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NC <br />MEMORANDUM <br />NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS <br />COMMUNITY PLANNING. - DESIGN - MARKET RESEARCH <br />TO: Little Canada Planning Commission r;Ew `• <br />FROM: Stephen Grittman <br />DATE: July 10, 2000 <br />RE: Little Canada - O'Neil ./ College City Homes Driveway Variance <br />FILE NO: 758.09 - 00.18 <br />Background /Analysis <br />College City Homes, on behalf of Theodore and Patricia O'Neil, have applies for a <br />variance to permit the driveway of their proposed home to access LaBore. Road over an <br />easement across their neighboring land. The City granted the O'Neils a subdivision of this <br />property earlier this year, and one of the conditions was that the. new home is accessed <br />via Keller Parkway. The lot does not have direct frontage to LaBore Road. <br />Variances are to be considered when a physical hardship is found in putting the property <br />to reasonable use under the standard regulations: In this case, the applicants state that <br />a driveway of between 11.6% and 24.6% would be necessary to build a driveway to Keller, <br />whereas a 2% grade could be achieved to LaBore. The O'Neiis had originally agreed to <br />the Keller Parkway access on the advice of a previous builder. There are no specific <br />driveway standards for single family homes. However, a driveway grade of more than 10% <br />would likely be a significant problem. The City seeks to keep street grades at less. than <br />8 %, and commercial parking lot grades are to be less than 5 %. <br />A "tuck- under" garage arrangement might be possible to lessen the driveway grade. <br />However, the applicant is attempting to construct a house which is handicapped <br />accessible. The tuck -under arrangement would interfere with the accessible objective. <br />5775 WAYZATA BOULEVARD, <br />PHONE 612-595-9636 FAX <br />Q IITF Fla er <br />Page 22 <br />' 'AS PARK, MINNESOTA 5541 6 <br />-MAIL NAC @ WINTERNET.COM <br />