2013-028 Finding of Facts Front yard VarianceCITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO: 13-28
RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND APPROVING
A FRONT YARD VARIANCE AT 143 NINTH AVENUE NORTH
WHEREAS, an application for Variance VN13-1 has been made by Gregory
Skowronek, and
WHEREAS, the procedural history of the application is as follows:
1. That an application for Variance VN13-1 was made by Gregory Skowronek on May
3, 2013;
2. That the Hopkins Zoning and Planning Commission, pursuant to mailed notice, held a
meeting on the application and reviewed such application on May 28, 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:
Lot 23, Block 80, West Minneapolis 2nd Division
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF HOPKINS, MINNESOTA, that application for Variance VN13-1 to reduce the front
yard setback from 25 feet to 19'10" for the proposed addition is hereby approved based on the
following Findings of Fact:
L' That 143 Ninth Avenue North does have a circumstance peculiar and unique to the
parcel.
2. That the existing setback was not created by the applicant.
3. That the existing setback of livable area in the house is 19' 10" from the lot line.
4. That there are practical difficulties in setting the house back 25 feet with the roof and
floor trusses.
5. That the variance will not alter the essential character of the neighborhood.
BASED ON THE FOREGOING FINDINGS OF FACT, the City Council of the City
of Hopkins, Minnesota, hereby determines that the literal enforcement of the 25 -foot front yard
setback in the R -1-A zoning district would cause practical difficulties because of circumstances
unique to the subject property, that the 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 5' 2" is reasonable.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hopkins this 4th day of June, 2013.
By: &��
EugejOJ. M well, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kristine A. Luedke, City Clerk