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REQUEST FOR PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION • Meeting Date: September 1, 1999 Staff Report by: James Ericson, Planning Associate Planning Case No.: 568-99 Request: The applicant is requesting a variance to allow a 44-foot wide driveway, nine feet wider than what the Code allows. Applicant: John Henning Location: 8359 Red Oak Drive PIN No. 06-30-23-12-0100 Zoning/Land Use: R-1, Single Family Residential/ Single Family Dwelling Applicable Regulations: • Section 1104.01, Subdivision 4c(1)(a) states that no driveway shall exceed a width of thirty five feet. • Section 1125.02, Subdivision 2 lists the criteria for granting a variance. • Attachments: Planning Application Zoning Map Site Plan Letter from resident, dated 8/11/99 Letter from affected neighbor at 8365 Red Oak Drive, dated 8/2/99 Resolution 593-99 Background: The applicant, John Henning, s req c d hat the-Planning Commission approve a variance for a driveway nine feet wider than is allowed by Code. The maximum width for a driveway is 35 feet. The applicant wishes to add a nine-foot wide parking pad alongside the garage, which to provide access for, causes the driveway to increase to a width of 44 feet. The driveway, however, narrows to 14 feet as it approaches the street. The intent of the Code requirement which limits how wide a driveway can be is in part to prevent an excessive amount of impervious surface on a property. As stated above, the limit is not arbitrary, instead it is derived from the width of a three car garage. Analysis: • The applicant in this case was not aware of the limitation for driveway widths and had graded the lot and constructed a retaining wall at the property line to accommodate such a driveway. The adjacent property owner, Norbert Moe, has signed a statement(attached) indicating that he