09-16-2019 Planning Commission Packet

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Letter View PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES DOCUMENTATION FORM LA19-000068 1. The property owner proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by the Zoning Chapter. Response: We propose modest changes to a residential property: adding a new back stoop and converting an existing deck into a screened porch. 2. The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to his property not created by the landowner. Response: The entire existing house (built in 1940) is outside of present-day setback requirements. This precludes any change to the existing house. Adding a back stoop or a screened porch that conform to setback requirements would be impossible. 3. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality. Response: Both the stoop and the porch are at the back of the house. Both are consistent with a "farmhouse aesthetic". 4. Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties if reasonable use for the property exists under the terms of the Zoning Chapter. Response: N/A 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 ii Minnesota Statutes, Section 1163.06, Subd. 2, when in harmony with this Chapter. Response: This project does not involve solar energy systems or earth-sheltered structures. 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: The property is zoned for residential use. The variance will not change that 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: We will continue to use the house as a one-family dwelling. 8. The special conditions applying to the structure or land in question are peculiar to such property or immediately adjoining property. Response: N/A 9. The conditions do not apply generally to other land or structures in the district in which said land is located. Response: N/A 10. The granting of the application is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right of the applicant. file:///or-mail/...0068%20(580%200rehard%20Park%20Rd)%20Variance/Practical%20Difficulties%20Documentation%20Form%20(]0).htm[9/12/2019 1:11:25 PM]