08-21-2017 Planning Commission Packet

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7. "The Board or Council may permit as a variance the temporary use of a one-family dwelling as a two-family dwelling." NA 8. "The special conditions applying to the structure or land in question are peculiar to such property or immediately adjoining property." This property has special conditions in that the existing stairway leading to the lake is a serious safety hazard and erosion of the existing bank has already started and needs to be protected. 9. "The conditions do not apply generally to other land or structures in the district in which said land is located." True,this property is unique to properties that are high about the lake.others homes closer to lake level to not have these conditions. 10. "The granting of the application is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right of the applicant." Like most homes on Lake Minnetonka the access to and preservation of the lakeshore is a major property right. 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 intent of the Zoning Code." This project will be similar to other projects in the area to avoid massive erosion and provide a safe way to access the lakeshore. 12. "The granting of such variance will not merely serve as a convenience to the applicant, but is necessary to alleviate demonstrable difficulty." This project desperately needs to be completed to avoid major shoreline and bank erosion problems like other properties in the area have occured in recent years. Practical Difficulties Statement Should you feel the practical difficulties cannot fully be described in the above criteria, describe the practical difficulties preventing compliance with Zoning Ordinance requirements in the following lines (attach additional sheets if necessary): Variance Application—January 2017 Page 8