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EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE VARIANCE BOARD OF THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the Variance Board of the City of Roseville, County of Ramsey, Minnesota, was held on the 12th day of July at 5:30 p.m. . The following Members were present: Members Kimble, Gitzen, and Chair Daire; and none were absent. Variance Board Member Gitzen introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: VARIANCE BOARD RESOLUTION NO. 129 A RESOLUTION APPROVING VARIANCE TO §lon.o8 (FENCES IN ALL DISTRICTS) OF THE ROSEVILLE CITY CODE AT 2500 COUNTY ROAD C (PF17-012) WHEREAS, City Code §loll.o8 (Fences in All Districts) requires fences in front yards to be a maximum of four -foot in height; and WHEREAS, Stan.Koch & Sons Trucking, property owner of 2500 County Road C, requests a VARIANCE to §lo1i.o8 (Fences in all Districts) to allow them to complete the securing of their facility by installing a six foot tall decorative (wrought iron type) fence from the west property line to the northwest corner of the office building; and WHEREAS, the property at 2500 County Road C is legally described as: PID # o8-29-23-22-0003 . That part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 8, Township 29, Range 23, described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Section 8, thence East along the North line thereof 629.00 feet, thence Southeasterly deflecting to right 84 degrees 20 minutes a distance of 834.41 feet to the Northerly line of the Northern Pacific Railroad; thence Southwesterly along said Northerly right of way line 705.51 feet to the West line of said Section 8, thence North along said West line 91o.67 feet to the point of beginning. Ramsey County, Minnesota. Abstract Property WHEREAS, City Code §1009.04 (Variances) establishes the purpose of a variance is "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 proposal is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Although such improvements are not specifically identified in the 203o Roseville Comprehensive Plan, Planning Division staff finds that the proposed fence improvement is generally consistent with the Comprehensive Plan (Employment Area Goals and Policies). in that it represents investment in an existing industrial property, achieves efficient use of the land, and ensures a creative aesthetic character. b. The proposal is in harmony with the purposes and intent of the zoning ordinances. Planning Division finds that the installation of a fence two feet taller than the current Code requirement (four to six feet in height) generally satisfies the intent and purpose of the Zoning Code. However, the Code does not establish any specific