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City of Mounds Vie�v Ite�, #? � Planning Commission Report Meeting Date: Dece�aaber 19, 2001 Title: PUBLIC HE�IRING AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 681-01, A RESOLUTION AMENDING PREVIOUSLY APPROVED RESOLUTION 633-00, A RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARi.ANCES FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7664 GREENFIELD AVENUE, REQUESTED BY MR. TONY MEZZENGA; MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING CASE # VR00-007 Introduct�on: On September 13, 2000, the Mounds View Plamung Commission adopted Resolution 633-00, a resolution approving a variance for the property located at 7b64 Greenfield Avenue for reduced front and side-yaxd parking lot setbacks, reduced side and rear yard Uuilding setbacks, reduced parking 1ot width and reduced off-sireet parking requirements. The approved variance allowed Mr. Mezzenga to proceed with development plans for ihe property. The plans ini�ially indicated a one and one-hal£ story office building with a footprint o£ 2,404 square feet. Because of accessibility issues, ihe plans were revised and approved for a two-story building with the same footprint and same overall square footage. Upon application to Ramsey County for a right of way pernut to install the driveway onto County Road I, the applicant was told the driveway could not be installed there due to the presence of a couniy integrated storm sewer catch basin. The catch basin could not be moved or reconstructed, and the driveway could not be safely relocated onto County Road I, so the applicant request a further change to the site plan to allow for access onto Greenfield Avenue instead of County Road I. This revision was approved by the City Council ori November 13, 2001. Discussion: It was learned during the last plan revision that the �riveway, as originally approved last year by the Planning Commission and City Council, did not meet proper setback requirements from the intersection of Greenf eld and County Road I. Oz-iginally the pIans showed the driveway set back 37 feet from the intersecting right of ways. The required setback is 50 feet. The final revised plans indicate the driveway to be set back 39 feet from the intersection, a two-foot improvement. Staff recommends that the resolution approving the variance be amended to reflect the driveway setback from the intersection of the County Road I and Greenfield Avenue right of ways. While the basis of the hardship associaied with the property has already been articulated, staffwould assert the following be identified as additional justification for the proposed amendment.