RZ13-09 CITY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin County, Minnesota
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RESOLUTION NO: RZ13-9
RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND RECOMMENDING APPROVAL
OF AN 8-FOOT SIGN SETBACK VARIANCE AT 9451 EXCELSIOR BOULEVARD
WHEREAS, an application for Variance VN13-3 has been made by Three Rivers Park
District, and
WHEREAS, the procedural history of the application is as follows:
1. That an application for Variance VN13-3 was made by Three Rivers Park
District on July 1, 2013;
2. That the Hopkins Zoning and Planning Commission, pursuant to mailed
notice, held a meeting on the application and reviewed such application on
July 30, 2013: all persons present were given an opportunity to be heard;
3. That the written comments and analysis of the City staff were considered;
and,
4. Legal description of the parcel is as follows:
HCRRA right-of-way across Southwest '/ except parcels lA and 1B as shown on
City of Hopkins right-of-way plat No 1 except roads
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ZONING AND PLANNING
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF HOPKINS, MINNESOTA, that application for Variance
VN13-3 to reduce the sign setback from 10 feet to 2 feet far the proposed sign is hereby
recommended for approval based on the following Findings of Fact:
1. That the applicants do have a circumstance peculiar and unique to the parcel
because of the placement of the building and the linear shape of the lot.
2. There exists a practical difficulty because if the proposed sign was placed at
the required 10-foot setback, the sign would not be visible from Excelsior
Boulevard.
3. That the variance will not alter the essential character of the surrounding area.
BASED ON THE FOREGOING FINDINGS OF FACT, the Zoning and Planning
Commission of the City of Hopkins, Minnesota, hereby determines that the literal enforcement
of the 10-foot sign setback in the Industrial zoning district would cause practical difficulties
because of circumstances unique to the subject property, that granting of the requested variance
to the extent necessary to compensate for such practical difficulties is in keeping with the intent
of the Hopkins City Code, and that the variance of 8 feet is reasonable.
Adop ed this 30th day of July 2013
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A ron Kuznia, Chair