HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 2011-268CITY OF PLYMOUTH
RESOLUTION No. 2011-268
A RESOLUTION APPROVING VARIANCES FOR KIM FOLEY
FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3380 SYCAMORE LANE NORTH (2011053)
WHEREAS, Kim Foley has requested approval of variances for side -yard setback for the
existing garage and driveway; and
WHEREAS, the subject property is legally described as Lot 6, Block 1, Heritage Estates
2" a 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 Kim Foley for variances to allow a 5.2 -foot side setback for the existing garage and a
zero -foot side setback for the existing driveway on property located at 3380 Sycamore Lane
North, subject to the following:
1. The requested variances are hereby approved, in accordance with the application received
by the city on July 8, 2011, except as may be amended by this resolution.
2. The requested variances are approved, based on the finding that all applicable variance
standards have been met, specifically:
a) The requested variances would be in harmony with the general purposes and intent of
the ordinance, and would be consistent with the city's comprehensive plan.
b) The applicant has demonstrated that there are practical difficulties in meeting the
setback requirement, because:
1. The garage and driveway are constricted. The applicant proposes to use the
property in a reasonable manner;
2. The request is due to unique circumstances that were not created by the
applicant. The garage and driveway were constricted by a previous owner in
1988. The applicant purchased the property in 2006; and
3. The variances would not alter the essential character of the lot or
neighborhood.
c) The requested variances are not based exclusively upon economic considerations.
The property owner is proposing the variances to approve an existing condition that
was created by a previous property owner 23 years ago.
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d) The variances would not impair an adequate supply of light and air to adjacent
properties, nor would it increase traffic congestion or the danger of fire, endanger the
public safety, or substantially diminish property values within the neighborhood.
e) The variances requested are the minimum action required to address the practical
difficulties.
ADOPTED on August 23, 2011.
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 23, 2011, 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