Application 19-000892: Record Inquiry

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Planning and Zoning: Land Use

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MN
PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT

Duluth

Virginia

Government Services Center

320 West 2nd Street, Suite 301

201 South 3rd Avenue West

Duluth, MN 55802

Virginia, MN 55792

(218) 471-7103

VARIANCE REQUEST PERMIT APPLICATION

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General - This application is used to apply for a Land Use Permit. Applicants will need to attach the appropriate worksheet(s) in order to process. Incomplete applications will be returned. Note that the 'clock' does not begin until after payment has been processed for the application. For more information, see our website at: www.stlouiscountymn.gov/BuildingStructures

Enter the Primary PIN and Associated PIN (if applicable) of the property to be reviewed.
PIN is found on your Property Tax Statement. For example, 123-1234-12345. Primary PIN: Parcel where Structure/SSTS are located. Associated PIN: Additional and/or adjacent property that you own or that is related to the project.
County Land Explorer: https://www.stlouiscountymn.gov/explorer
Property Lookup: http://apps.stlouiscountymn.gov/auditor/parcelInfo2005Iframe

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387-0100-00040

Associated PINs

Is this application being submitted for a Rehearing?
If this application is being submitted because a previous Variance Permit application was denied or disapproved, please select Yes.

Enter Applicant Information

I am a:

Landowner

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Stephen Roskoski

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PO Box 180

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Virginia

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55792

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(218)780-0989

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Email:roskoski@mchsi.com

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Same as Applicant address?Yes

Name:

Stephen Roskoski

Address:

PO Box 180

City:

Virginia

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Zip:

55792

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roskoski@mchsi.com

Site Information
If there is no site address, the application will be forwarded to 911/Communications to assign one.

Is there a site address for this property? Field is required.

Yes

Site Address:3390 Breezy Point Road Tower, MN

Is this leased property?No

Leased From?--

US Forest Service

Superior National Forest

8901 Grand Avenue Place

Duluth, MN 55808

MN Power

Shore Land Traditions

30 West Superior Street

Duluth, MN 55802

MN DNR, Area Hydrologist

7979 Highway 37

Eveleth, MN 55734

MN DNR Land and Minerals

1201 East Highway 2

Grand Rapids, MN 55744

St. Louis County - Duluth

Government Services Center

320 West 2nd Street, Suite 301

Duluth, MN 55802

(218) 725-5000

St. Louis County - Virginia

Land and Minerals

7820 Highway 135

Virginia, MN 55792

(218) 749-7103

Do you have written authorization from the leased property owner?
If Yes, you must attach written authorization form.

How is the property accessed?

Public Road

Private Road

Easement

Water

Other

Enter Project Information.
If you answered 'Yes' to any of the questions below, it is required that you submit a copy of a septic permit to construct or certificate of compliance approval or municipal/sanitary district approval when applying for a land use permit.

Is this project on a parcel less than 2.5 acres?

Is this project within 300 feet of a stream/river or 1,000 feet of a lake?

Yes

Is this project adding a bedroom?
Include home, garage, and accessory dwelling.

Total # of bedrooms on property after project completion.

Does this project include plumbing or pressurized water in proposed structure?

If Yes, please explain:

Is this project connected to a municipal or sanitary district system?

VARIANCE REQUEST WORKSHEET

A variance allows the use of property in a manner otherwise forbidden by a zoning ordinance by varying one or more of the performance standards such as lot size, setbacks, etc. Variances from official zoning controls are defined under Minnesota Statutes 394.27 and require the landowner to prove that the property could not otherwise be used or enjoyed in the proposed way by complying with ordinance requirements and that there will be no negative impact on surrounding properties.
It is advisable that you discuss your request with Planning and Community Development staff prior to submitting the application. Approval or denial of your request is dependent on the justification you provide in answering the questions on this application. For more information, please check our website at: www.stlouiscountymn.gov/VarianceRequired

VARIANCE REQUEST INFORMATION

Complete this form along with the Land Use Permit Application

What kind of variance request is this?
If this is a Variance After the Fact, you must answer additional questions below.

Variance Request

Describe what you are varying from and the situation that makes it difficult to comply with county ordinances.
If your proposal includes a structure, please also list the length, width and height of the structure.

Requesting 0' setback variance from 66' road right of way for construction of a 32 x 40 garage (1280 sq ft) at a reduced setback. The garage would be 80' from our shoreline AHW. It is 67' from the adjacent neighbors closest AHW. Note: the adjacent neighbor's cabin lies approximately 20' in front of our new proposed garage. The garage will fit in this area with limited elevation/fill needed. Other sites on the property have an elevation slop of 17.5% or would utilize our replacement drain field area and block Lake County Power access to the the power pole in the yard.

Describe the intended/planned use of the property.

Upon completion, future use of the property will be a year round retirement residence for my wife and me. The additional garage space is needed for storage of boats, UTV's,snowmobiles and lawn equipment vs. the unsightly outdoor storage of the items under tarps, etc.

Describe the current use of your property.

Current use is a seasonal cabin of limited size and limited garage/storage space. Property also has a boathouse, sauna and three small accessory buildings. Three accessory buildings will be removed or relocated as part of the project.

Describe other alternatives, if any.

Property does not allow for other alternative locations, due to: a. Space behind existing garage is drain field replacement location and Lake Country Power access to power pole and transformer in our yard. This property lies along a steep hill on the roadway, which would make it unsafe to enter a garage from the middle of the hill, especially in the winter. This location would also require between 2' and 7' of fill to level garage site. b. Most vacant land on our property has an approximate 17.5% slope from drainfield too existing cabin or existing garage and would not be functional for a garage for older people.

If approved, how will the proposed use, with the variance, fit into the character of the neighborhood/area?

Breezy Point Road has a number of year round and seasonal properties. The requested variances will have no negative impacts to the neighborhood. The garage will be setback off the existing road at the greater distance than most garages or residences in close proximity to our property. We would enter garage from our existing driveway, with the exception of one door that would enter off road and only be used to store a boat in the winter. The proposed area for the garage would be aesthetically pleasing in relation to the other structures on ours and the neighbor's properties.

Describe how neighboring properties and the use of those properties will be impacted by the proposed use with the variance.

There will no impact to the use of neighboring properties. New structure will have no impact to access of neighbors to their properties or to the environment. The new garage would be 16 and 20 feet from side property (fire #3392) line, as garage has slight angle following the ROW. and exceeds the side yard setbacks. Placement in this location obtains the maximum distance from neighbors AHW line and exceeds the side yard setbacks.

Describe how negative impact to the local environment and landscape will be avoided.

There will be limited removal of trees for the addition to the new home. Approximately 50 % of the addition location already has a 16 x 12 deck, which will be removed. The location of the garage has mostly "scrub" pine trees and an existing 8 x 12 accessory shed, which will be also be removed for construction. Area for proposed garage has limited slope, plus will utilize the existing driveway and not create additional erosion concerns.

Describe the expected benefits of a variance to use of this property.

The expected benefit will allow building of an "average" size (1,440 sq. ft.) year round home. The granting of the variance to use the existing foundation will cause little disruption to surrounding landscape. The road setback variance will allow construction of the garage with no or limited shoreline setback needed. With the proposed garage location, we meet the 75 ' . shoreline setback (except 67' from neighbors shoreline AHW) and would need a roadway setback no greater than neighbors garages in close proximity. Three small structures would be removed from our property. The placement of the proposed garage would be placed at 0' setback from 66' road right of way. On a practical basis, the road right-of-way adjacent to our property is 66', but would never be developed at that, because the right-of-way tapers to the plotted 33' right-of-way at our adjoining property line.

Include additional comments that will clarify your request for the Planning and Community Development staff members and the Board of Adjustment.

N/A

IF YOU ARE RESPONDING TO A PERMIT VIOLATION, PLEASE ANSWER THESE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS

Describe your reasons county zoning ordinance requirements were not followed.

Describe your effort to comply with the ordinance and to obtain a land use permit and/or other required permits.

Describe any substantial investments, construction and/or repairs made to the property before you discovered you needed a variance.

If there was construction or repair, on what date did it begin? What date did it end?

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Who performed the construction or repair work?

Was a survey of your property boundaries obtained?

Prior to the construction or repair work, did you speak with anyone from the Planning and Community Development Department?

By submitting this application, I certify and agree that I am the owner or the authorized agent of the owner of the above property, and that all uses will conform to the provisions of St. Louis County. I further certify and agree that I will comply with all conditions imposed in connection with the approval of the application. Applicants may be required to submit additional property descriptions, property surveys, site plans, building plans, and other information before the application is accepted or approved. Intentional or unintentional falsification of this application or any attachments thereto will make the application, any approval of the application and any result invalid. I authorize St. Louis County staff to inspect the property to review the application and for compliance inspections. Furthermore, by submitting this application, I release St. Louis County and its employees from any and all liability and claims for damages to person or property in any manner or form that may arise from the approval of the application or any related plans, the issuance of any resulting permit or the subsequent location, construction, alteration, repair, extension, operation or maintenance of the subject matter of the application.
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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MNPLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT

VARIANCE REQUEST PERMIT APPLICATION

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MN
PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT