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PC <br /> Exhibit B <br /> PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES DOCUMENTATION FORM <br /> LA 22-000043 <br /> 1. The property owner proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by <br /> the Zoning Chapter. <br /> Response: N/A <br /> 2. The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to his property not created by <br /> the landowner. <br /> Response: To one side of the house, the wetlands boundary has been set by the MCWD. The house sits <br /> 61' from Gander St now. The house was built prior to Gander St being developed and would have adhered <br /> to the setback requirements at the time with Fox St being the Front. As the house sits on a corner, the <br /> shorter side is deemed the Front and therefore the setback applies to Gander St and not Fox. <br /> 3. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality. <br /> Response: The variance will be consistent with surrounding residential structures that have attached <br /> garages. <br /> 4. Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties if reasonable use for <br /> the property exists under the terms of the Zoning Chapter. <br /> Response: Economic considerations are not a factor as building a new attached garage is significantly <br /> more expensive than updating the existing, non-conforming structure. <br /> 5. Practical difficulties include, but are not limited to, inadequate access to direct sunlight for <br /> solar energy systems. Variances shall be granted for earth-sheltered construction as defined <br /> in Minnesota Statutes, Section 1163.06, Subd. 2, when in harmony with this Chapter. <br /> Response: The practical difficulties inherent in this project are the wetlands boundary to the west and <br /> Gander St to the east. The northern boundary of Fox St does not present a workable solution for an <br /> attached garage given the entrance to the house on the Gander St side. The proposed attached garage is <br /> part of a whole-house remodel to be submitted later this year that will bring the house up to code, <br /> address energy efficiencies and restore the woodlands and wetlands. <br /> 6. The Board of Appeals and Adjustments or the Council may not permit as a variance any use <br /> that is not allowed under this Chapter for property in the zone where the affected person's <br /> land is located. <br /> Response: N/A <br /> 7. The Board or Council may permit as a variance the temporary use of a one-family dwelling <br /> 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 <br /> property or immediately adjoining property. • <br /> Response: The location and extent of wetlands requires any new structures to be built in a very <br /> restricted footprint and the 50' setback on the Gander St side is a hardship that precludes an attached <br />