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Mounds View City Council June 9, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 10 Interim City Administrator Ericson indicated that the concrete either stays and is too wide or is 1 removed to meet the Code. He then suggested that the removed area could be covered in 2 landscaping rocks and used as a driveway and prevent dirt being tracked onto the street. 3 4 Council Member Marty indicated that he has reviewed the matter and he does not find that the 5 hardship requirements have been met. 6 7 Mayor Linke closed the public hearing at 8:38 p.m. 8 9 MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Stigney. To Waive the Reading and Approve Resolution 6032, a 10 Resolution Upholding the Planning Commission’s Denial of a Variance at 7622/7624 Woodlawn 11 Drive. 12 13 Council Member Stigney asked why the Commission wished to stay with the driveway width and 14 denied the variance. 15 16 Interim City Administrator Ericson indicated that the Planning Commission did not feel that 17 there was sufficient hardship to justify granting the variance. He then said that the applicant was 18 not there and there was no letter in support from the resident of the property. 19 20 Council Member Gunn indicated that other driveway variances have been denied for multi-21 family dwelling units. 22 23 Mayor Linke indicated he did not feel that hardship could be met in this case but said he 24 sympathizes with the applicant. 25 26 Interim City Administrator Ericson asked whether Council felt that having people driving over 27 your front yard could be considered a hardship. He then said that the property owner acted to 28 make an improvement. 29 30 Ms. Woods indicated she pays high taxes in this City and she has another property that she 31 cannot live in because she was robbed and she feels that it is time to move from this City. 32 33 Council Member Marty commented that the guy down the street from him put large rocks in his 34 front yard because people were driving across his lawn. 35 36 Ms. Woods commented that she has another property two houses down and the renters are 37 complaining that the water bill is too high but she discovered that they are charging to wash cars 38 so she said if they are doing that they need to pay the water bill but now she has had to fill holes 39 from wash outs and she told them if the housing inspector comes out it is another violation for 40 her. She then said that she would really like to keep the pavement there because it eliminates a 41 lot of issues for her. 42 43 Mayor Linke indicated that he agreed with her but said the City cannot let her do this and not let 44 others. 45