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CITY OF SHOREWOOD
RESOLUTION NO. 3s-JJ-J
A RESOLUTION GRANTING PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL FOR
WOODSIDE 2ND ADDITION AND A SETBACK VARIANCE TO LE GRAN
HOMES, INC.
WHEREAS, LeGran Homes, Inc. (Applicant) has an interest in certain land (the
Property) within the City of Shorewood legally described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a
part hereof, and has applied to the Council for preliminary approval of a plat to be known as
Woodside 2nd Addition; and
WHEREAS, the Property is only 212 feet wide at the building line, necessitating a lot
width variance to create two lots; and
WHEREAS, Applicant's request has been reviewed by the City Planner and his
recommendations have been duly set forth in a Memorandum to the Planning Commission dated
27 September 1995, which Memorandum is on file at City Hall; and
WHEREAS, a Public Hearing was held by the Shorewood Planning Commission on
3 October 1995, for which notice was duly published and all adjacent property owners duly
notified; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant's request was considered by the City Council at their regular
meeting on 23 October 1995, 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
1. That the property proposed to be divided is zoned R-INS, Single-Family
ResidentiallShoreland and contains approximately 80,100 square feet of area.
2. That the property is 212 feet wide at the building line and widens to approximately
352 feet at the shoreline of Lake Minnetonka.
3. That the Shorewood Zoning Code requires lots in the R-INS district to be 120 feet
wide at the front setback line, and the proposed lots are 105 feet and 107 feet wide, requiring lot
width variances of 15 and 13 feet, respectively.
4. That 26 percent of the lots within approximately one quarter mile of the subject
property does not meeting the R-INS district lot width requirements and are as narrow as 70 feet.
5 . That the lot immediately to the south of the subject property is only 82 feet wide.
6. That the configuration of the property is such that the lots taper from the lake side to
the street side.
7 . That at the lake setback each lot will have 165 feet of width.
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That the average width for the two lots is approximately 135 feet.
9. That the buildable area for lot 1 will be approximately 15,600 square feet and the
buildable area of Lot 2 will be 21,500 square feet.
10. That an existing nonconforming accessory building will be removed as part of the
site development.
CONCLUSION
A. That the Applicant has satisfied the criteria for the grant of a variance under Section
1201.05 of the Shorewood City Code and has established an undue hardship as defined by
Minnesota Statutes Section 462.375, Subd. 6(2).
B. That based upon the foregoing, the City Council hereby grants the Applicant's
request for lot width variances of 15 and 13 feet for the proposed lots.
C. That Applicant's request for preliminary plat approval of Woodside 2nd Addition is
hereby approved.
D. That such approval is subject to the recommendations set forth in the City Planner's
Memorandum dated 27 September 1995, and the terms and conditions contained in the minutes of
the Planning Commission meeting of 3 October 1995 on file at City Hall.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD this 13th
day of November, 1995.
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Robert B. Bean, Mayor
ATTEST:
s C. Hurm, City Administrator/Clerk
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Lel:al Description:
"That part of Government Lot 2, Section 31, Township 117, Range 23, described
as beginning at the northeast comer of Lot 1, "Scotts Subdivision" in Lot 2, Section
31, Township 117, Range 23 West; thence northwesterly along a line which forms
an angle of 30 degrees 32 minutes with the north line of said Lot 1 at the northeast
comer thereof a distance of 5.66 feet to a point marked by Judicial Land Mark;
thence continuing along said last described line a distance of 201.94 feet to a point
marked by a Judicial Land Mark; thence continuing along said last described line to
the shore of Lake Minnetonka; thence southwesterly along said shore to its
intersection with the north line of said Lot 1; thence east to the point of beginning,
Hennepin County, Minnesota."
Exhibit A