09-28 Resolution No. 11885RESOLUTION NO. 11885
RESOLUTION APPROVING A WAIVER
OF INTERIUM USE PERMIT APPLICATION FEES
AT 6915 HARRIET AVENUE
WHEREAS, the City Council has received a request for a waiver of fees related to
the application for an Interim Use Permit at property legally described as:
Lot 14, Block 2, Wallaces Sunnyside Acres 2nd Addition, Hennepin County, MN
WHEREAS, the City of Richfield has established fees for the processing of
certain permits, applications, and licenses per Appendix D of City Code; and
WHEREAS, Erin Burbank and Joe Evert of 6915 Harriet Avenue have requested
that fees related to the application for an Interim Use Permit for their property be waived
due to their particular circumstances; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has the authority to grant a waiver of application fees
when it determines that such a waiver is justified; and
WHEREAS, the City Council fully considered the request for a waiver of application
fees related to an Interim Use Permit at 6915 Harriet Avenue at its meeting of September
14, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the global Covid-19 pandemic has created
an environment that has fostered more and deeper neighbor disputes and also time delays
related to the resolution of said disputes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the particular dispute between the residents
of 6915 Harriet Avenue and 6914 Grand Avenue has risen to the level of prosecution and
an open case for prosecution currently exists; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that this dispute has been ongoing since April
2021; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the delays in the Hennepin County Court
system will not allow for a hearing related to this dispute until 2022; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the inability to resolve disputes in a timely
manner creates a hardship that justifies special allowances related to application fees; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of
Richfield, Minnesota, as follows:
1.The City Council adopts as its Findings of Fact the WHEREAS clauses above.
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2.A waiver of application fees for an Interim Use Permit at 6915 Harriet Avenue is
hereby granted.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 28th day of
September, 2021.
Maria Regan Gonzalez, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kari Sinning, City Clerk
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