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Mounds View City Council June 11, 2012 Regular Meeting Page 4 home and would be in need of additional parking available in his rear yard. Mr. Collins 1 discussed the history of his property and requested the Council consider his appeal approving the 2 second curb cut. 3 4 Council Member Mueller questioned if there would be any infiltration basins on this property. 5 Planning Associate Heller stated there were no basins planned for this property. 6 7 Council Member Hull asked if the driveway were extended to the street, if Item 1B would be 8 satisfied. Planning Associate Heller indicated this was the case. 9 10 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7957, 11 Approving a Request for a Second Curb Cut at 5101 Brighton Lane. 12 13 Council Member Mueller commented she drove by the property and agreed that a second curb 14 cut was warranted for this property to allow for use of the parking surface in the rear yard. 15 16 Council Member Stigney believed that City Code should be followed on this matter to create 17 consistency in the City’s neighborhoods. He did not support the second access as it did not 18 access a garage or accessory structure. 19 20 Council Member Hull questioned if the City was making a mistake by recommending approval 21 of the second curb cut. Planning Associate Heller stated the Public Works Department did not 22 see any safety issues. 23 24 Mayor Flaherty noted he drove by the property as well and did not see the second access point as 25 a driveway. He questioned how often this area was used. Mr. Collins stated the second access 26 area was used on occasion. 27 28 Mayor Flaherty asked if the previous owner had intended the concrete in the rear yard to be used 29 as a driveway. Planning Associate Heller stated the concrete work was not originally intended to 30 be a driveway and was therefore approved by City Staff. 31 32 Mayor Flaherty questioned if the driveway could be construed to be a driveway. Planning 33 Associate Heller commented the concrete work could be used as a driveway or patio area. 34 However, the driveway did not go all the way to the street and the property already had a primary 35 driveway. 36 37 Council Member Gunn inquired when the extension of the rear concrete would be extended. Mr. 38 Collins stated this could not be completed until after Phase III of the SUIP. He indicated the 39 work would be completed yet this summer. 40 41 Mayor Flaherty commented the second curb cut would have to be paid for by the homeowner. 42 Mr. Collins understood this and had made payment with the City. 43 44