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<br /> Page 12 of 14 <br />3. The Applicant has submitted a land use application for a Minor Subdivision to subdivide <br />the Subject Property into two (2) lots and is requesting a variance to the required R-2 <br />Zoning District lot width, lot depth, and rear yard setback. <br />4. The property is properly guided and zoned for the development of single- family residential <br />dwellings. <br />5. The request proposes to use the properties in a reasonable manner allowed by code as a <br />single-family dwelling. <br />6. The Owner of the unplatted lot to be divided has filed with the Zoning Administrator a <br />registered land survey of the lot to be divided. <br />7. The proposed Minor Subdivision would not require a front yard or side yard setback <br />variance and as conditioned would comply with Shoreland Regulations. <br />8. The Applicant states the proposed single-family dwellings on the Subject Property would <br />conform to all other requirements and standards of the R-2 Zoning District. <br />9. The proposed division will not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to <br />adjacent tracts in the area in which the subdivision tract is located. <br /> <br />Variance Findings: <br />10. Variances are only permitted when they are in harmony with the general purposes and <br />intent of the ordinance. <br />11. The variance would be consistent with the City’s Comprehensive Plan because it meets the <br />City’s housing goal of encouraging redevelopment that is complimentary to and enhances <br />the character of the City’s established neighborhoods. <br />12. A single-family dwelling is a permitted use within the R-2 Zoning District. <br />13. The Applicant states the proposed single-family dwellings would not alter the essential <br />character of the neighborhood because the configuration of future development on the <br />Subject Property in the east and west configuration would be consistent and compatible <br />with the neighborhood. <br />14. The variance request is not based on economic considerations alone. <br /> <br />Options and Motion Language <br />Staff has provided the following options and motion language for this case. The Planning <br />Commission should consider providing additional findings of fact as part of the motion to support <br />their recommendation for approval or denial. <br /> <br />• Recommend Approval with Conditions: Motion to recommend approval of Planning Case <br />23-003 for a Minor Subdivision and Variance as submitted by the Applicant in Site Plan B <br />at 1174 Edgewater Avenue, based on the findings of fact and the submitted plans, as <br />amended by the conditions below: <br />1. The Applicant shall record the Minor Subdivision with Ramsey County and a copy <br />shall be provided to the City within sixty (60) days of the City’s approval. <br />2. The Applicant shall record the drainage and utility easements as required under the <br />Subdivision ordinance on the recorded survey with Ramsey County and a copy shall <br />be provided to the City within sixty (60) days of the City’s approval. <br />3. The Applicant shall pay the required park development fee of $6,500 for Tract B <br />prior to issuance of permits for either lot within the Minor Subdivision. <br />4. Monument stakes shall be installed to demarcate the property lines between Tract A <br />and Tract B. <br />5. A Building Permit shall be required on each lot for construction of the new dwelling.