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Mounds View Planning Commission October 3, 2012 Regular Meeting Page 2 ________________________________________________________________________ 4. Citizens Requests and Comments on Items Not on the Agenda None. ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. Planning Cases A. VR2012-005 Consideration of a Variance for Reduced Driveway Setback Applicant: Ryan Meyer, JRM Estates, Inc. Address: 8155 Red Oak Drive Planning Associate Heller indicated the applicant, Ryan Meyer, the property owner of 8155 Red Oak Drive is requesting a variance to allow the driveway to have a 2½-foot setback. It was noted City Code requires that interior lots be 75 feet wide but the subject property is only 51 feet wide. The existing house was built in 1938 and the driveway location has likely existed with a less than 5-foot setback since that time. The applicant recently purchased the property and plans to demolish the existing home and rebuild, but keep the existing detached garage. Associate Heller explained City Code requires a five-foot setback for driveways without a variance. She then discussed the variance review criteria in detail. Staff recommends the Commission hold a public hearing and approve the variance as requested. Chair Stevenson opened the public hearing at 7:15 p.m. Chair Stevenson asked if the driveway beyond the fence would move in or remain as is. Ryan Meyer, 8155 Red Oak Drive, explained his intention would be to make the driveway 10 feet in width from the street to the new garage. He stated the block retaining wall on the south side of the driveway would remain in place. Chair Stevenson questioned where the new home would sit on the lot. Mr. Meyer indicated the new home would align more closely with the other homes and would be pulled closer to the street. He reviewed the proposed floor plan with the Commission in further detail. Commissioner Meehlhause inquired how the old garage would be refinished. Mr. Meyer stated he would repaint the existing structure to match the new home. Aren Mahlum, 8145 Red Oak Drive, expressed concern with how cars would maneuver out of the new garage if the existing garage remains on the property. He explained it was his intention to extend his white picket fence along the property line. Another concern would be where the snow would be pushed in the winter months. He suggested the driveway remain as is with the 4- foot setback.