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Mounds View Planning Commission Regular Meeting 3. Approval of Minutes April 15, 2015. May 20, 2015 Page 2 MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Rundle/Commissioner Elofson. To approve the Minutes of the April 15, 2015 regular Planning Commission meeting as slightly amended. Ayes — 6 Nays — 0 4. Citizens Requests and Comments on Items Not on the Agenda None. 5. Planning Cases Motion carried. A. VR2015-002 Variance Request to Allow a Driveway Curb Cut to Exceed 24 Feet Wide Applicant: Robert Horbul Address: 8382 Knollwood Drive Planning Associate Heller indicated the applicant, Robert Horbul, is requesting approval of a variance to allow the driveway curb cut to exceed 24 -feet at his property at 8382 Knollwood Drive. The applicant's entire driveway, including the curb cut, is currently 34 feet wide. This property is on a street that is being reconstructed this year. As the streets have been reconstructed, the City is installing the new curb cut aprons so that they comply with the Zoning Code requirements. The new aprons are installed with a 5 -foot setback and a maximum of 24 feet wide. The applicant's existing concrete driveway was installed 34 feet wide in 1977 when the house was built and has remained this way ever since. It does comply with the required side yard setback. City staff sent the applicant a letter stating that his driveway was non -conforming, and that the new apron would be installed 24 feet wide instead of matching to his existing width. The Zoning Code allows driveway curb cuts for single-family homes to be a maximum of 24 feet wide, so the applicant has requested a variance for a curb cut to exceed the allowed width. Staff discussed the matter further with the Commission and recommended denial of the variance request. Vice Chair Schiltgen opened the public hearing at 7:07 p.m. Robert Horbul, 8382 Knollwood Drive, provided the Planning Commission with a copy of Resolution 6836 from the City of Mounds View, which approved a conditional use permit for his oversized garage. He discussed the size of his garage further along with the items being stored in the garage. He indicated he has several trailers and a fish house stored in his garage. He requested the City allow him to keep his driveway at its existing width.