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<br /> The Zoning Ordinancc and State Statutes do not provide a definition for "impractical . <br /> standard." Thereforc, the City Attorney has recommended following the variance <br /> criteria as written in the Zoning Ordinance and under State Statutes. <br /> B. State Criteria: <br /> Minnesota Statc Statue in Chapter 462.357, Subdivision 6, (2), defines "undue <br /> hard ship" as: <br /> ".u means the property in question cannol be put to a reasonable use if used under conditions <br /> allowed hy the official controls, the plighl of the landowner is due to circumstance unique to <br /> Ihe property not created by the landowner, and the variance, if granted, wil/not alter the <br /> essential character of the locality Economic consideratiom alone shall nol constilute an <br /> undue hardship ifreasonable use of the property exisls under the lerms oflhe ordinunce.. <br /> Minnesota State Stature 462.357, Subd. 6, requires that Cities consider the following <br /> five matters when hearing rcquests for zoning ordinance variances: <br /> l. Are the circumstances for which the variance is requestcd unique to the property~ <br /> 2. Would granting the variance bc in keeping with the spirit and intent of the City's <br /> Zoning Ordinance? <br /> 3. Could the property in question be put to a reasonable use without the granting of i <br /> the variance? <br /> 4. Was the hardship created by the owner? . <br /> 5. Would granting the variance alter thc csscntial character o[the neighborhood? <br /> C. Local Criteria: <br /> Scction 8.DA.c ofthc Arden Hills Zoning Ordinancc states: <br /> Adherence to this provisions of this [zoning} ordinance is required except for special <br /> cases, which arise because the configuration of a particular parcel. The condition <br /> shall not have been created by the landowner. A variance or variances may be <br /> grantedfrom s]Jecific provisions of this ordinance because such land factors as length <br /> of a side of a lot, the shape of the 101 or the unusual terrain prohihit reasonable <br /> development equivalent to that which would be permitted without variance on a <br /> similar size lot located in the same district, but which lot has no unusual <br /> configuration. Economic conditions alone shall not be grounds for a variance. <br />4. Additional Plan Review <br /> The City Engineer and Building Official did not have any comments regarding this <br /> application. <br />Oly orA rden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meetingfor August 2,2006 . <br />rIMerro-inet.us',ardenhillsIPlanningIPlanning Cases',2006106-02t Haglund Variance & Lor Spli! fPEND/NG)W7/ 106 - PC Report - Haglund <br />VarinIJce & LOI Spli!.doc <br /> Page 60f9 <br />