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• REQUEST FOR PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION Meeting Date: August 20, 1997 Staff Report by: James Ericson, Planning Associate Planning Case No.: 496-97 Request: Variance from Side Yard Setback for Permanent Driveway Surface Petitioner: A. G. Engen Location: 2229 Oakwood Drive PIN No. 05-30-23-43-0025 Zoning/Land Use: R-1, Single Family Residential/Single Family Home Applicable Regulations: Section 1104.01. Subd. 4: Location of driveway, temporary surfaces. Section 1125.02. Subd. 2: Criteria for granting variances. • Attachments: Planning Application Zoning Map Photographic Documentation Letter from the Applicant Letter from Neighbor Planning Commission Resolution No. 525-97 Background: A. G. Engen is requesting a variance to allow for a permanent driveway surface within the five- .. - :. - - - - . .� .... •r. _en s exis ing asphalt driveway needs to be replaced and it is his desire to replace the asphalt drive with a cement driveway surface. The existing driveway is within a foot of the side yard property line. In his letter requesting the variance, Mr. Engen desires to retain the driveway at its current width to allow him access into the garage while parking vehicles on the side of the drive. If the new driveway were to be located so that it would not encroach into the five-foot side yard setback, a fence and 40 year old trees would need to be removed. The next-door neighbor impacted by this request has submitted a letter indicating their approval of a cement driveway closer than 5 feet to their property line. • Analysis: Section 1104.01, Subd. 4 of the Mounds View Municipal Code requires that driveways be set back five feet from side yard property lines. This dimension may be reduced to'one foot for temporary surfaces with permission from the abutting property owner. Temporary surfaces, according to the