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RESOLUI'IGI ID. 73-87
A RESOLUI'Ia~ GRANrll~ A VARIANCE 10
JERRY ELZEA
WHEREAS, Jerry Elzea (Applicant) is the owner of real property
located at 5705 Eureka Road in the City of Shorewood, legally described as
follows:
Corrmencing at the northwest corner of Lot 4, Eureka, Hennepin
Collllty, Minnesota; thence south along the west line of said Lot 4 a
distance of 158.00 feet; thence east 110 feet to-the east bOlllldary of said
Lot 4; thence north along the east bOlllldary of Lot 4 a distance of 136
feet more or less to the north bolllldary of said Lot 4; thence
northwesterly along the north bOlllldary of said Lot 4 to the point of
beginning.
and
WHEREAS, the Applicant has an existing single-family dwelling and
one car garage located on the property, the garage being located 2.0 feet
from the south lot line and 1.2 feet from the east lot line of the
property; and
WHEREAS, the property contains 10,512 square feet of area and is
located in a R-lA Zoning District requiring 40,000 square feet; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant has made application for a variance for
the construction of a new two car garage on the property; and
WHEREAS, The application was reviewed by the Shorewood Planning
Commission at a public hearing held on 2 Jlllle 1987.
NlV, 'lHEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Collllcil of the Ci ty of
Shorewood as follows:
FINDIIDS OF FAC!'
1. That the dimensions of the property make it impossible to
construct any type of building on the site wi thout the granting of a
variance.
2. That the existing garage located on the property is a
non-confonning structure with accesses to both Eureka Road and Smithtown
Road.
3. That the proposed garage would have a ten foot setback from
the south lot line and a ten foot setback from the east lot line, thereby
decreasing the non-confonnity.
4. That the new garage would require a forty-foot variance for
the south lot line, and a forty foot variance for the east lot line.
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1. That the Collllcil has detennined that the Minnesota climate
makes it necessary that each residential llllit be allowed at least a two
car garage.
2. That Appl icant has establ ished lllldue hardship as defined by
Minnesota Statutes.
3. That based upon the foregoing, the City Collllcil hereby grants
the Applicant's request for a variance as setforth above, upon the
following tenns and condit ions:
a. That the Applicant remove his existing garage prior to
conmencing construction of the new garage.
Road.
b. That the Applicant limit his driveway access to Smithtown
AOOPl'ED BY '!HE CI1Y axJNCIL of the Ci ty of Shorewood this 8th day of Jlllle,
1987.
Robert Rascop, Mayor
ATl'EST:
Sandra L. Kennelly, City Clerk