03-10-92 BZA Minutes
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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE
GOLDEN VALLEY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
MARCH 10, 1992
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The regular meeting of the Golden Valley Board of Zoning Appeals was held
Tuesday, March 10, 1992, at 7:30 P.M. in the City Council Chambers, City
Hall, 7800 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, Minnesota.
The following Board members were present:
Mike Sell, Chairman Pro Tern
Herb Polachek
Linda McCracken-Hunt
Larry Smith
Don Singer, alternate
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Absent by prior arrangement, Chairman Mahlon Swedberg.
The first order of business was approval of the minutes of a regular meeting
held February 11, 1992, copies of which had previously been distributed to
the Board. Herb Polachek moved to approve the minutes as written and pre-
sented. Second by Larry Smith and upon vote carried.
92-3-5 (Map 20) Residential
8541 Winsdale Street
Charles & Marilynn Smith
The petition is for waiver of Section:
11.21 Subd. 7(A)
front setback, for 10 feet off the required 35
feet from Winsdale Street to a distance of 25 feet
to the proposed addition, and for waiver of
Section
11.21 Subd. 7 (1)
side setback, for 7.5 feet off the required 15
feet from the north/west lot line to a distance
of 7.5 feet at the closest point of the proposed
addition.
The petition was in order and consent obtained from all adjacent properties.
Chairman Sell asked Secretary, Lloyd Becker, for an overview of this
property. This is a very unusual lot configuration. The half-section map
shows this to be an area of 50 foot lots with a combination of some lots
with a dwelling built on two lots and others with a home on one 50 foot
lot~ Lloyd Becker reviewed the previous merger of title ordinance the City
had in place years back.
This lot along Winsdale appears to have a part of the lot adjacent on the
south attached to it to make composite of square footage to meet the
Zoning Code in effect in the 1960.s. The result is a lot 231 feet wide
on Winsdale, a narrow corner of 28 feet at Aquila Avenue, an east lot
line 16.7 feet long and narrowing to a point at the south lot line.
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Mike Sell noted the information provided in the agenda packet. This pro-
perty had been before the Board in 1987 and side setback waivers were
approved for a deck at the rear of the home. Sell noted the adjacent
properties along Winsdale are less than 35 feet with most at 22 to 23 feet.
Don Singer noted the topography to the east and said by his observations
in that directiont it appeared.the adjacent home would still appear to be
forward if the waivers requested are granted.
The Board discussed the general areat street configuration and topography.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith reviewed the plans for the additions to the frontt west
and south side. Mrs. Smith said the front setback was to provide for an
entrance and stairway to the upper level. The present configuration of the
house makes it very difficult for any alternative to the upper level.
Linda McCracken-Hunt noted the unusual shape of the lot and that the plans
presented appear to address the only possibility of any reasonable addition
to the existing structure.
At the close of discussiont Herb Polachek moved to approve the waivers as
requested and in doing so recognized the unusual lot linest the placement
of the existing houset the setbacks of adjacent propertiest and the topo-
graphy to the east and south. Second by Larry Smith and upon vote carried
unanimously.
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There being no further business to come before the Boardt it was upon motiont
secondt and vote to adjourn at 8:20 P.M.
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Mike Sellt C airman Pro Tern
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