12-017CITY OF SHOREWOOD
RESOLUTION NO. 12 -017
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A BUILDING PERMIT TO ADD ON TO A
NONCONFORMING STRUCTURE AT 450 LAFAYETTE AVENUE
WHEREAS, Matthias K. Builders (Applicant) represents Kay Campbell and Ralph Campbell
11I, the owners of the real property located at 450 Lafayette Avenue in the City of Shorewood, County of
Hennepin, legally described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a part hereof, and
WHEREAS, the property does not conform to the lot area requirements of the R -lA /S, Single -
Family Residential /Shoreland zoning district, in which it is located; and
WHEREAS, the existing home on the property does not conform to the setback requirements of
the R -lA /S, Single - Family Residential /Shoreland zoning district, in which it is located; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant proposes a significant renovation of the existing home and expansion
thereof, and
WHEREAS, the Shorewood City Code requires that the expansion of a nonconforming structure
be subject to Planning Commission review and recommendation and City Council approval; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant's request was reviewed by the City Planner, and his
recommendations were duly set forth in a memorandum to the Planning Commission, Mayor and City
Council, dated 29 February 2012, which memorandum is on file at City Hall; and
WHEREAS, the application was reviewed by the Planning Commission at its regular meeting on
6 March 2012, the minutes of which meeting are on file at City Hall; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant's request was considered by the City Council at their regular meeting
on 12 March 2012, at which time the Planner's memorandum and the minutes of the Planning
Commission were reviewed and comments were heard by the Council from the City staff.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Shorewood as
follows:
FINDINGS OF FACT
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The lot contains 6369 square feet of area and is approximately 48 feet wide at its widest
2. The existing home on the property is located 1.6 feet from the westerly side of the lot
and 5.6 feet from the easterly side of the lot.
3. Neither the existing house nor detached garage located on the property comply with the
setbacks of the R -lA /S zoning district.
4. The Applicant proposes to expand the existing home and the additions to the structure
comply with setback requirements.
Existing impervious surface on the property amounts to 38.11 percent of the lot area.
6. The proposed renovation, including the building additions, amounts to 34.41 percent of
the lot area.
7. The proposed floor area of all structures on the lot (1905 square feet) amounts to 29.9
percent of the lot area.
8. The existing house on the property does not comply with current building code
requirements. The proposed renovation /addition to the home will bring it up to building code standards.
9. The Applicant has taken the location and views of the two adjacent homes into
consideration in siting the proposed house on the subject property.
A. That based upon the foregoing, the City Council hereby grants the Applicant's request
for a building permit to expand a nonconforming structure at 450 Lafayette Avenue.
B. The City Administrator /Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to provide a certified
copy of this Resolution for filing with the Hennepin County Recorder or Registrar of Titles.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHORE WOOD this 12th day of March,
2012,
Christine Lizee, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Panchyshyn, Depu City°Clerk
Legal Description (450 Lafayette Avenue)
That part of Lot 21, "Auditor's Subdivison Number 313, Hennepin County,
Minnesota ", described as follows:
Commencing at the southeasterly, corner of said Lot; thence west
along the south line of said Lot to a point therein distant 86 feet,
measured along a line which makes an interior angle with the
northeasterly line of said Lot of 53 degrees 15 minutes to the point
of beginning of the tract to be described; thence southwesterly along
the southerly line of said Lot a distance of 20.27 feet: thence
northwesterly 79 degrees 56 minutes to the right a distance of 91.8
feet; thence at an angle to the right of 30 degrees 05 minutes to
the northerly line of said Lot; thence southeasterly along said line to
a point distant 47 feet West along said line from the northeaterly
corner of said Lot; thence Southeasterly 145 feet to the point of
beginning.
Subject to an easement and right of way over and across a strip °of land
15 feet in width along the lake shore on the southerly side of Lot 21.
Exhibit A
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