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PC Exhibit B <br /> PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES DOCUMENTATION FORM LA22-000045 <br /> LA22-000045 <br /> 1.The property owner proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by the Zoning <br /> Chapter. <br /> Response:The property owner desires to construct a new attached garage and addition, replacing a detached garage. <br /> The planned expansions outside of this area are not out of character with recent variances in the area. Removing the <br /> existing detached garage will improve the usability of the area, including access to the driveway to the home on the <br /> north. Moving this garage back from the right of way would be a positive impact on the neighborhood. <br /> 2.The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to his property not created by the <br /> landowner. <br /> Response: The existing conditions due to the location of the home and detached garage built in 1973 and not an issue <br /> created by the current homeowner. <br /> 3.The variance, if granted,will not alter the essential character of the locality. <br /> Response: Many of the homes in the immediate area require some level of variance to improve the property due to the <br /> nonconforming lots.The new garage as proposed is 15.4' from the front yard property line on the northeast corner and <br /> the existing garage extends beyond the property line on the northeast corner. The proposed garage/addition appears to <br /> be consistent in scale with the homes on either side and enhances the character of the neighborhood. <br /> 4. Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties if reasonable use for the property <br /> exists under the 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 • <br /> systems.Variances shall be granted for earth-sheltered construction as defined in Minnesota Statutes, <br /> Section 1163.06,Subd. 2,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 <br /> allowed under this Chapter for property in the zone where the affected person's land is located. <br /> Response: N/A we are not requesting changing the permitted use. <br /> 7.The Board or Council may permit as a variance the temporary use of a one-family dwelling as a two- <br /> 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 <br /> immediately adjoining property. <br /> Response:The lot area, lot width, and the garage?s proximity and orientation to the property line are special <br /> conditions unique to the Property. <br /> 9. The conditions do not apply generally to other land or structures in the district in which said land is <br /> located. <br /> Response: The nonconforming location of the existing detached garage on the lot make the Property unique. <br /> 10. The granting of the application is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial I <br /> property right of the applicant. <br /> Response: Options for a conforming connection to the existing detached garage are limited on the property. The <br />