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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />B. City Requirements <br /> <br />Section VIII, D, 4, c and d, of the City's Zoning Ordinance state that, <br /> <br />"Adherence to the provisions of this ordinance is required, except for special cases which arise <br />because of the configuration of a particular parcel. The condition shall not have been created by <br />the landowner. A variance or variances may be granted from specific provisions of this ordinance <br />because such land factors as length of a side of a lot, the shape of the lot or the unusual terrain <br />prohibit reasonable development equivalent to that which would be permitted without variance on <br />a similar size lot located in the same district, but which lot has no unusual configuration. <br />Economic conditions alone shall not be grounds for a variance, In no case shall the granting of a <br />variance impair the health, safety, comfort and general welfare of the public, nor will it be <br />contrary to the intent and purpose of the Comprehensive Plan, the official map or this or any other <br />ordinancc of the City." <br /> <br />Variance Findings <br /> <br />Minnesota State Stature 462.357, subd. 6, requires that Cities consider the following five matters <br />when hearing requests for zoning ordinance variances, <br /> <br />1. <br /> <br />Are tbe circumstances for wbicb tbe variance is requested unique to tbe property? <br /> <br />(YES) The properties have the unique feature of a shared driveway. While there are <br />other properties in the City that have shared driveways, the combination of the shared <br />driveway with several other features such as; no on-street parldng at the location, the <br />speed of traffic on Lexington Avenue, the amount of vehicle trips per day on Lexington <br />Avenue, and the lack of shoulders to provide a safe access; create a very unique situation <br />for the applicants. <br /> <br />The properties are located with Karth Lake on the west, the park to the south and are cut <br />off from any access except for directly to Lexington Avenue, Since the properties will <br />have some access removed with the installation of the center median in the Lexington <br />A venue Reconstruction, the additional driveways would provide better access for the <br />property owners. <br /> <br />Other properties in Arden Hills may be located along busy streets or have shared <br />driveways but staff has not encountered any other properties that have the same <br />combination of situations as outlined above. Properties along Highway 96 or Hamline <br />Avenue may have access to a busy roadway but these properties either have roadway <br />shoulders where they can move to when trying to access their properties or have far less <br /> <br />\\Earth\Planning\Planning Cases\2005\05~09 Radzicj and Sabot Driveway Variances (PENDING)\04-06-05 PC Report Rodziej and Sabot <br />Oriveway Vari::mccs.doc <br /> <br />Page 3 of7 <br />