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'It -ARZEN,HILLS CITY OF ARDEN HILLS COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. 2020-026 RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE AND ASSOCIATED PRELIMINARY PLAT AND FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY 3246 NEW BRIGHTON ROAD WHEREAS, City Staff received a land use application for 3246 New Brighton Road ("Subject Property") for a Variance and associated Preliminary Plat request on March 18th, 2020; WHEREAS, the Subject Property is located in the R-2 — Single and Two-Family Residential Zoning District and is guided as Very Low Density Residential use on the Land Use plan; WHEREAS, the Applicant has requested a Preliminary Plat in order to subdivide the property into four(4) single-family residential lots. WHEREAS,the Applicant has requested a variance from the City Code to allow lot widths of 81.75 feet, or 3.25 feet less than the minimum 85-foot requirement for the R-2 District. WHEREAS, a variance may be granted when it is in harmony with the general purposes and intent of the zoning ordinance if enforcement of a provision in the ordinance would cause the landowner practical difficulties; WHEREAS, the City Council directed Staff to prepare a Land Use Application Public Policy Notification to notify all property owners within 1,000 feet of Subject Property when a request for the Planning Commission is to occur related to a land use application that does not require a public hearing; WHEREAS, the City's obligation has been met where the Arden Hills Planning Commission duly held a public hearing on June 3rd, 2020. All persons present at said meeting were given an opportunity to be heard and present written statements; WHEREAS,the Planning Commission considered the recommendation of the City Staff that this request be approved and, as such voted 5-2 in favor of the request; and, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS: 1