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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL, MARCH 22, 2006 horseshoe driveway should be granted. Cardinal also noted that there are high traffic speeds around the lake on Keller Parkwayand County Road B -2 East. At this point in the meeting, Blesener reviewed the City Planner's recommended conditions for a Conditional Use Permit for second driveway access outlined in the Text Amendment. Allan questioned why the impervious surface limitation did not only apply to the front yard. The City Planner indicated that it is difficult to define front yard, and also indicated that the amount of impervious surface should be a consideration of the entire parcel, not just the front yard. He noted that the City's Shoreland Ordinance already limits the amount of impervious surface on a property to 30 %. This requirement would be new to residential properties that are not shoreland. Montour asked if the impervious surface limitation applied to the house, garage, pool, sports court, driveway, etc. The Planner replied that that was correct. The Planner noted that when applying, the City will ask property owners to show the amount of impervious surface on their property. Blesener noted that provision (g) will limit a lot of horseshoe driveway requests given the requirement that a property owner cannot request the horseshoe drive if a T turnaround or full circle with one curb cut access is able to be installed on the property. Blesener asked if the property owner's desire to save trees would be enough to allow the horseshoe driveway rather than the T turnaround or full circle. The City Planner indicated that that would be at the Council's discretion. LaValle stated that he would support a horseshoe driveway if it meant saving large trees. LaValle stated that he was not comfortable with (g) as written feeling it was too subjective. Keis agreed, and felt that in most requests it will be possible to install a T turnaround or a full circle option. Keis felt that (g) could be better worded. Allan noted that the MN DOT studies show that the more curb cuts, the more safety concerns. Keis noted that the MN DOT studies did not address safety issues related to vehicles backing into busy roadways. LaValle agreed it was safer to pull out on a busy street than to back out. Allan pointed out the additional snow banks that result from curb cuts and that impact on safety conditions. Keis asked about the discussion relative to street classifications. The Planner reported that the City's Comprehensive Plan classifies streets into four categories: local, minor collector, major collector, and arterials. County Road B -2 East is a minor collector. The proposed Text Amendment limits CUP eligibility to minor collector and above. It was 6 -8