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<br /> <br />Page 4 of 6 <br />The variance request for 4073 Valentine Court is consistent with the purpose and intent of the <br />R-1 Zoning District and with the policies within the City’s Comprehensive Plan; <br /> <br />2. Practical Difficulties. The Applicant for a variance shall establish that there are practical <br />difficulties in complying with the provisions of the Arden Hills Zoning Regulations. The term <br />“Practical Difficulties” as used in the granting of a variance means: <br /> <br />a. Reasonable Use. The property owner proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner <br />not permitted by the Zoning Ordinance. <br /> <br />According to the Applicant’s application, a third car garage stall for a single family home <br />is a reasonable use of the Subject Property in the R-1 Zoning District; <br /> <br />b. Unique Circumstances. The plight of the property owner is due to circumstances unique to <br />the property not created by the landowner. <br /> <br />According to the Applicant’s application, the lot has a very odd shape. In the front of the <br />house, along the road, there is one curved section and 3 straight sections. The structure <br />is currently nonconforming as to setbacks. The setback requirements were different when <br />the house was built in 1953. On the side, the closest distance from the curb to the <br />proposed garage addition is approximately 27 feet. It is unlikely the city would want to <br />make use of that property. There are significant small screening trees in that area, partly <br />blocking the view from the street. Other areas on the property were considered for a <br />freestanding garage. Any of the other areas in the front yard, or anywhere close to the <br />house in the rear, would involve cutting down big 100+ year old Oaks. Adding behind the <br />existing garage would involve significant drainage issues and would require major <br />regrading under the drip line of some of the 100+ year old oaks.; <br /> <br />c. Character of Neighborhood. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character <br />of the neighborhood. <br /> <br />According to the Applicant’s application, the existing neighborhood has homes with a <br />variety of different garages and housing styles. The proposed variance will not alter the <br />character of the neighborhood. Many garages have been added to the road side of existing <br />homes in the neighborhood. The topography and odd lot shapes make the neighborhood <br />quite varied. The homes are not in straight lines, all the same distance from the road or <br />each other. <br /> <br />3. Economic Consideration. Economic consideration alone does not constitute a practical <br />difficulty. <br /> <br />The proposed variance is not based on economic consideration. <br /> <br />4. Access to Sunlight. Inadequate access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems shall be <br />considered a practical difficulty. <br /> <br />A solar energy system is not proposed. <br />
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