94-013
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CITY OF SHOREWOOD
RESOLUTION NO. 94-13
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PRELIMINARY PLAT
AND STREET CONSTRUCTION VARIANCE
AND DENYING A LOT WIDTH VARIANCE FOR
THE MOTT ADDITION
WHEREAS, Whitley Mott (Applicant) has an interest in certain real property in the
City of Shorewood, County of Hennepin, State of Minnesota, legally described in Exhibit A,
attached hereto and made a part hereof; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant has applied to the City for a Preliminary Plat of said real
property as shown in Exhibit B, attached hereto and made a part hereof; and
WHEREAS, in the initial application one of the lots did not comply with the
minimum lot width requirement for the zoning district in which it is located and the applicant
requested a variance; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant's request has been reviewed by the City Planner and his
recommendations have been duly set forth in a Memoranda to the Planning Commission
. dated 30 September and 7 December 1993, which Memoranda are on file at City Hall; and
WHEREAS, Applicant's request has been reviewed by the City Engineer and his
recommendations have been duly set forth in a letter to the City Planner, dated 4 January
1994, which letter is on file at City Hall; and
WHEREAS, a Public Hearing was held by the Shorewood Planning Commission on
5 October 1993, for which notice was duly published and all adjacent property owners duly
notified.
WHEREAS, a Public Hearing was held by the City Council on 10 January 1994, for
which notice was duly published and all adjacent property owners duly notified.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Shorewood as follows:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. That the property is zoned R-1A and contains approximately 241,540 square
feet of area and is occupied by a single-family residential dwelling.
2.
That the property has approximately 208.5 feet of frontage on Yellowstone
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Trail.
3. That the property is capable of being divided into more than two lots.
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4. That a lot width variance does not meet the criteria for the granting of
variances as set forth in Section 1201.05 Subd. 2. of the Shorewood Zoning Code.
5. That the Applicant has revised his plat to eliminate the need for a lot width
variance.
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future.
That the Preliminary Plat shows how additional lots can be divided in the
7. That the Applicant proposes to plat a 50-foot road right-of-way for future
development of the property.
8. That the Applicant proposes to create only one new lot at this time, for which
it is impractical to construct a city street and utilities.
CONCLUSION
A. That the Applicant has not satisfied the criteria for the grant of a variance
under Section 1201.05 Subd. 2. of the Shorewood City Code, and the lot width variance is
hereby denied.
B. That the Applicant has satisfied the requirement of practical difficulty as set
forth in Section 1202.09 Subd. 1 of the City Code.
C. That the Applicant's request for preliminary plat approval for the Mott
Addition is hereby granted.
D. That such approval is subject to the recommendations set forth in the City
Planner's Memorandum dated 7 December 1993, the City Engineer's recommendations set
forth in his letter to the City Planner, dated 4 January 1994, and the terms and conditions
contained in the minutes of the Planning Commission meeting of 7 December 1993 on file at
City Hall.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD this 24th day of
January, 1994.
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Barbara J. Bran , 'Mayor
ATTEST:
. Jame C. Hurm, City Administrator/Clerk
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DESCRIPTION
All of Lot 55. except that part of the north 50 feet of Lot 55 lying east of the west
line of Lot 3, MINNE'vVASHTA extended. AUDITOR'S SUBDIVISION NUMBER
133. Hennepin County. Minnesota: also except that part of the westerly 370 feet
of Lot 55. AUDITOR'S SUBDIVISION NU~v"BER 133. Hennepin County.
Minnesota, lying southerly of the following described line:
Commencing at a point 400 feet northerly of the most southerly corner as
measured along the westerly line of said lot being the point of beglnnlrlg
of the line to be described: thence at right angles to said vJesterly line to
the easterly line of the above described tract and there terminating.
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