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<br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - July 14, 2008 <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung asked if the garage could be moved in order to save a <br />few of the trees being removed. <br /> <br />Planner 1 Beekman stated that the garage could be moved ten feet and this would <br />save three trees but the applicants have stated that the present location for the <br />garage allows for an addition they are planning to do, in the near future. <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant stated that on the site plan a portion of the driveway is <br />concrete then gravel for a portion. He stated that the City Code required that all <br />driveways be of an improved surface such as concrete.. He asked why this would <br />not apply to this particular case. <br /> <br />Planner I Beekman stated that new constructions require the driveway to be of an <br />improved surface but this particular case was not a new construction and the <br />existing driveway is not being altered or moved in any way. She also stated that the <br />City could not ask for it to be replaced as a condition of the approval of this request <br />but if the applicants decided to change or alter the driveway in the future it would <br />need to be upgraded at that time. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung stated that the current driveway is being altered <br />because it is being lengthened and this would be an enlargement of a non- <br />conforming driveway. <br /> <br />City Planner James Lehnhoff stated that anywhere the applicants are adding to <br />the driveway in length has to be of an improved surface but the portion that is <br />gravel is not being altered or changed. If the existing gravel driveway is altered or <br />changed then it would be required to be upgraded. He stated that the driveway will <br />be partially concrete and partially gravel. <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant clarified that the gravel portion of the driveway did not <br />need to be improved because the alterations were taking part in other areas of the <br />driveway. <br /> <br />Planner I Beekman showed the Council on the site plan map what portions of the <br />driveway will be gravel and what portions will be concrete. <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant stated that the only gravel portion was coming from the <br />street. <br /> <br />City Planner Lehnhoff stated that this was correct and if the applicants expand this <br />portion then it would need to be upgraded. <br />