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þ~),~ REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE: 6-08-92 ITEM NO.: 1;) -, Department Approval: tv Manager Reviewed: Agenda section: ~ð Consent Item Description: George Pudelko request for a minor variances at 715 Heinel Drive. Backaround: 1. city ordinances require that driveways in residential areas be no wider than 26 feet and be setback at least 5 feet from side property lines. 2. The City is reconstructing Heinel Drive as part of the Pavement Management Program. 3. George Pudelko has an existing 36 foot wide driveway and is requesting variances to allow the driveway to be reconstructed at the existing 36 feet instead of the 26 feet that is required and to maintain the existing side setback. 4. The affected neighbor has indicated his approval of the variance. 5. The Minor Variance Committee unanimously recommended approval of the minor variance to allow a 32 foot driveway. The Minor Variance Committee believed that a driveway wider than 26 feet was necessary because of the drop in grade from the front of the garage to the back of the garage, the necessity to access a lower level of the garage, and because of the short distance between the garage and the street. The Committee believed, however, that the 36 foot driveway requested was more than was necessary and therefore is recommending a 32 foot driveway. The Committee also believed that a blanket minor variance would be appropriate to allow the driveway to maintain the existing 1 foot sideyard setback instead of the required 5 feet because of the small distance from the garage to the side property line and the need to maintain access to the lower level of the garage. Alternatives: 1. Deny the variance based on the finding that no hardship or practical difficulty exists on the site. 2. Approve the variance request based on the finding that there is a hardship and/or practical difficulty on the site.