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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL JUNE 27, 2007 felt that the driveway through his front yard had no negative impacts to anyone. The Planner agreed that construction of a retaining wall on the south end of the property would be expensive. The Planner felt that moving the driveway to the north end of the property and avoiding the impervious surface across the front yard was the preferable option.. French again stated that he did not want to tear out perfectly good concrete. He also noted the location of the front door and the need for new sidewalks if he has to move the driveway to the north. French indicated that his proposal will provide for shorter distances to walk to access the front door of his house. Blesener pointed out that having the garage in the back of the property will result in different access and parking patterns. Montour felt that moving the driveway to the north side of the property was the best solution, but agreed that a shared curb cut could become problematic as property ownership changes. Montour noted that Mr. French is proposing a driveway layout that is maintained within his own property. Montour agreed that it is a lot of asphalt, and he would not want a driveway across his front yard. However, there are a variety of driveway configurations along Edgerton Street some of which are large enough to accommodate ten cars. Montour pointed out that the City does not have an ordinance limiting the amount of impervious surface on a typical residential property. McGraw indicated that he looked at this property, and agreed that it was not feasible to place the driveway along the south side of the house due to the need for a retaining wall. McGraw also indicated that the drawing submitted by French is not exactly to scale, and the portion of the existing driveway that would be retained is not that large. McGraw felt that given the large trees on the French property, the driveway crossing the front yard would not be very visible. Allan stated that her concern was not with aesthetics, but rather the amount of impervious surface proposed. Montour felt that regardless which driveway option was used, there would be a lot of impervious surface. Allan noted that run -off from this impervious surface ends up in the lake. French stated that he does not use a lot of fertilizers on his property and did not felt he driveway proposed would hurt the lake. The City Planner noted that City Code says that parking cannot occur in the front yard of a property unless it is on a driveway that leads into a garage. 9