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<br />3. Variance Evaluation Criteria <br /> A. State Criteria: . <br /> Minnesota State Statue in Chapter 462.357, Subdivision 6, (2), defines "undue <br /> hardship" as: <br /> ".-- means the property in question cannot be put to a reasonable use [fused under <br /> conditions allowed by the official controls, the plight of the landowner is due to <br /> circumstance unique to the property not created by the landowner, and the variance, if <br /> granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality. Economic considerations <br /> alone shall not constitute an undue hardship if reasonable use of the property exists <br /> under the terms of the ordinance __. " <br /> Minnesota State Stature 462.357, Subd. 6, requires that Cities consider the <br /> following five matters when hearing requests for zoning ordinance variances: <br /> L Are thc circumstances for which the variance is requested unique to the <br /> propcrty? <br /> 2. Would granting the variance be in keeping with the spirit and intent of the <br /> City's Zoning Ordinance? <br /> 3. Could the property in question be put to a reasonable use without the <br /> granting of the variance? <br /> 4. Was the hardship created by the owner? . <br /> 5. Would granting the variance alter the essential character of the <br /> ncighborhood? <br /> B. Local Criteria: <br /> Section 8.DA.c ofthe Arden Hills Zoning Ordinance states: <br /> Adherence to this provisions of this [zoning} ordinance is required except for <br /> special cases, which arise because the configuration of a particular parcel. The <br /> condition shall not have been created by Ihe landowner. A variance or variances <br /> may be granted ji-om specific provisions of this ordinance because such land <br /> factors as length of a side of a lot, the shape of the lot or the unusual lerrain <br /> prohibit reasonable development equivalent to that which would be permitted <br /> without variance on a similar size lot located in the same district, but which lot <br /> has no unusual configuration. Economic conditions alone shall not be grounds <br /> for a variance. <br />4. Variance Findings of Fact: <br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meetingjor March 1, 2006 . <br />\\Metro-inel.uSI(lnlenhillsIPlannfngIPlanning Cases\2006106-006 We~'(lu}fd variance (PENDING) \021506 - PC Report - Westlund Variance. doc <br /> Page 4 of8 <br />