Res 2005- 90 Approving CUP @ 600 Valley AveCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 05 -90
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
AND SETBACK VARIANCES FOR A REPLACEMENT DETACHED GARAGE
AND DRIVEWAY AT 600 VALLEY LANE
WHEREAS, Troy Buege has applied for a Conditional Use Permit and Setback
Variances for a Replacement Detached Garage and Driveway at 600 Valley Lane [Lot Three (3)
Block Four (4), Kirchner Addition, Dakota County, Minnesota, PIN Number = 274 210 003 004]
as proposed in Planning Case #05 -43; and
WHEREAS, The Planning Commission held a public hearing on this application at their
regular meeting on September 27, 2005; and
WHEREAS, The Planning Commission voted to recommend that the Council approve
the Conditional Use Permit and Setback Variances for a Replacement Detached Garage and
Driveway as presented to the Planning Commission on the evening of September 27, 2005 and as
shown in Planning Case #05 -43;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the
- City of Mendota Heights that a Conditional Use Permit and Seven -Foot Setback Variance for a
Replacement Detached Garage and a Setback Variance for a Driveway for 600 Valley Lane as
proposed in Planning Case #05 -43 is hereby approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in support of the above approval, the Council
hereby makes the following Findings of Fact:
1. The proposed garage meets the requirements for detached garage size.
2. The property is served by a joint driveway that straddles the applicant's lot line.
3. The property is smaller than the City's standard single family lot size.
4. Detached garages are common in the neighborhood.
5. Moving the garage to meet the 10 foot setback would make it inaccessible due to the
location of the existing house.
6. Redesigning the driveway to meet the 5 foot setback is not possible due to the location of
the existing house.
7. The variances are necessary in order to put the property to reasonable use.
8. There are unique circumstances pertaining to the applicant's property not caused by the
owner that create a sufficient hardship to justify the requested variances.
9. Approval of the requested variances will not alter the essential character of the
neighborhood.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Conditional Use Permit and Setback Variances
for a Replacement Detached Garage and Driveway for 600 Valley Lane as proposed in Planning
Case #05-43 under the above conditions 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 October, 2005.
ATTEST: CITY COUNCIL
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Kat een M. Swanson, City Clerk John , 6or