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amended zoning provisions, but the amendment may take a considerable amount of time to 91 complete given the levelof detail required, its potentially large scope, and the fact that the 92 amendment is not the Engineering Division’s highest priority project.Planning Division staff 93 believesthat such a conundrumrepresentsapractical difficultywhichthe varianceprocess is 94 intended to relieve. 95 Roseville’s Development Review Committee (DRC) met on November 13, 2014to discuss this 96 applicationand the only concern about the proposal was the lack of specifications about the 97 proposed pervious paving system to confirm that the proposal is, in fact, consistent with the 98 anticipated amendment. Adraft engineering proposal has since been providedwhich details how 99 the proposed driveway can be constructed to achieve 50% perviousness;theproposalisincluded 100 with this RVBA as Attachment D.The applicant should continue working with Engineering 101 Division staff for approval of appropriate materials and construction techniques. 102 OAR UTSIDE GENCY EVIEW 103 Notice of this application was mailed to Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) 104 Area Hydrologist; no comment was offered by the DNR. 105 PC UBLIC OMMENT 106 At the timethis report was prepared, Planning Division staff has notreceived any 107 communicationsfrom the publicaboutthe variancerequest. 108 RA ECOMMENDEDCTION 109 Adopt Variance Board Resolution 110 approvingavarianceto §1004.08of the City Code to 110 allowthe proposedexcess paved surfaces and building footprints at 365 S Owasso Boulevard, 111 subject to the following conditions: 112 a.The driveway shall utilize materials and installation methods thatare determined by the 113 City Engineer toachieve at least 50% perviousnessas proposed and reviewed with the 114 variance application;and 115 b.Impervious surface area shall be limited to 25% of the parcel area, and the applicant shall 116 continue to work with Engineering Division staff to complete the Residential Storm 117 Water Permit processor otherwise comply with comparable City regulations in place at 118 the time of constructionto install and maintain the pervious pavement. 119 AA LTERNATIVE CTIONS 120 Pass a motion to table one or more of the items for future action. a.Tabling beyond 121 January 7, 2015may require extension of the 60-day action deadline established in Minn. 122 Stat. §15.99. 123 Adopt a resolution to deny the requested approval. b.Denial should be supported by 124 specific findings of fact based on the Variance Board’sreview of the application, 125 applicablezoning or subdivision regulations, and the public record. 126 NS EXT TEPS 127 The decision of the Variance Board is final unless an appeal is filed. The appeal period remains 128 open for 10 days from the date of the decision, and an appeal may be made either by the applicant 129 or by another Roseville property owner. 130 PF14-030_RVBA_120314 Page 4of 5