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RESOLUTION NO. 2015-49
APPROVING A PRELIMINARY PLAT WITH VARIANCES
AT 5825 ASHCROFT AVENUE
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Edina,Minnesota,as follows:
Section 1. BACKGROUND.
1.01 Janine and Jeffrey Johnson are proposing to subdivide their property at 5825 Ashcroft Avenue
into two lots.
1.02 The existing homes would be removed.
1.03 Within this neighborhood, the median lot area is 6,790 square feet,median lot depth is 135
feet, and the median lot width is 50 feet. The new lots would meet the median width and
depth,but would be just short of the median area.
1.04 The following described tract of land is requested to be divided:
Lots 17 and 18, Block 7 Fairfax,Hennepin County,Minnesota.
1.05 The owner of the described land desires to subdivide said tract in to the following described
new and separate parcels (herein called"parcels") described as follows:
Lots 1 and 2, Block 1, Fairfax 4th Addition.
1.06 To accommodate the request the following is required:
1. A subdivision;
2. Lot width variances from 75 feet to 50 feet for each lot;and
3. Lot area variances from 9,000 square feet to 6,781 square feet for each lot.
1.07 On April 22, 2015, the Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the
Preliminary Plat and Variances, subject to the findings and conditions in the staff memo dated
April 22, 2015. The Planning Commission added a condition that the applicant meets the
City's recently adopted tree preservation ordinance.
CITY OF EDINA
4801 West 50th Street•Edina,Minnesota 55424
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• Section 2. FINDINGS
2.01 Approval is based on the following findings:
1. Except for the variances,the proposal meets the required standards and ordinance for a
subdivision.
2. The subdivision would meet the neighborhood medians for lot width and depth and
nearly meet the median area.
3. The proposal would restore the property back to the form of the original plat,which
included two lots.
4. The proposal meets the required standards for a variance,because:
a. There is a unique practical difficulty to the property caused by the existing size of
the property which is two times the size of every lot on the block.
b. The requested variances are reasonable in the context of the immediate
neighborhood. The existing lot is both larger and wider than most properties in the
area,including every lot on the block. The proposed subdivision would result in
two lots more characteristic of the neighborhood.
C. The proposed lots would be the same size as the lots were originally platted.
d. The variances would meet the intent of the ordinance because the proposed lots are
of similar size to others in the neighborhood.
e. If the variances were denied, the applicant would be denied a use of his property,a
50-foot wide lot,which is common to the area. In addition,the applicant would be
denied a subdivision with variances that has been previously approved with these
same circumstances by the City in the last few years.
Section 3. APPROVAL
NOW THEREFORE,it is hereby resolved by the City Council of the City of Edina,approves
the Preliminary Plat and Lot Area and Width Variances for the proposed subdivision of 5825 Ashcroft
Avenue.
Approval is subject to the following Conditions:
1. The City must approve the final plat within one year of preliminary approval or receive
a written application for a time extension or the preliminary approval will be void.
• 2. Prior to issuance of a building permit, the following items must be submitted:
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a. Submit evidence of Minnehaha Creek Watershed District approval. The City may
require revisions to the preliminary plat to meet the district's requirements.
b. A curb-cut permit must be obtained from the Edina engineering department.
c. A grading, drainage and erosion control plan subject to review and approval of the
city engineer. The proposed plans shall meet all conditions outlined in the
engineering memo dated April 15,2015
d. There shall be no increase in peak rate or volume of stormwater to neighboring
private property.
e. Any disturbance to the roadway caused by the construction of the new homes must
be repaired by replacing the asphalt pavement from curb-to-curb and from saw-cut
to saw-cut.
f. A construction management plan will be required for the construction of the new
homes.
g. Utility hook-ups are subject to review of the city engineer.
h. Both lots shall be subject to the City's tree ordinance.
Adopted this 6th day of May,2015.
ATTEST: ", , a JJ�l L4A-4,4
Debra A. Man g en, ity C ames B. Hovland,Mayor
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN )SS
CITY OF EDINA )
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CERTIFICATE OF CITY CLERK
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I, the undersigned duly appointed and acting City Clerk for the City of Edina do hereby certify that
the attached and foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Edina City Council at its Regular
Meeting of May 6,2015,and as recorded in the Minutes of said Regular Meeting.
WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this day of 2015.
City Clerk
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