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December 13, 1978 Paga 6 ~""~Commission Member Burmetoter aeked what the Spring Lgke Park property wae zonad, Off~cinl Roae replied that it wae commercia2, He edded t~;at he felt Spring Lake Park would require wlialever bueinese wenC in to put in adequate ecraening. Mr. Damm etated that he could turn the building on the lot and come to withitt 3' of being lagal Uut that it would require mora Chan a right angla for turning into the driveway. MSP (Haake-Glazer) i.o grant the variance of 5' for the pr~posed duplex d~velopment at 8230 Plec~aant View Drive for the rear yard setback, the reaeon bein~ that they are deal3ng with a txinngular ehaped lot and thnt Che 30 setback in front i.s more deoireable to maintain. 6 ayea VARIANCE REpUEST OF RODNEY DAhIl~i - 8230 AI3D 8225 PLEASANT VIEW DRIVE I Official Rose reported that the applicant has requeated to have two cuxb ' cuts each at the proposed duplex developmenCa at 8225 and 8230 Ple~~sant View llrive and thAt Mounde View code allowa only on~ curb cut per propezty. He edded that two curb cute have been allowed in the past and that Staff h~d conducted a ourvey u£ several othei communf.ties and found that they a11ow ewo curb cuts for duplex developmenta. Ae added Chat the applicant has p~+ovided a aurveyor's certificate ahowing L-he location and layout oP the proposed etructure, driveways and curb eute. He also ~'~c~tated that Pleasant f,'iew Drive io a reeidential, non-collector atreet whicti i ;is not heavily travelled. ~~ ~ Officlal Rosa recoumiended that the Planning Commiaeion consider a~,ossible ( ordinence change ellowing two curb cues where eech curb cut dnes not exceed 12 feet ar allow one curb cut maximum 30' in width. ~ Mr. Da~ stated he would like to put in two 16' curb cute. He sCated that from hie experience he hxd £ound with narrow drivewavs people back out over the grase and it soon becomes a muddy apot at t~ie end of the driveway. Offi~ial Rose recoimnended that Mr. Damm put :n a 3' radiuu at the end oP each drive. Commiseiom Member Burmeiater asked how the no mans land raould be maitttained. Offi.cial Roae suggested thRt rocks ard shrubbery be put in. 0£.ficl.al Roae drew a sketch oE the propored development and showed how the driveways could be put in, to meet the 30' width requirement, ueing the 3' radiua to increase it at L•he end. ~SSP (Haake-Burmeiater) to grant a variance to the exiating curb cut ordi- nance that eays the width a£ the dziveway ehould not exceed 22'. The variance is to grant,Mr. Damm an add±tional 8', which will allow a 30' curU euc a~ che propercy nt tf2Y5 Pleasant View Dtive aiad ti230 Fl~aasat View Drive, for the pzopoaed R-2 develonment, to accomodate adequate driveway width to the two oarages in the development, 6 ayes ~~~Chairperson Raake asked that Official Rose pre~,are an ordinancE change for the next Plannin~ Commisaion meet3ng, incorpora~ing the changee the Planning Commiaeinn would like ta see,