RZ06-26 CITY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO: RZ06-26
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RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND RECOMMENDING
APPROVAL OF A VARIANCE FOR A FRONT YARD SETBACK
WHEREAS, an application for Variance VN06-3 has been made by Dr. Arthur Horowitz;
and
WHEREAS, the procedural history of the application is as follows:
1. That an application for Variance VN06-3 was made by Dr. Arthur
Horowitz on September 29, 2006;
2. That the Hopkins Zoning and Planning Commission, pursuant to mailed
notice, held a meeting on the application and reviewed such application on
October 24, 2006: 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:
Lot 4, Block 3, Knollwood
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ZONING AND PLANNING
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF HOPKINS, MINNESOTA, that application for Variance
� VN06-3 to reduce the 35-foot setback to 24 feet is hereby recommended for approval based on
the following Findings of Fact:
1. That the applicant's lot is a corner lot.
2. That the applicant has considered Edgemoor Drive to be his front yard.
3. That the address and front door of the home is on Edgemoor Drive.
4. That the lot has the 35-foot front yard setback on Edgemoor Drive.
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 thirty-five-foot front yard setback would cause an undue hardship because of
circumstances unique to the subject property, that the granting of the requested variance to the
extent necessary to compensate for such hardship is in keeping with the intent of the Hopkins
City Code, that the variance of nine feet is reasonable and that granting of the variance will not
alter the essential character of the area in which it is located.
Adopted this 24th day of October 2006.
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Peter Sholtz, Chai
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