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<br />s'?~ <br />~ <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION . <br /> <br />DATE: 5-10-93 <br />ITEM NO.: 'B -b <br /> <br /> <br />tment Approval: <br /> <br />Manager Reviewed: <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Agenda section: <br /> <br />Consent <br /> <br />Item Description: <br /> <br />Steven Pepin request for a minor variance at <br />1743 Lindy Avenue. <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />1. City ordinances require that driveways and parking areas be <br />long enough to park a vehicle beyond the public right-of-way <br />on private property. <br /> <br />2. Many parking stalls have existed for years that do not meet <br />this criteria. with street reconstruction projects, it has <br />been the city's practice to bring driveways into compliance <br />or to have the property owners apply for a variance. <br /> <br />3. The applicant is requesting a 13 foot variance from City <br />codes to allow their existing driveway and parking stall to <br />remain where it is presently located. <br /> <br />4. The Minor variance Committee unanimously recommended approval <br />of the variance. The Committee believed that eliminating the <br />parking stall would make the use of the applicants tandem <br />garage more difficult. Extending the parking stall would <br />require the removal of a mature tree. <br /> <br />5. All affected adjacent property owners indicated their <br />approval of the proposed variance. <br /> <br />Alternatives: <br /> <br />1. Deny the variance based on the finding that no hardship or <br />practical difficulties exist on the site. <br /> <br />2. Grant the variance based on the finding that a hardship or <br />practical difficulty is present on the site. <br /> <br />Policy Objective: <br /> <br />1. To insure that development occurs consistent with the City's <br />zoning ordinances and comprehensive plan. <br /> <br />2. To grant variances where hardship and/or practical <br />difficulties exist. <br />