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1 Extract of Minutes of June 12,2001 Draft Planning Commission Minutes: 2 3 f. Plannine: File 3309: Olson request for a 19 foot Variance from Section 4 703.04Bla and a five foot Variance from Section 703.04B9 for property at 5 3188 West Owasso Boulevard. (Wm Olson) 6 7 Chair Rhody opened the hearing and requested Thomas Paschke to provide a verbal 8 summary of the staff report dated June 12,2001. 9 10 William Olson is requesting a 19-foot variance from Section 703.04Bla of the City 11 Code to allow a driveway apron in the public right-of-way to be increased from the 12 required 26-foot maximum width to a width of 45 feet. Mr. Olson is also seeking a 13 variance from Section 703.04B9 of the Roseville City Code to allow a driveway to 14 encroach into the required five foot setback five feet. 15 16 With this reduction of setback, Mr. Olson may retain the driveway in approximately 17 the same location. 18 19 The three findings recommended by the staff included: 20 21 J. The property in question cannot be put to a reasonable use if used under conditions 22 allowed by the official controls: Mr. Zaun currently has a 32-foot wide apron that 23 provides access to the detached garage (directly adjacent to West Owasso Boulevard) and 24 driveway that extends towards the home which provides access and parking. Requiring 25 an apron modification consistent with the City Code (26 feet in width) would 26 prevent/critically limit access to the home and off-street parking. 27 28 K. The plight of the land owner is due to circumstances unique to the property not created 29 by the land owner: The City's Pavement Management Program and the reconstruction of 30 West Owasso Boulevard has required Mr. Zaun to apply for a variance ifhe wants the 31 existing (or similar) driveway apron width to remain. Mr. Zaun's driveway 32 improvements were constructed prior to the City having a maximum apron width 33 requirement for the public right-of-way. 34 35 L. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality: The 36 proposed six-foot variance to the required apron width in a public right-of-way will not 37 alter the essential character or the locality, nor adversely affect the public health, safety, 38 or general welfare, of the city or adjacent properties. 39 40 Staff recommended approval of the two variances. 41 42 Deb Bloom, Assistant Public Works Director, noted that the driveway is 43 approximately a 20% grade. 44 45 Member Wilke asked if drainage on driveway will remain in the street (The grade 46 difference in the new road design will reduce street-to-drive drainage). 47