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Area E Curb Cut Appeals Page 2 April 23, 2012 The resolution states that all of the conditions must be met. Conditions 3b and 3c in the Resolution state “The curb cut in question has been permitted by the City through an approved variance or other acceptable means” and “The City determines that it is not possible to reduce the width of the driveway to comply with the maximum allowable curb cut width.” In this case, neither property received any type of City approval for a wider curb cut, and it would be possible to narrow both curb cuts to 24 feet. 5177 Red Oak Drive – Property owners: Dayton & Lillian Ward This property has a curb cut width of 28 feet at the street, then one side angles out and the driveway gets wider. The property owners state that the driveway was originally widened to 28 feet soon after the attached garage was expanded to 28 feet wide in the 1970’s. The City has a record of a driveway permit in 1973. The permit does not state the driveway dimensions, only that it was 1,000 square feet, which would be close to the driveway size that currently exists (excluding the parking area next to the garage). The owners replaced the driveway in 1998 and state that the contractor told them no permit was necessary since the driveway size wasn’t being changed (this is incorrect, driveway permits have always been required). 5176 Longview Drive – Property owners: William & Jenna Bohl This property has a driveway that is 27 feet wide. The current owners bought the property in November 2011 and have not changed the driveway since they have owned it. The City has a 1976 permit for adding a 30 foot wide attached garage and a new driveway. In the attached photo, the shape of the original concrete driveway that is narrower at the street and widens at the top for the 3rd car garage is still visible. There are no other city records of a permit for a driveway, but at some point, the whole driveway was expanded to 27 feet wide. Recommendation: The City Council should consider testimony from staff, the property owners, residents or any other affected person or interested party. The City Council will need to determine whether it believes sufficient reasons exist to allow the property owners to keep their existing curb cut widths. Allowing the curb cuts to remain as is would not be consistent with the standards and conditions set in the City Code and those in Resolution 7338. Staff has prepared a resolution of denial for each property for the Council to take action on if they so choose. Sincerely, Heidi Heller Planning Associate Attachments: 1. Resolution 7338, Adopted September 22, 2008 2. Photos of 5177 Red Oak Drive 3. Narrative from property owner of 5177 Red Oak Drive 4. Photos of 5176 Longview Drive 5. Narrative from property owner of 5176 Longview Drive 6. Resolution 7927 for 5177 Red Oak Drive 7. Resolution 7928 for 5176 Longview Drive