Res 2017- 42 Variance to Setbacks 1897 Wachtler AveCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 2017-42
RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW REDUCED
SETBACKS FROM FRONT (CORNER) YARD SETBACKS
(1897 WACHTLER AVENUE)
WHEREAS, Ben & Erika Christopherson (the "Applicants") have applied for a variance
to allow an addition to an existing dwelling and expand the attached garage, which would require
a variance to a side-yard setback from 30 feet down to 16.9-feet, for the property located at 1897
Wachtler Avenue, as proposed under Planning Case 2017-09, and described in the attached
Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, the Applicants propose to add approximately 1,450 sq. ft. of new building
space to an existing 1,546 sq. ft. single family residential dwelling; with a new 998 sq. ft., three
car garage, which requires the need of a variance to accommodate said additions; and
WHEREAS, the Mendota Heights Planning Commission held a public hearing on this
matter at their regular meeting of May 23, 2017; whereupon closing the hearing and follow-up
discussion on this item, the Planning Commission recommended approval (by 5-0 vote) of the
variance to a side-yard setback from 30 feet down to 16.9-feet, for the property located at 1897
Wachtler Avenue, with certain findings of fact and conditions memorialized herein.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Mendota Heights City Council that
variance to a side-yard setback from 30 feet down to 16.9-feet, for the property located at 1897
Wachtler Avenue, as proposed under Planning Case 2017-09, is hereby approved with the
following findings of fact:
A. Construction of the proposed dwelling and garage additions onto the existing
single-family dwelling is a reasonable use of the property and consistent with the
Comprehensive Plan.
B. The existing conditions were not created by the applicant and demonstrate a
practical difficulty in meeting the required setback in order to reconstruct the
existing addition in compliance with applicable codes.
C. The addition onto the existing single-family dwelling can be considered a
reasonable request and use of the property.
D. The encroachment along this wider segment Hilltop Road ROW, due in part to the
presence of the nearby "park" parcel, lends additional support to allowing the
encroachment as this should lessen proximity and visual impacts from this
roadway.
E. Due to the subject parcel's existing condition and location to the abutting Hilltop
Road right-of-way and road surface, a practical difficulty may be evident and was
demonstrated in order to construct said addition to the home.
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G.
The addition will tie-in and match the existing dwellings architecture and designs,
which will not alter the essential character of the neighborhood.
Granting of the variance sought is in accordance with the standards laid out in the
City Code.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the Mendota Heights City Council that the variance
to a side-yard setback from 30 feet down to 16.9-feet, for the property located at 1897 Wachtler
Avenue, as proposed under Planning Case 2017-09 is hereby approved with the following
conditions:
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The proposed encroachment for the addition shall not extend further than shown
on the survey included in the application submittal.
The new addition will match the overall architecture and design of the existing
dwelling.
Within one year of approval by the City Council, the applicant shall obtain a
building permit for construction of the proposed addition.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights this 6th day of June, 2017.
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Lorri Smith, City Clerk
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
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Neil Garlock, Mayor
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EXHIBIT A
Property Address: 1897 Wachtler Avenue, Mendota Heights MN
PID: 27-71050-00-460
Legal Description: The South 150 feet of the East 300 feet of Lot A, SOMERSET HILLS,
Dakota County, Minnesota
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Receipt:# 528549
RFS $46.00
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Recordsd on: 11/20/2017 9:48 AM
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Joed T. Beckman, Registrar of Titles
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