Meeting Date: September 17, 2020
To: Members of the Zoning Board of Appeals
From: Mikayla Schmidt, City Planner
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Consider Resolution for a Variance Request to Allow a Six Foot Fence to be Built in the Corner Side Yard Setback at 2003 Grant Drive.
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Action Requested:
The Zoning Board of Appeals is requested to approve allowing a six-foot fence to be built in the corner side yard setback at 2003 Grant Drive.
Summary Report:
The applicant, Sean and Mary Stanchina, have applied for a variance request to allow a six-foot fence in the corner side yard setback of their property at 2003 Grant Drive. The parcel is zoned N1: Neighborhood General 1, is part of the Park Pointe Subdivision and is located on the southern portion of town. The front of the property faces Grant Dr. to the south, the corner side yard faces Adams St. to the west and the rear yard faces Roosevelt Dr. to the north with sidewalks on all sides.
The applicant has applied for approval of a six-foot fence in the corner side yard of their property. There was communication between city staff and the applicants fencing contractor. Through that phone conversation, the contractor misunderstood the requirements for the height of the fence in the corner side yard, which resulted in the fence being built incorrectly at six-feet in the corner side yard.
Very few residential lots in the City are surrounded by street on three sides of a parcel. The six-foot fence does not impede the traffic visibility at the corner of Adams Street and Roosevelt Drive West. It is not located in the right-of-way and is set back interior to the west and north property lines. The fence placement was also meant to preserve mature coniferous trees in the Stanchina's backyard.
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 ...
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