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I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 lo 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 Extract of Minutes of June 12, 2001 Draft Planning Commission Minutes: f. Plannin� File 3309: Olson request for a 19 foot Variance from Section 703.04B1a and a five foot Variance from Section 703.04B9 for property at 3 188 West Owasso Boulevard. (Wm Olson) Chair Rhody opened the hearing and requested Thomas Paschke to provide a verbal summary of the staff report dated June 12, 2001. William Olson is requesting a 19-foot variance from Section 703.04B la of the City Code to allow a driveway apron in the public right-of-way to be increased from the required 26-foot ma�mum width to a width of 45 feet. Mr. Olson is also seeking a variance from Section 703.04�9 of the Roseville City Code to allow a driveway to encroach into the required five foot setback five feet. With this reduction of setback, Mr. Olson may retain the driveway in approximately the same location. The three findings recommended by the staff included: J. The properly in question cannot be put to a reasonable use if used under conditions allowed by the official contr�ols: Mr. Zaun currently has a 32-foot wide apron that provides access to the detached garage (directly adjacent to West Owasso Boulevard) and driveway that extends towards the home which provides access and parking. Requiring an apron modification consistent with the City Code (26 feet in width) would prevent/critically limit access to the home and off-street parking. K The plight of the land owner is due to circumstances unique to the property not created by the land owner: The City's Pavement Management Program and the reconstruction of West Owasso Boulevard has required Mr. Zaun to apply for a variance if he wants the e�sting (or similar) driveway apron width to remain. Mr. Zaun's driveway improvements were constructed prior to the City having a maximum apron width requirement for the public right-of-way. L. The variance, ifgranted, will not alter the essential character of the locality: The proposed siY-foot variance to the required apron width in a public right-of-way will not alter the essential character or the locality, nor adversely affect the public health, safety, or general welfare, of the city or adjacent properkies. Staff recommended approval of the two variances. Deb Bloom, Assistant Public Works Director, noted that the driveway is approximately a 20% grade. Member Wilke asked if drainage on driveway will remain in the street (The grade difference in the new road design will reduce street-to-drive drainage).