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Mounds View City Council June 8, 2020 <br />Regular Meeting Page 7 <br /> <br />from asphalt and the other from concrete. Public Works Director Peterson explained the City 1 <br />replaces driveways with their existing material, noting the aprons were always concrete. 2 <br /> 3 <br />Council Member Meehlhause stated he was inclined to support this appeal noting there was a 4 <br />similar situation along County Road H. 5 <br /> 6 <br />Council Member Bergeron questioned if the two driveways were in compliance individually so 7 <br />long as the bump remains. Community Development Director Sevald explained the driveway at 8 <br />5433 was in compliance because of the variance and the driveway at 5425 was not. 9 <br /> 10 <br />Council Member Bergeron stated as long as the bump was in place, he could support the driveway 11 <br />appeal. 12 <br /> 13 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Bergeron/Mueller. To Deny the Curb Cut and Approve the Property 14 <br />Owner’s Side Yard Setback Appeal for the property at 5425 Quincy Street related to the Quincy 15 <br />Street Reconstruction Project. 16 <br /> 17 <br />A roll call vote was taken. 18 <br /> 19 <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 20 <br /> 21 <br />Mayor Mueller stated the last appeal was for the property at 5453 Quincy Street. 22 <br /> 23 <br />Council Member Meehlhause requested further information regarding this appeal. Community 24 <br />Development Director Sevald explained the current driveway was somewhere between two and 25 <br />three feet from the property line. He indicated the City was proposing to install the driveway five 26 <br />feet from the property line. 27 <br /> 28 <br />Council Member Meehlhause stated he was inclined to deny this request. 29 <br /> 30 <br />Mayor Mueller questioned how the property owner would be able to sneak a car out while the 31 <br />trailer is parked in the driveway. Community Development Director Sevald explained the trailer 32 <br />could remain as is. He noted the driveway would remain the width of the garage, not the garage 33 <br />door. He commented the property owners would lose roughly two or three feet of driveway width 34 <br />at the street. 35 <br /> 36 <br />Mayor Mueller stated the property owners had a very large trailer that they were backing in and 37 <br />out of the driveway. 38 <br /> 39 <br />Council Member Meehlhause commented this property owner may not always reside in the home. 40 <br /> 41 <br />Council Member Bergeron explained the width of the driveway would only be narrowed at the 42 <br />street. He indicated he had no problem changing the curb cuts but he did have an issue messing 43 <br />with the driveway. 44 <br /> 45