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<br /> ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - OCTOBER 10,2006 6 <br />. Councilmember Holden asked why this driveway was not acceptable, while other driveways in <br /> the neighborhood were. Mr. Lehnhoff responded the other driveways in the neighborhood <br /> existed prior to 2000 and were considered grandfathered in. <br /> Councilmember Larson stated he could not support either variance. He did not believe they <br /> had a good justifieation for granting this variance and he believed they would be setting a <br /> precedent for other residents. He believed if this went through, it would be a mistake on the part <br /> of the City and he believed the Planning Commission had made the right decision. He stated it <br /> was unfortunate the Building Inspector had stamped this approved, but the Building Inspector <br /> could not approve variances, which only the City Council could grant variances. He believed the <br /> access point to the west was more than adequate to get in and out of the driveway and they could <br /> put in a turnaround if necessary. Hc stated the curb was in now and there was one curb cut, <br /> which would add to additional cost if they allowed a dual access driveway. He believed staff and <br /> the Planning Commission had made the COlTect recommendation and he would support it. <br /> Councilmember Grant stat cd he also had looked at this property and the one thing that was <br /> easily noticeable was the 24-foot road and ifthey looked at their standards, the road should be 32 <br /> feet, so with this odd angle as a single driveway, the applicants would have to back out at an odd <br /> angle on a nalTOW street. In conjunction with that, it would be difficult to park a car in the <br /> driveway and stil1 get out in the current configuration ifit were a single driveway. <br /> Mayor Aplikowski agreed and noted they would need to take up a large portion of their grass for <br />. a turnaround. She agreed with the Planning Commission's recommendation, but believed this <br /> would not be precedent setting because this was an odd situation and shc believed the driveway <br /> should remain as it was. <br /> Councilmember Holden stated she believed in keeping the mature trees in the City and they <br /> should bend over backwards to keep the trces and look at the loss of trees as a hardship. She <br /> stated for four years the applicants have been planning their life around this drivcway, house, and <br /> yard and now because the City had not closcd out the permit, the City was demanding this be <br /> changed. She stated it was no fault of the applicant that this had occulTed. She stated she was in <br /> agreement with Mayor Aplikowski and Councilmember Grant. <br /> MOTION: Councilmember Grant moved and Councilmember Holden seconded a <br /> motion to approve the variance for a dual driveway based on the fol1owing <br /> facts: The angle of the house, the nalTowness of the exit; the building of <br /> the street which was less than City standards making the angle difficult to <br /> back out of. <br /> Councilmember Larson asked what the requirements were for approval of the variance. Mr. <br /> Filla replied Council needed to determine the fol1owing: If this was a reasonable use of the <br /> property; will this change the character of the neighborhood if granted; was this a self-created <br /> hardship and the facts should be tied into these three criteria. <br />. <br />
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