5.b Resolution 04-02-19-02 Recommending approval of front and side yard variances - 21467 Olinda Trail
CITY OF SCANDIA, MINNESOTA
PC RESOLUTION NO. 04-02-19-02
APPROVING VARIANCES FOR 21467 OLINDA TRAIL NORTH
WHEREAS, Mike Hinz has made an application for variances from the required front
and side yard setbacks for a home garage addition at 21467 Olinda Trail North; and
WHEREAS, the property is legally described as follows:
THE SOUTH 10 FEET OF LOT 2, BLOCK 16, SCANDIA, WASHINGTON COUNTY,
MINNESOTA, EXCEPT THE EAST 70 FEET THEREOF; AND LOT 3, BLOCK 16,
SCANDIA, EXCEPT THE SOUTH 30 FEET THEREOF AND EXCEPT THE EAST 70
FEET THEREOF. AND THOSE PARTS OF LOTS 3 AND 4, BLOCK 16 OF THE
RECORDED PLAT OF SCANDIA, WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA,
DESCRIBED JOINTLY AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF
THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH 30 FEET AND THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST
70 FEET OF SAID LOT 3; THENCE SOUTH, PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE
OF SAID BLOCK 16, A DISTANCE OF 32.27 FEET; THENCE DEFLECTING TO
THE RIGHT 70 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 40 SECONDS A DISTANCE OF 143.99
FEET TO THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID BLOCK 16; THENCE NORTHERLY ON
SAID WESTERLY LINE OF BLOCK 16 A DISTANCE OF 88.07 FEET TO THE
INTERSECTION WITH SAID NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH 30 FEET OF LOT 3;
THENCE EAST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE A DISTANCE OF 165.08 FEET TO
THE POINT OF BEGINNING; And
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed the request for the Variances at a duly
noticed Public Hearing on April 2, 2019 and recommended that the City Council approve the
variances with conditions;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SCANDIA, WASHINGTON COUNTY,
MINNESOTA, that it should and hereby does recommend that the City Council approve
Variances to front and side yard setbacks to install an attached garage addition to single-family
home at 21467 Olinda Trail North, based on the following findings:
1. The Comprehensive Plan identifies the Village Neighborhood District as an area of small,
single-family residential lots. The proposed addition of a garage to an existing single-
family home on a small lot is in harmony with this intent.
2. Single-family residences are permitted in the Village Neighborhood District and a home
with an attached garage is therefore a reasonable use on the parcel.
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3. The practical difficulties are unique to the property. They include the small lot size, the
existing location and orientation of the house relative to the lot lines, the interior layout of
the house, and the existing location of the septic system, all of which limit the logical
location option for an attached garage to the north side of the house. The proposed garage
addition on the north side of the house connects it to the existing kitchen and living area,
where attached garages are typically located. If the garage addition was placed on the
south side, access would be through the bedrooms, which would be problematic. Placing
the garage to the east side would not work due to location of the existing septic system.
The applicant did not create the practical difficulties.
4. Granting the variance would not alter the character of the area. The proposed attached
garage would replace an existing detached garage in the same area of the lot and is a use
consistent with others homes and garages in the area.
5. The practical difficulties are not related to economic conditions alone; they are caused by
the size of the lot and the location of the existing home.
6. The proposed attached garage will be located next to the house, where a detached garage
currently exists. It will not impair the supply of light or air to adjacent properties or
increase congestion, endanger the public, or substantially diminish or impair property
values in the neighborhood.
7. The requested variances provide a logical location for an attached garage on a small lot
with no other location options for an attached garage.
8. The variance is not related to a need for direct sunlight for solar energy systems.
FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that the following conditions of approval shall be met:
1. The locations of the attached garage addition and the relocated detached garage shall be
consistent with the plans submitted to the City on March 5, 2019.
2. A grading plan will be required and shall indicate how drainage will be managed along
the northern lot line where the ground is very flat. The grading plan may require the
north side of the building addition to install rain gutters to divert drainage.
3. A Carnelian-Marine-St. Croix Watershed District permit for stormwater management and
erosion control will be required.
4. All proposed new construction and the relocated garage will meet setbacks for the sewer
system / drainfield and well location.
5. The applicant shall obtain other permits as required for building an attached garage and
moving the detached garage to a new location on the lot.
6. The applicant shall pay all fees and escrows associated with the variance application.
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Adopted by the Scandia Planning Commission this 2nd day of April, 2019.
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Dan Squyres, Chair
ATTEST:
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Neil Soltis, Administrator/Clerk