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Planning & Zoning Board <br />April 14, 2021 <br />Page 7 <br /> <br />APPROVED MINUTES <br />Ms. Larsen said no. It is not permitted for a secondary driveway to be constructed in <br />front of the house. <br /> <br />Applicant’s Comments <br /> <br />Mr. Sadowski acknowledged he did not inform the City of his intent to construct a <br />secondary driveway until after his permit was approved. He explained it was not his <br />initial intent to pour the driveway, but he received the idea from his concrete <br />contractor. As they were discussing pouring an apron on the front of the newly built <br />garage, the contractor said since the amount of concrete is small and Mr. Sadowski <br />would have to pay for a delivery charge, the contractor recommended pouring a <br />driveway. Mr. Sadowski said once the idea was proposed to him, he contacted the <br />City knowing approval would be needed. He said it would not be his intent to use the <br />driveway on a daily basis, but he explained it would be used as a spot to keep his <br />child’s car. He stated his main purpose in pouring a concrete driveway is to keep the <br />area of his property clean and orderly. He also commented this second driveway and <br />garage would allow him to have more off street parking since he does not like to park <br />his child’s car on the road due to congestion and safety concerns as Century Trail is a <br />fairly busy road. <br /> <br />Board Discussion <br /> <br />Chair Tralle stated while Mr. Sadowski did not do proper research to determine <br />whether or not he could have a second driveway, the City did not do their due <br />diligence either. He explained the City should have informed Mr. Sadowski, when he <br />was applying for the building permit, he could not construct a secondary driveway. <br />Chair Tralle said he would be in favor of discussing an ordinance change, but he <br />warned the Board it will take a lot of work to amend the ordinance. <br /> <br />Mr. Reinert commented, although the discussion to amend the ordinance may be <br />difficult, he would like to have the conversation. <br /> <br />Mr. Root made a MOTION to recommend denial of the variance to allow for a <br />second curb cut/driveway access at 23 Century Trail. Motion failed due to the lack of <br />a second. <br /> <br />Mr. Laden made a MOTION to recommend approval of the variance to allow for a <br />second curb cut/driveway access at 23 Century Trail. Motion was supported by Mr. <br />Evenson. Motion failed 2 – 4. Chair Tralle abstained. <br /> <br />VII. DISCUSSION ITEMS <br /> <br />A. Project Updates <br /> <br />Staff provided verbal updates to the Board on current City projects.