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PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES DOCUMENTATION FORM <br />LA24-000044 <br />1. The property owner proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted <br />by the Zoning Chapter. <br />Response: Correct, this property and the setbacks it is supposed to adhere to would make it impossible <br />to build a garage on the property because of the lot size. I believe it is reasonable to want a garage. <br />2. The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to his property not created by <br />the landowner. <br />Response: Correct, the lot size is too small to adhere to the setbacks. <br />3. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality. <br />Response: Correct, there are various other residences in the neighborhood with detached garages on <br />small lots, so a garage on this property would be uniform. <br />4. Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties if reasonable use <br />for the property exists under the terms of the Zoning Chapter. <br />Response: Correct. <br />5. Practical difficulties include, but are not limited to, inadequate access to direct sunlight <br />for solar energy systems. Variances shall be granted for earth-sheltered construction as <br />defined in Minnesota Statutes, Section 116J.06, Subd. 2, when in harmony with this <br />Chapter. <br />Response: n/a <br />6. The Board of Appeals and Adjustments or the Council may not permit as a variance any <br />use that is not allowed under this Chapter for property in the zone where the affected <br />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 <br />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 <br />property or immediately adjoining property. <br />Response: Correct, this property is on a very small lot. <br />9. The conditions do not apply generally to other land or structures in the district in which <br />said land is located. <br />Response: Correct <br />13 <br />PC <br />Exhibit C