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Letter View LA19-000036 PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES DOCUMENTATION Exhibit B PC LA19-000036 1. The property owner proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by the Zoning Chapter. Response: This condition is not applicable. 2. The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to his property not created by the landowner. Response: The lot area, lot width, and the existing garage proximity and orientation to the property line are special conditions unique to the Property. The location of the existing garage does not conform to current setback requirements. The new proposed garage structure will conform to current setback requirements. Additionally, the new proposed site plan will reduce the total existing hardcover. 3. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality. Response: The visual impacts resulting from the addition will not alter the character of the neighborhood. Rather, the home will appear to be aesthetically consistent with the other homes in the neighborhood. 4. Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties if reasonable use for the property exists under the terms of the Zoning Chapter. Response: Economic considerations have not been a factor in the variance approval determination 5. Practical difficulties include, but are not limited to, inadequate access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems. Variances shall be granted for earth sheltered construction as defined Minnesota Statutes, Section 1167.06, Subd. 2, when in harmony with this Chapter. Response: This condition is not applicable. 6. The Board of Appeals and Adjustments or the Council may not permit as a variance any use that is not allowed under this Chapter for property in the zone where the affected person's land is located. Response: This condition is not applicable, as the use for a residence is an allowed use. 7. The Board or Council may permit as a variance the temporary use of a one-family dwelling as a two-family dwelling. Response: This condition is not applicable. 8. The special conditions applying to the structure or land in question are peculiar to such property or immediately adjoining property. Response: The lot area, lot width, and the existing garage proximity and orientation to the property line are special conditions unique to the Property. The location of the existing garage does not conform to current setback requirements. The new proposed garage structure will conform to current setback requirements. Additionally, the new proposed site plan will reduce the total existing hardcover. 9. The conditions do not apply generally to other land or structures in the district in which said land is located. Response: The nonconforming location of the existing garage on the lot make the Property unique. file:///or-mail/...%20thru/LA19-000036%20(577%20Park%20Lane)%20Variance/Practical%20Difficulties%20Documentation%20Porm.htm[6/13/2019 2:53:50 PM]