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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2013-069 Denying A Preliminary Plat With Lot Width And Lot Area Variances, Ron Helm on Behalf of Tom And Gretchen Shanight, 5612 Tracy Avenue N y r C RESOLUTION NO. 2013-69 DENYING A PRELIMINARY PLAT AND LOT AREA, LOT WIDTH AND LOT DEPTH VARIANCES AT 5612 TRACY AVENUE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Edina, Minnesota, as follows: SECTION 1. BACKGROUND 1.01 Mr. Rodney Helm on behalf of Tom and Gretchen Shanight has applied for approval of a preliminary plat and multiple variances for property with a street address of 5612 Tracy Avenue, legally described as follows: The South 1 foot of the East 160 feet of Lot 6 and the East 160 feet of the North Half of Lot 7, WARDEN ACRES, Hennepin County, Minnesota. (`Subject Property") 1.02 The owner of the described land desires to subdivide the Subject Property into the following described lots: Lots I and 2, Block 1, Shanight Addition. 1.03 The property is guided Single Dwelling Residential in the City's Comprehensive Plan and is zoned R-1, Single Dwelling Unit District. 1.04 Both lots in the proposed subdivision require lot area, lot width and lot depth variances: Lot Area Lot Width Lot Depth REQUIRED BY ZONING 17,651 s.f. 80.7 feet 157 feet ORDINANCE Lot 1 9,820 sf. 80 feet 122 feet Lot 2 9,820 sf. 80 feet 122 feet 1.05 On July 24, 2013, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the preliminary plat and variances. 1.06 On August 20, 2013, the City Council conducted a public hearing on the proposed plat and variances. CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street.Edina,Minnesota 55424 www.EdinaMN.gov•952-927-8861 • Fax 952-826-0389 RESOLUTION NO. 2013-69 Page Two ('� V� SECTION 2. FINDINGS 2.01 There is currently a single family home on the Subject Property. 2.02 The Subject Property meets all zoning ordinance standards for a single lot. 2.03 The proposed lots are smaller in area, width and depth then the median size of the lots in the neighborhood, which is defined as lots wholly or partially within 500 feet of the perimeter of the proposed plat. 2.04 The variance standards have not been satisfied: A. There are no practical difficulties in complying with the zoning ordinance. The property owners do not propose to use the property in a reasonable manner prohibited by the zoning ordinance. The proposal requires multiple variances for each lot. It is not reasonable to deviate from the ordinance requirements when there is nothing unique about the property that justifies the variances. There are many lots with greater lot depth and lot width than the Subject Property within 500 feet of the Subject Property. Most of the lots within 500 feet of the Subject Property are larger than the proposed 9,820 s.f. lots and some are larger than the Subject Property. B. The plight of the owner is not due to circumstances unique to the Subject Property not created by the property owner. The Subject Property and its size and shape are not unique. There are similar size and shaped lots within 500 feet of the Subject Property. C. The only purpose served by the variances is economic consideration. The property owner desires to subdivide the property for financial gain. 2.05 The existing lot and home provide a reasonable use of the Subject Property. SECTION 3. DENIAL NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby resolved by the City Council of the City of Edina that the preliminary plat and lot area, lot width and lot depth variances for the proposed subdivision of 5612 Tracy Avenue are denied. Adopted this day of , 2013. ATTEST: Debra A. Mangen, City Clerk James B. Hovland, Mayor