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~ (" RESOLUTION No. 00-034 CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND DENIAL OF VNOO-l. WHEREAS, an application for a 16.82 foot lot width variance has been made by Eric & Kelly Love for the purpose of subdividing a new lot located at 2924 16th Street NW; and WHEREAS, the procedural history of the application is as follows: 1. An application for a variance was filed with the City of New Brighton on March 29,2000. 2. The Planning Commission, pursuant to published and mailed notices, held a public hearing on April 18th, 2000, and all persons present at the hearing were given an opportunity to be heard. The Planning Commission recommended denial (V ote: 5~ I); and NoW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council makes the following Findings of Fact in respect to VNOO-l: 1. The subject site is zoned R-l, Single Family Residential. 2. The required lot width in an R-l, Single Family Residential zoning district is 75 feet. 3. The applicant is requesting a 16.82 foot lot width variance to create a 58.18 foot wide lot. 4. Valerie Lane was originally going to connect with 16th Terrace. Access to the north half of the subject property was to be provided off of that street connection. 5. A sewer and water stub was extended off of Roxanna Lane, however, the subject landowner was never assessed for those improvements. 6. The City has granted lot width variances in the past, however, in each instance the proposed lot width, which did not meet the City Code requirement, was similar to existing lots in that particular neighborhood. In this instance, there are no lots located on Valerie Lane or Roxanna Lane that do not meet the minimum required 75 foot lot width. 7. Had Valerie Lane been extended to 16th Terrace, the subject lot would have lost 30-feet off the north end for road right-of-way purposes, therefore, the subject lot would be less than the required 10,000 square feet in lot area. 8. Where there are practical difficulties or unusual hardships in the way of carrying out the strict letter of the provisions of the City of New Brighton Zoning Ordinance, the Council shall have the power, in a specific case, to penn it a variance from the provisions of this ordinance. The crucial points of the variance are: a. Undue hardship b. Unique circumstances c. Conformance with the Comprehensive Plan d. Variance shall not be detrimental to adjacent property or to the public as a whole. 9. Strict enforcement ofthe City's minimum lot width standard would not cause the applicant an undue hardship. 1:\SHAREDlCOUNCIL\Resolutions\2000\cd\VNDO-1 d, wpd