ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MN
PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT
Government Services Center
Government Services Center
320 West 2nd Street, Suite 301
201 South 3rd Avenue West
Duluth, MN 55802
Virginia, MN 55792
(218) 471-7103
(218) 471-7103
VARIANCE REQUEST PERMIT APPLICATION
Your Contact Information.
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JEFFREY
DAVEAU
6260 SEVILLE RD
SAGINAW
MN
55779-9510
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Mnstang@aol.com
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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
530-0010-00322
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.
No
Enter Applicant Information
Landowner
Jeffrey Daveau Sr
6260 Seville Rd
Saginaw
Minnesota
55779
(218)390-7130
Jeff Daveau
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Mailing Address Information.
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Jeff Daveau
6260 Seville Rd
Saginaw
Minnesota
55779
(218)390-7130
Mnstang@aol.com
Site Information
If there is no site address, the application will be forwarded to 911/Communications to assign one.
Yes
6260 Seville Rd
Seville Rd
Saginaw, MN 55779
No
US Forest Service
US Forest Service
MN DNR, Area Hydrologist
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MN DNR Land and Minerals
MN DNR Land and Minerals
St. Louis County - Duluth
St. Louis County - Duluth
Government Services Center
320 West 2nd Street, Suite 301
St. Louis County - Virginia
St. Louis County - Virginia
Do you have written authorization from the leased property owner?
If Yes, you must attach written authorization form.
How is the property accessed?
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?No
Is this project within 300 feet of a stream/river or 1,000 feet of a lake?No
Is this project adding a bedroom?
Include home, garage, and accessory dwelling.No
Total # of bedrooms on property after project completion.3
Does this project include plumbing or pressurized water in proposed structure?No
If Yes, please explain:--
Is this project connected to a municipal or sanitary district system?No
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.The property was sold as 9.1 acres when purchased in 1995 and through the years it has been calculated by the plot drawing down to 7.13 which when we purchased the property were assured it was 9.1. After sale we had to take the seller to court for numerous issues and the property size did not come out for a couple of years in which the seller moved to somewhere in Alaska to avoid paying the court judgement against him. We did not have the means to track the seller down to fix the acreage disparity and did not realize it would come back to haunt us. Now we are told that the property needs to be 9 + acres to be able to build on it. To get the extra 2 acres that we were originally sold may be very difficult do to hard feeling of him being sued by us.
Describe the intended/planned use of the property.Adding a stale for storage of collector cars that we were storing off site and now our friend that had room is now getting older and his storage building has suffered damage during the past winter and he is not planning on fixing it or storing any vehicles going forward.
Describe the current use of your property.Family home for 4 adults with cars, residence.
Describe other alternatives, if any.Try to find offsite storage and trust others with our cars that we have put so much time and money into.
If approved, how will the proposed use, with the variance, fit into the character of the neighborhood/area?It will fit fine, many of the homes in the area have large garages and out buildings. My home is back off the road and really the addition should be unnoticed by just about everyone.
Describe how neighboring properties and the use of those properties will be impacted by the proposed use with the variance.There will be no impact on neighboring properties.
Describe how negative impact to the local environment and landscape will be avoided.The north side of the current garage was cleared out already and used to park plow truck and trailer storage during the summer. I only have to remove 5 trees to accommodate the build.
Describe the expected benefits of a variance to use of this property.It will allow for proper safe storage of vehicles and associated tools for maintaining them. It will also give us the ability to use, work on and maintain the cars year round, when in storage you have dates that they go in and dates they come out at other peoples descension.
Include additional comments that will clarify your request for the Planning and Community Development staff members and the Board of Adjustment.We were unaware of the 9 + acre requirement for building or sale of property and apologize for the inconvenience. If we had known that when we first found out that the property was out of compliance we would have hired a lawyer and pursued it but we could not ever collect what was owed through the judgement.
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?
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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JEFFREY DAVEAU
Mnstang@aol.com
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