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_____________________________________________________________________________________________ City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for April 9, 2025 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2025\PC 25-001, 1126 Benton Way - CUP Page 8 of 14 The Applicant is proposing an exterior vestibule addition to resolve the issue. The addition on the property would not be permitted by the Zoning Ordinance. b. Unique Circumstances. The plight of the property owner is due to circumstances unique to the property not created by the landowner. According to the Applicant, the climate issue is due to the design of the addition constructed on the principal structure in 2009. The Applicant purchased the dwelling in 2015 and did not create the circumstances that have led them to request a variance. The requested variance would address the issue created by previous improvements to the Subject Property. c. Character of Neighborhood. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the neighborhood. According to the Applicant, the proposed addition will not alter the character of the neighborhood. The designed addition would be built in the same style and color as the rest of the house and with the same materials. It will be 30 square feet constructed between the principal structure and detached garage and the Applicant states that most people would be unlikely even to notice it is there. 3. Economic Consideration. Economic consideration alone does not constitute a practical difficulty. The Applicant states that there is no economic advantage to the requested variance. They state that a professional realtor shared that if the Applicant were to sell the home, it is likely that less than 30 percent of the value of the vestibule addition would be recovered. 4. Access to Sunlight. Inadequate access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems shall be considered a practical difficulty. A solar energy system is not proposed. Section 1325 – General Regulations, 1325.02 Accessory Uses, Subd. 3 Home Occupations A. Home occupations are allowed as either accessory uses or conditional uses depending on the characteristics of the operation. All home occupations shall comply with the following conditions: 1. It shall not result in traffic, parking, noise, light, fumes and odors to such an extent that it is noticeable that the property is being used for non-residential purposes. The Applicant states that the piano lessons business would not result in any noise, light, fumes, or odors. As for traffic, the Applicant shares that there will be only one car arriving at a time and will be parked in the Subject Property’s driveway. One student and their parent would be present at a time.