HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 2002-474CITY OF PLYMOUTH
RESOLUTION 2002-474
APPROVING A VARIANCE FOR JOSEPH SCHEITLIN FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT
2825 EVERGREEN LANE NORTH (2002117)
WHEREAS, an application has been filed by Joseph Scheitlin which requests approval of a
variance for an 8.75 -foot setback from a street and utility easement for an addition for property
legally described as follows:
That part of Tract H lying east of the west 231.50 feet of said Tract H, except that part lying east
of the westerly line of Tract L, Registered Land Survey No. 237, extended northerly to the shore
of Medicine Lake, Registered Land Survey No. 237, Files of Registrar of Titles, County of
Hennepin, subject to a permanent easement for a street and utility purposes as per Document No.
1093916.
Tract I, except the west 231.50 feet, Registered Land Survey No. 237, Files of Registrar of Titles,
County of Hennepin, subject to a permanent easement for street and utility purposes as per
Document No. 1093916.
Tract J, except the west 231.50 feet, Registered Land Survey No. 237, Files of Registrar of Titles,
County of Hennepin, subject to a permanent easement for street and utility purposes as per
Document No. 1093916.
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 variance request for
an 8.75 -foot setback from a street and utility easement for an addition for property located at
2825 Evergreen Lane North, subject to the following findings and conditions:
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1. This variance request to permit an 8.75 -foot setback from a street and utility easement is
hereby approved in accordance with the application and plans received by the City on August
27, 2002, and additional information on September 9, 2002, except as amended by this
resolution.
2. The addition shall be finished to match the existing home.
3. This resolution is approved with the finding that the applicable variance standards have been
met. Specifically:
a) The parcel is a riparian lot on Medicine Lake. This restricts the amount of impervious
surface that can be placed on the lot. The proposed addition toward Evergreen Lane
would minimize the increase in impervious surface coverage, being the existing driveway
can be used for access to the new garage. It is also the most logical location for expansion
from an architectural standpoint and provides an opportunity for modest expansion to
increase the livability of the home.
b) The conditions of the parcel are unique due to the unique architecture of the home and the
placement of the home on the lot and the lake in the rear yard. The proposed addition
must be placed at the proposed angle to match the existing roof line, to keep the bedrooms
on the second floor together, to enclose the entry to the house on the second floor, and to
use the existing driveway.
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 applicant to increase the livability of
the home and provide additional space to accommodate a growing family.
d) The home was built in 1981; and at the time, the applicant could not anticipate all the
ways the initial of the home might limit fiiture needs for expansion.
e) Granting the variance would not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to other
land or improvements in the neighborhood. The proposed garage addition is adjacent to
other garages across the street on 28t11 Avenue, and fits in with the character of the
existing neighborhood.
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 allow the applicant to improve
the livability of the home to provide adequate living space for the growing family. The
proposed location is the best placement to fit with the angle of the existing home and to
minimize the amount of impervious surface on the lot.
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4. A building permit for the addition shall be obtained prior to constriction.
5. 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 October 22, 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 October 22, 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