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Variance Board Meeting City Council Chambers, 2660 Civic Center Drive Minutes – Wednesday, December 3, 2014 – 5:30 p.m. 1. Call to Order 1 Chair Boguszewski called to order the Variance Board meeting at approximately 5:30 p.m. and 2 reviewed the role and purpose of the Variance Board. 3 2. Roll Call & Introductions 4 At the request of Chair Boguszewski, City Planner Thomas Paschke called the Roll. 5 Members Present: Chair Michael Boguszewski; and Commissioners Robert Murphy and 6 Shannon Cunningham 7 Members Excused: Alternate Variance Board Member James Daire advised that he would be 8 unavailable for tonight’s meetings due to illness. 9 Staff Present: City Planner Thomas Paschke 10 3. Review of Minutes 11 MOTION 12 Member Cunningham moved, seconded by Member Murphy to approve meeting minutes 13 of November 5, 2014 as presented. 14 Ayes: 3 15 Nays: 0 16 Motion carried. 17 4. Public Hearing 18 PLANNING FILE No. 14-030 19 Request by Zawadski Homes, Inc., owner of the property at 365 S Owasso Boulevard, for a 20 VARIANCE to the impervious coverage limit of Section 1004.08C (Residential Districts of 21 Roseville City Code to allow pervious paving to be treated differently from conventional 22 paving products 23 Chair Boguszewski opened the Public Hearing for Planning File 14-030 at 5:31 p.m. 24 City Planner Thomas Paschke summarized the request and staff’s analysis as detailed in the staff 25 report dated December 3, 2014. Mr. Paschke advised that Zawadski Homes proposes to build a 26 new one-family, detached residence for a homeowner client. The proposed improvements include 27 2,262 square feet of building area for construction of a house, porch and stoop) and 1,598 square 28 feet of paved surfaces consisting of a driveway, sidewalk and patio, comprising 29.9% of the 29 12,908 square foot parcel. 30 The applicant’s narrative through Zawadski Homes (Attachment C) noted that the client, Adele 31 Kaufman, requested a variance to the hard surface coverage limitation on the lot; and proposed 32 to use pervious pavers for the driveway and sought a “credit” for the areas using pervious pavers. 33 Mr. Paschke advised that current City Code did not allow for that allowance, but had been under 34 discussion over the last year as a possibility. Mr. Paschke reviewed other allowances provided as 35 part of the residential storm water permit process, established in 2013, but advised that they did 36 not apply under its current language for new construction. With additional technologies and green 37 building, Mr. Paschke advised that staff was attempting to make this project work and stated that 38 they found this proposal to provide for appropriate mitigation, pending submission of an 39 appropriate design, and staff’s approval of the product, periodic inspections, and monitoring of the 40 property if those could be achieved. 41 Staff recommended supporting the variance in accordance with the draft resolution 42 Discussion 43 Chair Boguszewski complimented the applicant and their builder on their very well-written and 44