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Mounds View Planning Commission <br />Regular Meeting <br />Applicant: James Anderson <br />Address: 7930 Sunnyside Road <br />May 20, 2015 <br />Page 4 <br />Planning Associate Heller indicated the applicant, James Anderson, is requesting approval of a <br />variance for a reduced driveway setback on his property at 7930 Sunnyside Road. The <br />applicant's driveway runs next to the house to access the detached garage, which is behind the <br />house. The applicant is replacing the entire driveway and is requesting that it be allowed to stay <br />in the same location, which has a 2 -foot setback. The Zoning Code requires a 5 -foot setback, so <br />the applicant has requested a variance for a reduced driveway setback. Staff discussed the matter <br />further with the Commission and recommended approval of the variance request. <br />Vice Chair Schiltgen opened the public hearing at 7:34 p.m. <br />James Anderson, 7930 Sunnyside Road, explained he purchased his home from his father. He <br />discussed the driveway improvements he was planning and requested the Commission allow a <br />driveway with a 2 -foot setback. <br />Vice Chair Schiltgen questioned how much space there was between the house and parked cats <br />on the driveway. <br />Mr. Anderson estimated there was about three feet of space. <br />Commissioner Birken supported the request and believed that all variance requirements were <br />being met. <br />Vice Chair Schiltgen closed the public hearing at 7:39 p.m. <br />MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Rundle/Commissioner Love. To approve Resolution 1028- <br />15, a Resolution Recommending Approval of a Three -Foot Setback Variance for a Driveway at <br />7930 Sunnyside Road; Planning Case No. VR2015-003. <br />Ayes — 6 Nays — 0 Motion carried. <br />C. VR2015-004 Variance Request to Allow a Garage with a 3 -foot Setback <br />Applicant: Michael and Andrea Shoup <br />Address: 8330 Groveland Road <br />Planning Associate Heller indicated the applicants, Michael and Andrea Shoup, are requesting <br />approval of a variance for a reduced garage setback on their property at 8330 Groveland Road. <br />The applicants purchased this property in August 2014 and a month later the detached garage <br />burned down. The applicants are in the process of building a new detached garage, and would <br />like to rebuild the garage next to the house instead of in the backyard where it was. The proposed <br />detached garage is 24' x 24' with a 5 -foot walkway between the house and garage. This proposal <br />would put the garage about 3 feet from the side property line. The Zoning Code requires a 5 foot <br />side and rear setback for accessory buildings, so the applicants have requested a variance for a <br />