HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-049 (Adopting Written Findings For Denial Of Design Permit In Neighborhood Conservation District At 1824 1st St N (CD Case No. 2022-73))City of Stillwater
Washington County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION 2023-049
RESOLUTION ADOPTING WRITTEN FINDINGS FOR DENIAL OF A DESIGN
PERMIT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICT AT 1824 1ST ST N
(CD CASE NO. 2022-73)
WHEREAS, the City of Stillwater received an application for design permit from
Andrea and Ryan Rambacher ("Applicant") for 1824 1st St N, legal described in Exhibit A
(the "Property") regarding the construction of a new single-family dwelling; and
WHEREAS, the Property is located in the Neighborhood Conservation Overlay
District; and
WHEREAS, a design permit approval is required for new dwelling construction
within the Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District; and
WHEREAS, the Heritage Preservation Commission approved the design permit
with conditions on January 18, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the Heritage Preservation Commission's approval with conditions was
appealed on January 27, 2023; and
WHEREAS, on March 7, 2023, the City Council considered the appeal, upheld the
appeal and overturned the Heritage Preservation Commission's approval with conditions,
thereby denying the proposed new dwelling design; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now adopts this resolution to support its findings for
denial of the design permit.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
STILLWATER, MINNESOTA:
1. The requested design is not consistent with the requirements of the
Stillwater Design Guidelines as the proposed design conflicts with the
Stillwater Design Guidelines and the City's Zoning Code as follows:
a. The proposed building, including its appurtenances, materially impairs
the architectural and historic integrity of the site, adjacent buildings,
adjacent sites, and the neighborhood as a whole.
b. The proposed building is not compatible with and will not ensure
continued significance and integrity of all properties within the
Neighborhood Conservation District and Dutchtown Neighborhood
based on the period of significance of the Dutchtown Neighborhood.
c. Granting the design permit will not be in keeping with the spirit and intent
of the zoning code and does negatively alter the essential character of
the site and its surroundings.
d. The mansard roof form and design along with the overall building height,
scale and mass is inconsistent with the scale and mass of surrounding
buildings and structures and interrupts the rhythm of the street. The
Dutchtown Neighborhood is characterized as homes with smaller
footprints, lower heights and gabled roofs.
Adopted by the Stillwater City Council this 21st day of March, 2023.
CITY OF STILLWATER
ATTEST:
Beth Wolf, City Clerk
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Mike Polehna, Vice Mayor
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