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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION -OCTOBER 4, 2006 5 were not on the original plan. She stated she was not in favor of the two entrances, With respect to the cmshed rock, she did not think it was a bad idea to look at these types of . options, but she did not know enough about the pros and cons of this to comment any furtheL Commissioner McClung stated they had previously determined in another case that the loss of trees was not considered a hardship and that would be the only way he could potentially find a hardship with the dual driveway. He stated he could not find a legitimate hardship with regard to the two driveway entrances, He stated with respect to the crushed rock, that might be something the City could look at, but the Ordinance required a paved surface and he would be voting against these variances, ML Lis stated the City Council passed the Ordinance in 2000, He asked why the Council passed this Ordinance, Commissioner McClung responded he could not say why the City required that Commissioner Larson responded non-surfaced parking areas tended to disintegrate more than paved surfaces and this was required for maintenance purposes, He noted non- surfaced parking areas also eroded into the street. Commissioner Modesette noted other developments have also been required to meet the current Zoning Ordinances. ML Lis requested the Commission table the variance regarding the crushed rock so the City could look at an Ordinance amendment. ML Lehnhoff stated the Commission had the option to table, If the Planning Commission tabled the application to explore options for other types of driveway surfaces, he recommended the tabling decision be passed onto the City Council for their input . Commissioner Larson moved, seconded by Commissioner McClung in Planning Case 06-030 to recommend denial of the request for the two accesses to the properly based on the lack of evidence showing hardship to the property if only one access is provided, The motion carried unanimously (6-0), Commissioner Larson moved, seconded by Commissioner Zimmerman in Pl<uming Case 06-030 to recommend denial for the request for the crushed rock surface based on the failure to comply with the Zoning Ordinance and the failure to show a non-surfaced driveway is a hardship. The motion carried unanimously (6-0). .