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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />any single or two-family residence. The proposed driveways appear to be located a minimum of <br />10 feet from the property lines and would connect to the existing shared driveway; therefore the <br />properties would continue to comply with this regulation, <br /> <br />2. Lot Coverage - Meets Requirement <br /> <br />The requirement for the R-J: SingJe Family Residential District is a maximum of 25%, The <br />proposed plans do not alter the lot coverage, and would continue to comply with this regulation, <br /> <br />3. Landscape Lot Area - Meets Requirement <br /> <br />The requirement for R-l: Single Family Residential District is a Minimum Landscape Lot Area <br />of 65%, The proposed plans show approximately 2,400 new square feet of impervious surface, <br />together with the existing impervious surface, the properties would still be compliant with this <br />regulation. <br /> <br />Variance Criteria <br /> <br />A. <br /> <br />State Requirements <br /> <br />Minnesota State Statue in Chapter 462,357, Subdivision 6, (2), defines "undue hardship" <br />as: <br /> <br />"...means the property in question cannot be put to a reasonable use if used under conditions <br />allowed by the official controls, the plight of the landowner is due to circumstance unique to the <br />property not created by the landowner, and thc variance, if granted, will not alter the essential <br />character of the locality. Economic considerations alone shall not constitute an undue hardship if <br />reasonable use of the propcrty exists under the terms of the ordinance..." <br /> <br />B. City Requirements <br /> <br />Section VIII, D, 4, c and d, ofthe City's Zoning Ordinance state that, <br /> <br />"Adherence to the provisions ofthis 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 variancc. In no case shall the granting of a <br /> <br />\\Earth\Planning\Planning Cases\200S\OS-09 Radziej and Sabot Driveway Variances (PENDfNG)\02-02-05 PC Report Rodziej and Sabot <br />Driveway Variances.doc <br /> <br />Page 3 of7 <br />