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RESOLUTION NO. 2012-109
APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
AT 4710 GOLF TERRACE FOR PAUL AND KRISTEN COMMERS
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Edina, Minnesota, as follows:
Section 1. BACKGROUND.
1.01 The applicant is requesting a Conditional Use Permit to tear down and construct a new home
at 4710 Golf Terrace. A Conditional Use Permit is requested to allow the first floor elevation of
the new home to exceed the first floor elevation of the existing home by more than one foot.
Specifically the applicant would like to raise the first floor elevation 3.2 feet above the existing
first floor elevation.
1.02 The property is legally described as follows:
Lot 1, Block 2,Golf Terrace Heights, Hennepin County, Minn.
1.03 On August 22, 2012,the Planning Commission recommended denial of the conditional use
permit.Vote:4 Ayes and 2 Nays. Denial was based on the applicant's failure to meet
conditions#2 and#4 of Section 850.11. Subd.3 of the Zoning Ordinance.
1.04 On August 27, 2012,the applicant submitted a Geotechnical report for Geo Engineering
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Consultants Inc. that recommends a low floor elevation of 895 to minimize the potential for a
wet basement,consistent with the applicant's proposal.
1.05 On August 27,2012,the applicant submitted an elevation rendering of the proposed home
and the adjacent homes demonstrating the proposed home is not out of scale or character in
the neighborhood.
Section 2. FINDINGS
2.01 Approval is based on the following findings:
1. The proposal meets the Conditional Use Permit conditions of the Zoning Ordinance Section
850.11.Subd. 2.
2. The proposal meets all applicable Zoning Ordinance requirements.
3. The homes in the area have a variety of height,mass and scale.
4. The proposed new home is in character with this neighborhood.
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Section 3. APPROVAL
NOW THEREFORE,it is hereby resolved by the City Council of the City of Edina,approves
the Conditional Use Permit to allow construction of a new home at 4710 Golf Terrace,subject to the
following conditions:
1. The site must be developed and maintained in conformance with the following plans:
• Plans and elevations date stamped July 25 and August 27,2012.
• Survey date stamped July 25,2012.
2. Submit a copy of the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District permit.The City may require
revisions to the approved plans to meet the district's requirements.
3. Final grading and drainage plans are subject to review and approval of the city engineer prior
to issuance of a building permit. Drainage patterns may not be directed to adjacent properties.
4. Drainage from the driveway must be directed to the street or to the east on the subject
property.
5. A ten-foot side yard setback shall be required for the driveway.
6. If the swale along the east property line does not work a retaining must be installed. The
retaining wall must match the materials from the new home.
Adopted by the city council of the City of Edina,MinneJoe ber 4,2012.
ATTEST:
Debra A. Mangen,Ci Cl J es Hovland, Mayor
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN )SS
CITY OF EDINA )
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RESOLUTION NO. 2012-109
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CERTIFICATE OF CITY CLERK
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 September 4,2012,and as recorded in the Minutes of said Regular Meeting.
WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this day of ,2012.
City Clerk
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