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. Section 1130,03 Subd, 14, of the City Code slates: Private Streets, Private streets shall not be approved nor shall public improvements be approved for any private streets, Private streets may be pennitted in planned unit developments, Section 1130,07 Subd, 1. of the City Code states: Location, All lots shall abul by their full frontage on a publicly dedicated street or a street that has received legal status as such or will receive such status upon approval of the subject plat. Portions of Arden View Townhomes, the Townhomes of Lake Valentine, and Edgewater Estates are served by private roads that are not maintained by the City, all of which are in PODs. Additionally, mosl of the structures in these planned unit developments are not immediately adjacent to the public right-of-way. The private road proposed by the applicant would also not be maintained by the City, including snow removal. While private roads are not unprecedented in Arden Hills, there are not any examples of private roads outside of a POD, The applicant has submitted a letter explaining why a variance should be granted for a private road (Attached 3A-I). In sum, the applicant states that the private driveway is needed due to lopography, conserves green space, and creates a safer intersection by reducing the . potential driveways from four to one, A full City street would require a sixty foot wide right-of-way for the street and cul-de-sac, The minimum pavement width for a City street and cu]-de-sac would be 28 feet. The City does not have minimum specifications for a shared private driveway. However, an individual driveway is required to be at least twelve feet wide. Proposed Outlot A is thirty feet wide with a twenty foot wide pavement width, which is the minimum requirement from the Fire Marsha] for this proposaL Section] 150.01 of the Subdivision Ordinance permits the City to grant a variance for a subdivision if the following conditions exist: 1. The hardship is not a mere inconvenience; 2, The condition or conditions upon which the request is based are unique and not generally applicable to other property; 3, The granting of a variance will not be substantially detrimental to the public welfare and is in accord with the purpose and intent of this [Chapter 1] of the City Code of Ordinance] chapter, the zoning ordinance and comprehensive plan. City of Arden Hills Planning Commission l\1eetingfor May 5, 2006 . \\Metro-inet.uslardenhills'.?lanning\T'/anning Case~.',2006W6-0j3 Amities Coast Preliminary Pia! & Variance (PENDhVG)I041806 - PC Report- Amities preliminary plat & Variance.dor: Page 7 of t 1