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WHEREAS, the existing impervious surfaceson the property, when situated on Parcel A 24 of the proposed subdivision, would equal approximately 35% of the area of Parcel A;and 25 WHEREAS,City Code §1009.04 (Variances) establishes the purpose of a is 26 VARIANCE “to permit adjustment to the zoning regulations where there are practical difficulties applying to a 27 parcel of land or building that prevent the property from being used to the extent intended by the 28 \[code\];” and 29 WHEREAS, the Roseville City Council held the duly-noticed public hearing for the 30 requested variance on August 11, 2014 and, after receiving and reviewing the proposal, staff 31 analysis, and public testimony, the City Council has made the following findings: 32 a. The practical difficulty stems from the fact that zoning and subdivision codes are not 33 intended to preclude the subdivision of the subject property even though the 34 subdivision cannot be approved without a variance to at least one applicable 35 development standard in the zoning and/or subdivision codes; 36 b. The proposal is generally consistent with the Comprehensive Planin thatthe 37 proposed parcels fall within the density range established in the LR land use category 38 and a future new home represents the sort of continued investment promoted by the 39 Comprehensive Plan’s goals and policies for residential areas; 40 c. The proposal is consistent with the intent of the zoning ordinances because the 41 impervious coverage limits are intended to prevent adverse impacts from excessive 42 amounts of storm water runoff, and runoff from the excess impervious surface on 43 Parcel A can be addressed by mitigating the storm water within Parcel A’s EITHER 44 boundaries by restricting the impervious surfaces on Parcel B to equal 30% across OR 45 the two parcelswhen combined with the impervious surface on Parcel A; 46 d. The proposal makes reasonable use of the subject property because the subdivision 47 would create conforming parcels for one-family, detached dwellings which would be 48 consistent with the surrounding properties; 49 e. The property possesses the kind of unique characteristics that justify approval of the 50 requested variancein that the existing lot was created in 1954 as one of four tracts in 51 Registered Land Survey (RLS) 56 which, given the size of the lot, the double frontage 52 on Burke Avenue and County Road B, and the subdivisions of the three other tracts of 53 RLS 56, seems to have been configured for subdivision in the future, and the rights- 54 of-way standards were not established until 1956and,further, while the house was 55 built in 1957the impervious coverage limits were not established until 2001;and 56 f. The proposed subdivision and the existing improvements which would exceed 30% of 57 the area of the new Parcel A appear to be very similar to the existing improvements 58 and parcel configurations of the subject property’s neighbors, so approval of the 59 requested variance would not alter the character of the surrounding area. 60 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of 61 Roseville, Minnesota, that theminor subdivisionof the subject property into two 62 Page 2of 4