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10/10/23, 1:36 PM Letter View <br />PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES DOCUMENTATION FORM <br />LA23-000051 <br />1. The property owner proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by the Zoning Chapter. <br />Response: Correct, the proposed design will not impact the neighbors view of the lake and will also eliminate non -conforming hardcover and bring the total <br />hardcover from 29.7% to 24.6% <br />2. The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to his property not created by the landowner. <br />Response: Correct. The house was in this location when he bought it <br />3. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality. <br />Response: No <br />4. Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties if reasonable use for the property exists under the terms of the <br />Zoning Chapter. <br />Response: Correct <br />5. Practical difficulties include, but are not limited to, inadequate access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems. Variances shall be <br />granted for earth -sheltered construction as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 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 allowed under this Chapter for <br />property in the zone where the affected person's 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 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 property. <br />Response: Yes, In addition to the Lake Minnetonka setback there is also the setback from the canal. The location of existing buildings on the lot are non- <br />conforming. <br />9. The conditions do not apply generally to other land or structures in the district in which said land is located. <br />Response: Yes, the typical Lake Minnetonka lot does not have a secondary setback <br />file:///C:/Users/mcurtis/Downloads/Practical Difficulties Documentation Form (1).htm 1/2 <br />