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City of <br /> River <br /> Resolution l - 46 <br /> Resolution of the City of Ellc River Denying an Appeal from the Approval <br /> of Variance No. V 13-01 and Establishing Findings of Fact Therefore <br /> WHEREAS, Solid Rock Church, as the owner of Block 9 in Brentwood Addition, applied <br /> for a variance to allow Block 9 to be subdivided into four (4) lots, three (3) of which would <br /> be sinaller than the current 2.5 acre minimum lot size; and <br /> HER AS, the variance requested by Solid Rock Church was granted by the City of Elk <br /> River Board of Adjustinents on June 11, 2013; and <br /> WHEREAS, on June 18,2013, the City received a written appeal froin the Board of <br /> Adjustments' decision to grant the variance from Lisa Benson; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing on the appeal on July 15, 2013, and, <br /> following the public hearing and discussion by the City Council of the merits of the appeal, <br /> the City Council directed City Staff to prepare this Resolution of Denial. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the City Council for the City of Elk River <br /> inakes the following findings of fact and decision with respect to the June 18, 2013, appeal <br /> of Lisa Benson from the granting of Variance No. V 13-01 to Solid Rock Church by the <br /> Board of Adjustinents on June 11, 2013: <br /> FINDINGS OF FACT <br /> i <br /> 1. Solid Rock Church is the current owner of all of Block 9 in Brentwood <br /> Addition. <br /> 2. Block 9 is located with the City's R-1a Zoning District, includes a total of <br /> 13.06 acres, and was originally platted as eight (8) lots with an average size of 1.63 acres. <br /> 3. In 1994, Solid Rock Church, at the request of Sherburne County, combined <br /> the eight (8) lots on Block 9 into a single lot for ease of adininistration. <br /> 4. The City of Elk River Zoning Ordinance has been arnended since the <br /> original platting of Brentwood Addition to requite a ininiinum lot size in the R-1a Zoning <br /> District of 2.5 acres. <br /> 5. Currently located on Block 9 is the Solid Rock Church building and two (2) <br /> single-family residential homes, all of which are owned by the Solid Rock Church. <br /> P 0 W E R E E 0 t <br /> NATUREI <br />