HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 2002-130CITY OF PLYMOUTH
RESOLUTION 2002-130
APPROVING VARIANCES TO ENCROACH 7.8 FEET INTO THE 25 -FOOT REAR YARD
SETBACK AND TO ALLOW AN IMPERVIOUS SURFACE COVERAGE OF 39.3
PERCENT TO CONSTRUCT AN ADDITION AT 14715 11TH AVENUE NORTH (2001154)
WHEREAS, an application has been filed by FEC Constriction requesting approval of variances
to encroach 7.8 feet into the 25 -foot rear yard setback and to allow an impervious surface
coverage of 39.3 percent, and
WHEREAS, the variances would allow constriction of an addition over an existing deck on the
property, and
WHEREAS, the subject property is legally described as Lot 2, Block 1, Parkers Woods,
Hennepin County, Minnesota, and
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 of FEC
Constriction requesting approval of variances to encroach 7.8 feet into the 25 -foot rear yard
setback and to allow an impervious surface coverage of 39.3 percent, for property located at
14715 11"' Avenue North, subject to the following findings and conditions:
1. This variance is granted in accordance with the plans received by the City on December 20,
2001 and additional materials submitted on February 8, 2002, except as may be amended by
this resolution.
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2. The variance is granted based upon findings that the applicable variance standards have been
met, as follows:
(a) The subject lot is 8,365 square feet in area which is 45 percent of the minimum lot size in
the RSF-1 zoning district (18,500 square feet). The lot is also the smallest lot within the
Parkers Woods development. Due to the small size of the lot and existing impervious
surface coverage, the owner would not be allowed any addition to the property under the
strict letter of the regulations.
(b) The conditions for the subject lot are unique in that the subject lot is substantially smaller
than the minimum lot size in the RSF-1 zoning district. In addition, when the development
was approved in 1992, variances were granted for lot size and lot width within the
Shoreland District and front and side yard setbacks. The City Council approved the
variances based on the fact that previous plats approved for the site allowed even smaller
lot sizes and would have resulted in greater lot coverage.
(c) The request is not based exclusively upon a desire to increase value or income potential of
the property. The proposed addition would allow the applicants to increase the livability of
their home and would not detract from the appearance of the home or surrounding
properties.
(d) The conditions relating to the hardship (size of the parcel) were not created by the
applicant, but rather were created by the original platting of the development and
subsequent replatting. The court order regarding the disposition of the one acre outlot
substantially limited the size of lots 1 and 2 (subject lot).
(e) That the granting of the variation will not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious
to other land or improvements in the neighborhood in which the parcel of land is located.
Granting the variance would result in a very minor increase in surface water runoff that
would go to Parkers Lake. There are no neighboring homes to the rear and the property
borders a large outlot containing a wetland.
(f) The variances 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) The requested variance is the minimum action required to eliminate the hardship. The
sunroom would be extended approximately one foot over an existing deck in order to blend
the existing roofline into the proposed addition.
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3. Building permits shall be obtained prior to constriction of the addition.
4. This approval shall expire one year after the date of approval, unless the applicant has
substantially started constriction of the project, or unless the 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 26, 2002.
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 26, 2002, 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