Res 2003-109 Approving Variance @ 773 Upper Colonial DrCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A FRONT YARD SETBACK VARIANCE
FOR A FRONT PORCH AT 773 UPPER COLONIAL DRIVE
WHEREAS, Gareth St. John has applied for a Front Yard Setback Variance for a
Front Porch at 773 Upper Colonial Drive (Lot 13, Block 6, Cherry Hill Addition, Dakota
County, Minnesota) as proposed in Planning Case #03-54; and
WHEREAS, The Planning Commission held a public hearing on this application
at their regular meeting on October 28, 2003; and
WHEREAS, The Planning Commission voted 6-0 (with one Commissioner
excused) to recommend that the Council approve the Front Yard Setback Variance for a
Front Porch as presented to the Planning Commission on the evening of October 28, 2003
and as shown in Planning Case #03-54.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Mendota Heights that a Front Yard Setback Variance for a Front Porch for 773
Upper Colonial Drive as proposed in Planning Case #03-54 is hereby approved based on
the following considerations:
1. This variance is necessary in order to put the property to reasonable use. The
request for encroachment within the front yard setback area is appropriate due to
the curvature of the road.
2. The position of the house in relation to the neighboring houses constitutes a
unique circumstance pertaining to the property not caused by the owner.
3. The variance requested will not alter the essential character of the neighborhood
due to the openness of the structure to be added.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Front Yard Setback Variance for an
Front Porch for 773 Upper Colonial Drive as proposed in Planning Case #03-54 would
not have an adverse impact on the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the
community and the surrounding land, and would not be adverse to the general purpose
and intent of the Zoning Ordinance.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights
This 4th day of November, 2003.
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By
Kath en M. Swanson', City Clerk