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Mounds View Planning Commission August 20, 2014 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br />________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br /> <br />5. Planning Cases <br /> <br />A. VR2014-006 Consideration of a Variance for a Reduced Driveway Setback <br /> Applicant: Corbin Hilgeman <br /> Address: 7851 Spring Lake Road <br /> <br />Planning Associate Heller indicated the applicant, Corbin Hilgeman, is requesting approval of a <br />variance for a reduced driveway setback on his property at 7851 Spring Lake Road. The <br />applicant recently built a detached garage in the backyard and now wants to extend the existing <br />driveway to connect to the new garage. This extended driveway will run past the house and be <br />closer than five feet to the property line so the applicant has requested a reduced driveway <br />setback variance. <br /> <br />Associate Heller reviewed the request in detail with the Commission and recommended approval <br />of a variance for a reduced driveway setback at 7851 Spring Lake Road. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson opened the public hearing at 7:04 p.m. <br /> <br />Commissioner Schiltgen questioned what type of surface would be used for the new driveway. <br /> <br />Corbin Hilgeman, 7851 Spring Lake Road, reported the new driveway would be colored <br />concrete to match the existing patio. <br /> <br />Commissioner Birken asked if the existing tree line would be interrupted. <br /> <br />Mr. Hilgeman commented the tree line would not be impacted. <br /> <br />Commissioner Carvelli-Yu inquired if Spring Lake Road had been recently replaced. <br /> <br />Commissioner Rundle indicated this road was redone approximately 10 years ago. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson questioned if the amount of the variance could be reduced. <br /> <br />Mr. Hilgeman responded he could have less than a 10 foot wide driveway if it made the variance <br />approval process easier. He stated that the 10 feet would ensure his cars and the mirrors would <br />fit beside the house. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson was in favor of the driveway being at least one foot from the property line. <br /> <br />Commissioner Love thanked Mr. Hilgeman for the well-designed driveway. She questioned how <br />this request differed from a previous variance request that was denied by the Commission. <br />