of
Lancaster Lane distant 48.00 feet Southerly of Southerly right-of-way of County Road
No. 9; thence Northerly along Westerly right-of-way of Lancaster Lane to Southerly right-
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of -way of County Road No. 9; thence Easterly to point of beginning and there
terminating; all lying in Section 13, Township 118, Range 22.
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 variances to allow construction of a pump house and related water well on
property located at 4300 Lancaster 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 November 3, 2003,
except as may be amended by this resolution.
2. This resolution approves setback variances of 37 feet to the north lot line, 40 feet to
the west lot line, and 42 feet to the south lot line, based upon the following findings:
a. Due to the particular shape and narrow arrangement of the west portion of the
site, that portion of the site has a lot depth of roughly 100 feet. After applying
the 50 foot setbacks from the north and south lot lines, there would be no area to
construct the pump house if variances are not granted. The requested variances
would allow building placement that would provide a reasonable use of the land.
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 variances were not created by the
landowner.
e. Granting the variances 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 face brick and would be compatible with the
character of the surrounding development.
f. The granting of the variances 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.
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g. The requested variances are 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 November 10, 2003.
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 November 10, 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