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dwelling unit in residential districts. Up to two curb cuts may be allowed when neither access is onto a collector or arterial street, when there is a minimum of 40 feet of spacing between driveway curb radii, and when the total width of both driveways does not exceed 26 feet. Because the proposed driveway is 24 feet across and the existing driveway is 22.6 feet across, the applicant is asking for a variance to finish paving the newly constructed driveway by adding a second curb cut on the property. 4) Practical Difficulties as used in connection with the granting of a variance, means that the property owner proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by an official control: The applicant is unable to connect the newly constructed driveway from the garage addition to the existing driveway due to the topography of the parcel. A hill and retaining wall currently separate the two driveways (see attached photos for reference). The applicant chose to construct the garage addition on the east side of the property, downhill from the existing driveway, due to the presence of mature pine trees on the west side of the property. To construct the garage on the west side of the property, where the applicant would have been able to connect the newly constructed driveway to the existing driveway using one curb cut, the applicant would have needed to remove natural stone retaining walls and relocated the current electrical service on the property. Without the addition of the second curb cut at the end of the newly constructed driveway, the property owners would run into issues with rocks and mud, especially during periods of'rain and snow melt. 5) Unique Circumstances the plight of the landowner is due to circumstances not created by the landowner: The subject property is located on a hill, putting the east side of the property downhill from the west side. This topography prevents the applicant from connecting the newly constructed driveway to the existing driveway at a single curb cut entrance point. The garage addition was constructed downhill form the main dwelling, on the east side of the property, due to the location of natural stone retaining walls, mature pine trees, and electrical equipment on the west side of the property. 6) Character of Locality the proposed variance will not alter the essential character of the locality in which the property in question is located: The proposed second curb cut connecting to the newly constructed driveway will not alter the character of the surrounding neighborhood. The driveway is already constructed, and the applicant is now requesting a variance to pave a second curb cut at the end of the driveway. 7) Adjacent Properties and Traffic the proposed variance will not impair an adequate supply of light and air to properties adjacent to the property in question or substantially