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<br />.., <br /> <br />...... <br /><i <br /> <br />Ii <br /> <br />RESOLUTION No. 98 -92 <br />CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON <br /> <br />1. <br /> <br />., <br /> <br />RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND ApPROVAL OF VN-320. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, an application for a variance has been made by Randy Manning of PDQ for a twenty- <br />five (25) foot side yard setback variance to Section 11-020 (f) of the Zoning Ordinance to maintain the <br />existing O-foot drive aisle setback from the west property line as part of the redevelopment of PDQ; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the procedural history of the application is as follows: <br /> <br />1. An application for a variance was filed with the City of New Brighton on August 27, 1998. <br />2. The Planning Commission, pursuant to published and mailed notices, held a public hearing <br />on September 16, 1998, and all persons present at the hearing were given an opportunity to <br />be heard. <br />3. On September 16, 1998, the Planning Commission unanimously ( 6-0 vote) recommended <br />approval ofthe variance subject to conditions. <br />4. On September 22, 1998, the City Council considered VN-320. <br /> <br />Now THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council makes the following Findings of Fact in <br />respect to VN-320: <br /> <br />I. The subject site is zoned B-3, General Business. <br />2. The applicant is proposing a twenty-five (25) foot side yard setback variance to maintain the <br />existing O-foot drive aisle setback from the west property line as part of the redevelopment <br />of PDQ. <br />3. Access is gained to this site from the adjacent property to the west over an access easement <br />held by PDQ. <br />4. The City of New Brighton Zoning Ordinance, Section 11-020 (f), restricts the minimum side <br />yard setback adjacent to residential development within the B-3 District to not less than <br />twenty-five (25) feet. <br />5. Where there are practical difficulties or unusual hardships in the way of carrying out the <br />strict letter of the provisions of the City of New Brighton Zoning Ordinance, the Council <br />shall have the power, in a specific case, to permit a variance from the provisions of this <br />ordinance. The crucial points of the variance are: <br />a. Undue hardship <br />b. Unique circumstances <br />c. Conformance with the Comprehensive Plan <br />d. Variance shall not be detrimental to adjacent property or to the public as a <br />whole. <br />6. In this instance the undue hardship is caused by the small size of the lot, and that the <br />property is accessed from the west via an easement. Therefore, the applicant cannot expand <br />the green area, to meet the setback requirement, without also expanding green area on the <br />adjacent property, which is not owned by PDQ, and reducing the size of the structure. <br />7. This site is unique to other properties within the B-3 Zoning District, due to the fact that the <br />required setback is from land over which PDQ holds an easement for access. <br /> <br />G:ICDl-9B-CCIRESOIVN-320.WPD <br />