10-26-94 BZA Minutes
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MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
GOLDEN VALLEY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
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October 26, 1994
The special meeting of the Golden Valley Board of Zoning Appeals was held
Wednesday, October 26, 1994 at 7 PM, City Hall Council Chambers, 7800 Golden
Valley Road, Golden Valley, Minnesota.
The following Board members were present: Emilie Johnson, Mahlon Swedberg, and
Linda McCracken-Hunt. Also present was Mark Grimes, Staff Liaison.
The first order of business was to appoint an Acting Chair. By unanimous vote,
Mahlon Swedberg was elected Acting Chair for the meeting of October 26, 1994.
Minutes of the Petition:
537 Meadow Lane North (94-10-45)
Roberta Toutges
Request:
Waiver of Section 11.21, Subd. 12(A) which states that detached
accessory buildings shall be no less than 5 feet distant from any
lot boundary line other than a street line -- variance is for 2.9
feet off the required 5 feet -- garage site at 2.1 feet from the
side rear property line; and
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Purpose:
Waiver of Section 11.21, Subd. 7(C)(2) which states that the
side setback shall be 15% of the lot width -- variance for 5.4
feet from the required 12 feet to a distance of 6.6 feet on the
north side property line.
To make the present home and garage legally non-conforming so a
conforming addition can be built onto the south side of the home.
Acting Chair Swedberg reviewed the previous variance request made by Ms.
Toutges at the August, 1994 BZA meeting. These variances were denied because
alternative designs that were not as large could be considered by the
applicant.
Staff Liaison Mark Grimes reviewed the new application for variances. He said
that the new request was solely for variances to make the existing structures
legally non-conforming (garage and house). Ms. Toutges' plan is to now put an
addition on the house that meets all setback requirements and is somewhat
smaller. With these two variances to make the house and garage legally non-
conforming, the addition that meets all requirements of the Zoning Code may be
constructed.
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The two variances that are being considered at this meeting could have been
granted at the August meeting. However, Ms. Toutges did not asked that they be
considered and the BZA did not consider these variances. Because of this misun-
derstanding, the BZA is holding the special meeting to consider the two vari-
ances on the Toutges property.
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The BZA members discussed the proposed addition. Member Swedberg felt that the
revised addition is still out of character with the neighborhood. He did indi-
cate he would vote for the variances. Member Johnson said she felt that the
addition is an improvement to the house and that it fits better than the
Toutges' previously proposed addition. Member McCracken-Hunt asked about how
the existing house and new house would be "tied together". Ms. Toutges said
the entire house will have a new roof, windows and stuccoed.
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MOVED by Johnson, seconded by McCracken-Hunt and motion carried unanimously to
approve the petition for waiver of Section 11.21, Subd. 12(A) and Subd.
7(C)(2).
Adjournment
Acting Chair Swedberg adjourned
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