Date: November 15, 2018
To: Members of the Zoning Board of Appeals
From: Scott Tempel, City Planner
Title
Resolution - Variance 1700 Dundas Boulevard
Body
Action Requested:
The Zoning Board of Appeals is requested to consider a setback variance request for a home at 1700 Dundas Boulevard.
Summary Report:
1700 Dundas Boulevard is zoned Agricultural (A-S) and is located west of the Cannon River on the Northfield border. It is also in the Wild and Scenic River Overlay zone. The property owner would like to construct a home in the style of architecture circa 1920. The original home on the property has been demolished. The applicant is proposing to build a small one-bedroom home just west of the original building site.
The criteria for approving a variance, according to Section 5.5.16(C), are as follows:
(1) Pursuant to Minn. Stat. ?462.357, Subd 6, as it may be amended from time to time, the zoning board of appeals may only grant applications for variances where practical difficulties in complying with this LDC (Land Development Code) exist and each of the following criteria are satisfied:
(a) The variance is in harmony with the general purposes and intent of this LDC; and,
(b) The variance is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan; and
(c) The property owner proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by this LDC; and
(d) The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to the property not created by the landowner; and
(e) The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality.
VARIANCE
Northfield Land Development Code Section 3.2.6 A-S (Agricultural) District Site Development Standards set the minimum front yard setback at 70 feet. The applicant is requesting a front setback of 20 feet.
Analysis of the variance request is addressed below.
Criterion (a) The variance is in harmony with the general purposes and intent of the LDC.
The purpose of the Agricultural (A-S) district is to allow pr...
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