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<br />~).IO <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />DATE: 2-25-91 <br /> <br />ITEM NO.: -a, 3 <br /> <br />Department Approval: Manager Reviewed: Agenda section: <br />~ ~cl Consent <br /> <br />Item Description: James Ranalla request for a minor variance <br />at 1288 W. Skillman Avenue. <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />1. City ordinances require that driveways on residential <br />property be located at least 30 feet away from the side <br />street on a corner lot. <br /> <br />2. James Ranalla owns the property at 1288 W. Skillman Avenue, <br />which has an existing driveway which is approximately 12 <br />feet away from the right-of-way on Dellwood Avenue. This <br />driveway has existed at its present location for <br />approximately 30 years. The proposed driveway lines up with <br />the existing garage on the site. <br /> <br />3. It is the city's policy to require that driveways be brought <br />in to compliance with setback requirements when the streets <br />are upgraded through the pavement management program. <br /> <br />4. Mr. Ranalla has requested a variance in order for the <br />driveway to remain at its present location. <br /> <br />5. The Minor Variance Committee unanimously recommended <br />approval of the variance to allow the driveway to remain at <br />its existing location. The minor variance action was based <br />on the fact that the driveway has existed for a number of <br />years, that the driveway lines up with the garage, and that <br />the driveway does not pose a safety threat to the <br />intersection. <br /> <br />Alternatives: <br /> <br />1. Deny the variance and require the driveway to be installed <br />with the proper 30 foot setback. <br /> <br />2. To approve the variance as requested. <br /> <br />Policy Objectives: <br /> <br />1. To bring existing non-conforming driveways in conformance <br />with the ordinance by either granting the variance or <br />requiring that they be installed with the proper 30 foot <br />