Res 2009- 25 Approving Variance @ 17 Dorset RdCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 09 -25
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A 3' VARIANCE TO THE
SIDE YARD SETBACK AT 17 DORSET ROAD
WHEREAS, Mr. Paul LaManna, has applied for a 3 foot variance to the side yard setback at 17
Dorset Road [Lot 4 Block 11, Somerset View; PID 27- 71150- 040 -11] as proposed in Planning Case #09-
06; and
WHEREAS, The Planning Commission held a public hearing on this application at their regular
meeting on March 24, 2009; and
WHEREAS, The Planning Commission recommended that the Council approve the variance to
the side yard setback at 17 Dorset Road as presented to the Planning Commission on the evening of
March 24, 2009 and as shown in Planning Case #09 -06;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Mendota
Heights that a 3 foot variance to the side yard setback for 17 Dorset Road as proposed in Planning Case
#09 -06 is hereby approved with the following findings of fact:
1. Reasonable use of a single family residential property includes the parking of at least two vehicles
within a garage.
2. Garages in Mendota Heights must be no less than 440 square feet in floor area.
3. The current garage configuration is too narrow to provide adequate access and parking for two
vehicles; nor does it meet the minimum floor area requirement.
4. The proposed encroachment into the side yard of three feet (a setback of seven feet) is the minimum
necessary to provide for a reasonable garage which meets both parking and storage requirements.
5. The addition to the rear of the proposed garage expansion shown in "Study 3" encroaches less than
one foot in the required side yard, and meets the required setback for the majority of the structure.
6. The proposed variance should have no negative impacts on the surrounding parcels or the character
of the neighborhood.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights this 7t' day of April, 2009.
ATTEST:
CITY COUNCIL
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By A/ 11/11 -' By
Kathleen M. Swanson, City Clerk Job