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Memorializing the appeal denial of Gnia Dua Kong to a decision of the Board of Zoning Appeals denying a front yard parking variance application for the property commonly known as 312 Wheelock Parkway East.
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WHEREAS, Gnia Dua Kong, on November 14, 2016, duly applied to the Board of Zoning Appeals (“BZA”) under BZA File No. 16-099004, for a variance from the strict application of Saint Paul Legislative Code § 63.501(2) as it pertains to front-yard parking for that property legally described as Kavanagh Dawsons Addt To Stp No Part of Vac St And Fol Lots 17 18 Lot 19 Blk 1, [PIN: 192922110033] and commonly known as 312 Wheelock Parkway East which is located in an RT1 zoning district; and
WHEREAS, as a part of the City’s Grand Rounds Project, the said property was found to have a paved surface parking area in its front yard and that this parking area did not lead to a legal parking area which is, therefore, prohibited under the zoning code; and
WHEREAS, in a letter dated November 3, 2016, Ms. Kong was advised that the said front-yard parking area was illegal and that a variance would be required in order to render the parking space legal; and
WHEREAS, on December 5, 2016, the BZA pursuant to Leg. Code § 61.601, duly conducted a public hearing on Ms. Kong’s variance request and after extensive testimony, the BZA moved to lay the matter over until December 19, 2016 so that Ms. Kong could attend a district council meeting and report the district council’s recommendation back to the BZA; and
WHEREAS, at the BZA’s December 19, 2016 public hearings, Ms. Kong’s variance request was again taken up by the BZA and, upon the close of the said hearing and after considerably deliberation, duly moved to deny the said variance application in light of all the evidence presented at the public hearing including the report of staff, based upon the following findings of fact as set forth in BZA Resolution No. 16-0990044 as follows:
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