Findings of Fact
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
FINDINGS OF FACT
AND ACTION
INRE:
Application of Clint & Jennifer Hurt for 4.5% hard surface coverage variance from the
maximum 25% hard surface coverage restriction and a 5-foot side yard setback variance
for the addition of a sport court - Planning Case No. 05-32.
On October 18, 2005, the Chanhassen Planning Commission met at its regularly
scheduled meeting to consider the Application of Clint & Jennifer Hurt for 4.5% hard surface
coverage variance from the maximum 25% hard surface coverage restriction and a 5-foot side yard
setback variance for the addition of a sport court on property located in the Single Family
Residential District at 8491 Mission Hills Circle. The Planning Commission conducted a public
hearing on the proposed variance that was preceded by published and mailed notice. The
Planning Commission heard testimony from all interested persons wishing to speak and now
makes the following:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The property is currently zoned Single Family Residential (RSF).
2. The property is guided by the Land Use Plan for Residential- Low Density (Net Density
Range 1.2 - 4u/Acre).
3. The legal description of the property is: Lot 6, Block 2, Marsh Glen.
4. The Board of Adjustments and Appeals shall not recommend and the City Council shall not
grant a variance unless they find the following facts:
a. Literal enforcement of this chapter would not cause undue hardship.
b. The conditions upon which this variance is based are applicable, generally, to other
properties in the Single Family Residential district.
c. The improvements increase the value of the property.
d. The alleged difficulty or hardship is a self-created hardship.
e. The granting of the variance may be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to
other land or improvements in the neighborhood in which the parcel of land is located.
f. The proposed variation will not impair an adequate supply of light and air to adjacent
property or substantially increase the congestion of the public streets or increase the danger
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of fire or endanger the public safety or substantially diminish or impair property values
within the neighborhood.
5. The planning report #05-32 Variance dated October 18, 2005, prepared by Josh Metzer, et aI,
is incorporated herein.
ACTION
The Planning Commission denies the Variances from the impervious surface and side yard
setback restrictions for the addition of a sport court.
ADOPTED by the Chanhassen Planning Commission on this 18th day of October, 2005.
CHANHASSCG COMMISSION
BY: ~d~,~
Its Chairman
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