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To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Michelle & Daniel Dreier <br />Item Title/Subject: Parking variance 7830 Spring Lake Road <br />Overview: <br />Spring Lake Road will be undergoing a reconstruction project during the summer of 2023. As part of this <br />project, the road will be widened, shifted & an 8-foot bike trail will be added. The new road will also <br />have curb and gutter installed. As a result of the road improvements & inclusion of the trail the ability <br />to park at 7830 Spring Lake Road will be negatively impacted. <br />Current Constraints for the home at 7830 Spring Lake Road: <br />Our home is unusual as it has a tuck under garage which requires that the driveway slope downward to <br />meet it. The driveway also has retaining walls limiting car parking to a single file line (Photo 1). The <br />total length of the drive is 75 feet limiting the number of cars to 3. Spring Lake Road also does not have <br />any legal street parking, which necessitates the need to have guests park in the driveway. <br />For the past 25 years this issue has been overcome by using the gravel off street parking pad between <br />the road and our home. This pad is used for guest parking, delivery vehicles, construction trucks, lawn <br />and pest control vendors (Photo 2), and for temporary parking of vehicles for snow removal purposes. <br />Impact on 7830, post 2023 Road Construction project: <br />Unfortunately, unless a variance is approved once the construction project is Completed the following <br />e The implementation of the multi -purpose trail will effectively reduce the total driveway length <br />from the current length of 70' (3 cars) to 55' (2 cars). <br />a There will no longer be a place for guests parking as the road will have curb and gutter and no <br />legal street parking (Ordinance prevents parking on the street, even temporary). <br />Shuffling cars from the driveway will not be possible without blocking traffic or temporarily <br />parking on bike path. <br />In Summary, loss of this parking pad will negatively impact flexibility in vehicle management for the <br />property as well as no place for guests to park <br />)to 1 --- Current gravel Pad (50') & existing driveway (40') sloping clown to tuck under garage <br />