HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-27RESOLUTION NO. 2018 -27
A RESOLUTION APPROVING VARIANCES FOR A MONUMENT SIGN FOR THE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS MUNICIPAL
LIBRARY LOCATED AT 3939 CENTRAL AVENUE NE.
WHEREAS, a proposal (Case # 2018 -0501) has been submitted by the City of Columbia Heights to the City
Council requesting a Variance at the following site:
ADDRESS: 3939 Central Avenue NE.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: On file at City Hall.
THE APPLICANT SEEKS THE FOLLOWING:
1. Waiver to City Code Section 9.106 (P) (12) (a) (2). One monument sign to exceed fifty (50) square feet,
by twenty four and two tenths (24.2) square feet, for a total surface area of seventy four and two
tenths (74.2) square feet.
2. Waiver to City Code Section 9.106 (P) (12) (a) (2). One monument sign to be located four (4) feet off of
the required five (5) feet to a distance of one (1) foot from the edge of the monument sign to the front
(west) property line.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing as required by the City Zoning Code on May 1,
2018;
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the advice and recommendations of the Planning Commission
regarding the effect of the proposed Variance upon the health, safety, and welfare of the community and its
Comprehensive Plan, as well as any concerns related to compatibility of uses, traffic, property values, light, air,
danger of fire, and risk to public safety in the surrounding areas;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, in accordance with the foregoing, and all ordinances and regulations of
the City of Columbia Heights, the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights makes the following:
FINDINGS OF FACT
Section 9.104 (G) of the Zoning Ordinance outlines five conditions that must be met in order for the City
Council to grant a variance. They are as follows:
(a) Because of the particular physical surroundings, or the shape, configuration, topography, or other
conditions of the specific parcel of land involved, strict adherence to the provisions of this article
would cause practical difficulties in conforming to the zoning ordinance. The applicant, however, is
proposing to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by the zoning ordinance.
(b) The conditions upon which the variance is based are unique to the specific parcel of land involved
and are generally not applicable to other properties within the same zoning classification.
(c) The practical difficulties are caused by the provisions of this article and have not been created by
any person currently having a legal interest in the property.
(d) The granting of the variance is in harmony with the general purpose and intent of the
Comprehensive Plan.
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(e) The granting of the variance will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or materially
injurious to the enjoyment, use, development or value of property or improvements in the vicinity.
FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED, that the attached plans, maps, and other information shall become part of this
variance and approval; and in granting this variance the City and the applicant agree that this variance shall
become null and void if the project has not been completed within one (1) calendar year after the approval
date, subject to petition for renewal of the variance.
Passed this 14th day of May, 2018.
Offered by:
Seconded by
Roll Call:
ORDER OF COUNCIL
Buesgens
Williams
3 Ayes, 2 Nays; Motion Carried
Ayes: Buesgens, Williams, Murzyn, Jr.
Nays: Schmitt, Novitsky
Donna Schmitt, Mayor
Katie Bruno, City Clerk /Council Secretary