Res 2006-118 Denying Variance @ 613 Pond View DriveCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 06 -118
A RESOLUTION DENYING AN 11' VARIANCE TO THE FRONT YARD SETBACK
FOR A GARAGE ADDITION AT 613 POND VIEW DRIVE
WHEREAS, John Morgan has applied for a 7' Variance to the Front Yard Setback for a
Garage Addition at 631 Pond View Drive [PIN: 27- 18301- 090 -01 Plat: Lot 9, Block 1,
Copperfield 2nd Addition] as proposed in Planning Case #06 -32; and
WHEREAS, city staff measured the setback variance required to be 11'; and
WHEREAS, The Planning Commission held a public hearing on this application at their
regular meeting on September 26, 2006; and
WHEREAS, The Planning Commission voted to recommend that the Council deny the
7' Variance to the Front Yard Setback for a Garage Addition at 631 Pond View Drive as
presented to the Planning Commission on the evening of September 26, 2006 and as shown in
Planning Case #06 -32.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Mendota Heights that a 11' Variance to the Front Yard Setback for a Garage Addition at
631 Pond View Drive as proposed in Planning Case #06 -32 is hereby denied.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in support of the above denial, the Council hereby
makes the following Findings of Fact:
1. The applicant has not shown a hardship in complying with the zoning regulations
in that since the property is currently being put to a use that is in conformance
with current zoning regulations.
2. The applicant can seek other alternatives to storage of personal equipment, such
as a detached storage building in the rear yard of the property.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights This 5th day of December, 2006.
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