Laserfiche WebLink
PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES DOCUMENTATION FORM <br />LA24-000067 <br />1. The property owner proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by 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 the landowner. <br />Response: Yes, due to location of lot/home relative to setbacks from adjacent existing properties/homes <br />3. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality. <br />Response: No - the work is in line with the character of the locality <br />4. Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties if reasonable use for the property exists under the terms of the Zoning <br />Chapter. <br />Response: N/A <br />5. Practical difficulties include, but are not limited to, inadequate access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems. Variances shall be granted <br />for earth-sheltered construction as defined in Minnesota Statutes, Section 116J.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 - existing setbacks influence any and all work on the property. <br />9. The conditions do not apply generally to other land or structures in the district in which said land is located. <br />Response: correct - due to lot shape and location of adjacent homes in the bay <br />10. The granting of the application is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right of the applicant. <br />Response: Yes - access and use of the property from the deck to the yard, and also from the yard by the house down to the lakeshore (stone steps) <br />11. The granting of the proposed variance will not in any way impair health, safety, comfort, morals, or in any other respect be contrary to the <br />intent of the Zoning Code. <br />Response: correct <br />12. The granting of such variance will not merely serve as a convenience to the applicant but is necessary to alleviate demonstrable difficulty. <br />Response: necessary for access to yard and lakeshore <br />235