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r A RESOLUTION NO. STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND DENYING VARIANCE APPLICATION VN-196. 1. That an application for VN-196 was filed with the City October 10, 1978; 2. That the Board of Review heard and reviewed the application at its meetings on October 17,_1978, November 16, 1978 and November 21, 1978; 3. That the City Council pursuant to published and mailed notices, held a public hearing on November 28, 1978 to consider the application. A11 person';s present wer given an opportunity to be heard; ~ 4. That the written comments and analysis of the Director of Community Development and City Planner, the Planning Commission minutes, and all person's state- merits made at the public hearing were considered. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of New. Brighton that the following Findings of Fact are made in respect to VN-196. 1. The zoning code in the-City of New Brighton requires that in R-1 district the minimum .lot size be 10,000 square feet and have 75 foot-width at the building setback line; 2. This application requests variances for less required lot width and not having frontage to a public street; 3. The applicant's property is at a substantially higher elevation than the property to the south whereby the construction of a new home as proposed could be detrimental to the property to thex~soath` i~n:.terms of drainage and loss of yard. privacy;- 4. Ad3acent property owners and neighbors hove expressed their strong opposition to granting of these variances 5. While the proposed lots actually exceed the minimum lot area on paper, a large percentage of the property is below the high water line of Long Lake; 6. While the overall lot sizes of the proposed lots are comparable to lot sizes in the neighborhood, the proposed lots will have the greater portion of area below the high water mark of Long Lake; 7. The applicant failed to present warrants showing undue hardship-and unique circumstances to support his request for variances and that the Council hereby :"-_ ,= denies the application for these two variances. WHEREAS, an application for a var-fiance VN-196 has been made by Mr. Clint Carlson for .property at 1315 12th Avenue N.W. to permit the subdivision of property having less than the required width and not having frontage on a public street, and WHEREAS, the procedural history of the application is as follows: .. `1. .~„ •~ $'': .. ..