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Attachment D EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE VARIANCE BOARD OF THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a public hearing was held at the regular meeting of the Variance Board of the City of Roseville, County of Ramsey, Minnesota, on the 5th day of November 2014, at 5:30 p.m. The following members were present: and the following members absent: Variance Board Member _______ introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: VB RESOLUTION NO. 109 A RESOLUTION APPROVING VARIANCES TO §1017.17.C (PERMITTED WATER- ORIENTED ACCESSORY STRUCTURES) OF THE ROSEVILLE CITY CODE AT 3088 WEST OWASSO BOULEVARD (PF14-028) WHEREAS, City Code §1017.17.C provides specific setback and dimensional standards for water-oriented accessory structures; and WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Biggs, property owners of 3088 West Owasso Boulevard, have requested to City Code §1017.C to allow a new boathouse 315 square feet in VARIANCES size, 14-1/2 feet in width, set back 4 feet from the ordinary high watermark and 5 feet from the side yard property line. WHEREAS, the Biggses property is legally described as: PIN: 02-29-23-11-0015 Lot 14, Lake Owasso Park WHEREAS, City Code §1009.04 (Variances) establishes the purpose of a is VARIANCE “to permit adjustment to the zoning regulations where there are practical difficulties applying to a parcel of land or building that prevent the property from being used to the extent intended by the zoning;” and WHEREAS, the Variance Board has made the following findings: a. The code-compliant way to build the proposed water-oriented accessory structure is an impractical requirement, requiring placing the structure in an odd or unreasonable location of the property and limiting its design. Furthermore, there is something to be said about good design and appropriate placement of a structure that would otherwise not be allowed. Such compliance would require a greater side yard setback than required of non-shoreland accessory structures and be out of place with the lot and other properties in the area; requires a building design (size and width viewed from the shoreline) that appears outdated; and eliminated the ability to use the existing Page 1 of 4