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Attachment H It -ADEN HILLS CITY OF ARDEN HILLS COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. 2022-054 RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY 3588 RIDGEWOOD ROAD WHEREAS, City Staff received a land use application for a variance request to the lot depth on the nonconforming parcel, to decrease the required front yard setback from the property lines abutting Snelling Avenue North and Ridgewood Road, and the driveway access off Snelling Avenue North for a proposed single-family residential dwelling on a property in the R-1 District at 3588 Ridgewood Road ("Subject Property"); WHEREAS, the Subject Property is a nonconforming lot of record deeded to the City through the State and County from the Old Snelling Avenue corridor right-of-way, now referred to as Snelling Avenue North; WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has determined that a potential sale of the City owned property at 3588 Ridgewood Road would be in compliance with the City's Comprehensive Plan; 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 500 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, acting as the Board of Adjustment and Appeals, duly held a hearing on November 9t", 2022. All persons present at said meeting were given an opportunity to be heard and present written statements; and WHEREAS the Planning Commission considered the Applicants request for nonconforming lot depth, front -yard setback, and driveway access variances and, as such voted 7- 0 in favor of the recommending approval of the reduced lot depth on a nonconforming lot with 13 conditions, and voted 4-3 recommending denial of the reduced setbacks and driveway access off of a collector street. To view the final document, access adopted Resolutions via Arden Hills Public Laserfiche Weblink by visiting cityofardenhills.org and clicking on Archived Documents under Helpful Links on our main webpage.