Res 2002- 63 Approving Variance @ 2566 Whitfield DrCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 02-63
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN
EIGHT -FOOT SIDE YARD SETBACK VARIANCE
FOR A GARAGE ADDITION AT 2566 WHITFIELD DRIVE
WHEREAS, Thomas R. Marks of 2566 Whitfield Drive (Lot 16, Block 2, Kensington
PUD 2nd Addition) has applied for a Eight -Foot Side Yard Setback Variance for a Garage
Addition as proposed in Planning Case #02-38; and
WHEREAS, The Planning Commission held a public hearing on this application at their
regular meeting on October 22, 2002; and
WHEREAS, The Planning Commission voted 4-1 to recommend that the Council
approve the Eight -Foot Side Yard Setback Variance as proposed in Planning Case #02-38, and
WHEREAS, the applicant represented to the Planning Commission and the City Council
at their respective meetings that he has no intention of altering the existing curb cut
configuration as part of this addition.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Mendota Heights that an Eight -Foot Side Yard Setback Variance for a Garage Addition
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for 2566 Whitfield Drive as proposed in Planning Case #02-38 is hereby approved, with the
following circumstances as a hardship to justify the variance:
1. The unusual shape of the lot.
2. The restrictive neighborhood covenants prohibiting accessory structures.
3. The additionally wide setback because of the street on the side yard.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Eight -Foot Side Yard Setback Variance for a
Garage Addition for 2566 Whitfield Drive as proposed in Planning Case #02-38 does not allow
the applicant to alter the existing curb cut configuration.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Eight -Foot Side Yard Setback Variance for a
Garage Addition for 2566 Whitfield Drive as proposed in Planning Case #02-38 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 5th day of November, 2002.
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By DJj-�u '` BY
Kath een M. Swanson, City Clerk Charles E. Mertensotto, Mayor
Legal Description for:
2566 WHITFIELD DRIVE
L-16 B-2 Kensington PUD 2nd Addition