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---------- 2. R-l Zone Requirements The new dwclling meets all required setbacks of the underlying R-I Zone. . Thc area of the driveway in the approved building permit is approximately 768 square feet. According to the applicant, the additional driveway area for the second access is estimated at 180-200 squarc feet. The housc covers 2,298 square feet, which is 18.5 percent ofthe lot. In the R-I Zone, the City permits structures to cover up to 25 pcrcent of the lot and pennits total impervious area, which includes all hard surfaces and stmctures, to cover up to 35 percent of the lot. Assuming the driveway surface is impervious, the total impervious surface for the lot would be 23.6 percent with a single access driveway. With a two access driveway, thc impervious surface would increase to approximately 24.9 percent. While the City does not specifically classify crushed rock as impervious or pervious, it is quite likely that a compacted crush rock surface would be somewhat impervious, particularly during heavy rains. It is not uncommon for cities to include gravel and em shed rock driveways as impervious. 3. Additional Plan Review The Building Official has submitted a statement outlining the timeline for thc redevelopment of the property. As the Building Official notes, the approved plan from 2002 includes a driveway with only one access point. Additionally, a final certi ficate of occupancy has not been granted to the property due to the opcn building permit. According to the Building . Official, it is not uncommon to grant a temporary occupancy permit as long as all of the health and safety issues related to new construction are completed before occupancy. 4. Variance Evaluation Criteria The criteria listed below must be used to evaluate the variance request. Staff has provided suggested findings of fact in the following section. A. State Criteria: Minnesota State Statue in Chapter 462.357, Subdivision 6, (2), defines "undue hardship" as: "...means the property in question cannot be put to a reasonahle use ifused under conditions allowed by the ofJicial controls, the plight of the landowner is due to circumstance unique to the property not created by the landowner, and the variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality. Economic considerations City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meetingfor October 4, 2006 . II,MclrO-inel.lI5ll1rdenhillsl,J>/anning',Pianning Cases12006',06-030 Lis Van.once (J-'tNDiNGjI09i806 PC Report- Lis VarimlCf'.doc Page 4 of 8