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PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES DOCUMENTATION FORM PC <br /> LA22-000001 Exhibit B <br /> 1.The property owner proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by the Zoning Chapter. <br /> Response:The request to permit the variance for a guest house is reasonable as the house already exist as a permanent residence and <br /> originally a part of the existing property. <br /> 2.The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to his property not created by the landowner. <br /> Response: The approval of the variance will eliminate a nonconforming property and eliminate the average lakeshore set back inconsistency. <br /> However, the total land area will not meet the 1 acre requirement, <br /> 3.The variance, if granted,will not alter the essential character of the locality. <br /> Response:The variance is requested in order to combine the property and eliminate the driveway easement, eliminate a nonconforming lot, <br /> and eliminate the average lakeshore set back inconsistency. <br /> The character and quality of the guest house will remain as is. <br /> 4. Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties if reasonable use for the property exists under the <br /> terms of the Zoning Chapter. <br /> Response: Economic considerations have not been a factor in the variance approval determination. <br /> 5. Practical difficulties include, but are not limited to, inadequate access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems. <br /> Variances shall be granted for earth-sheltered construction as defined in Minnesota Statutes,Section 1163.06,Subd. 2, <br /> when in harmony with this Chapter. <br /> Response: N/A <br /> 6.The Board of Appeals and Adjustments or the Council may not permit as a variance any use that is not allowed under this <br /> Chapter for property in the zone where the affected person's land is located. <br /> Response:This condition is not applicable, as the use for a guest house is an allowed use in the LR-1C district. • <br /> 7.The Board or Council may permit as a variance the temporary use of a one-family dwelling as a two-family dwelling. <br /> Response: N/A <br /> 8.The special conditions applying to the structure or land in question are peculiar to such property or immediately adjoining <br /> property. <br /> Response:The condition and goal is to clean up property issues such as the driveway easement,the nonconformity, and the average <br /> lakeshore set back inconsistency which were created when the guest house was parceled off. <br /> 9.The conditions do not apply generally to other land or structures in the district in which said land is located. <br /> Response: The property originally had this guest house and the goal is to combine it back to the original property. <br /> 10.The granting of the application is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right of the <br /> applicant. <br /> Response:The granting of the application will alleviate the sharing of a driveway and allow the home owner to have peace of mind that <br /> others are not going in and out of their driveway. <br /> 11.The granting of the proposed variance will not in any way impair health,safety, comfort, morals,or in any other respect <br /> be contrary to the intent of the Zoning Code. <br /> Response: Granting of the proposed variance will not impair health or safety, No changes are being made to the property. <br /> 12.The granting of such variance will not merely serve as a convenience to the applicant but is necessary to alleviate <br /> demonstrable difficulty. <br /> Response:The single family home exist and is a finished residential home that can be used as a guest house that was part of the original <br /> property. Without the variance it renders unusable. <br />