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Mounds View City Council June 12, 2023 Regular Meeting Page 8 1 chickens, there has only been 10 to 12 families that have made the request. She commented on 2 how important it was for the Council to hear from the public when it comes to their yards, their 3 garbage, the environment, their quality of life and the ability to grow or raise their own food. 4 5 Barbara Haake, 3024 County Road I, explained she supported the Curtis families request. 6 7 Hearing no further public input, Acting Mayor Meehlhause closed the public hearing at 7:54 p.m. s 9 MOTION/SECOND: Lindstrom/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9756, 10 Approving a Chicken -Keeping License for Sarah Curtis, 7660 Spring Lake Road as amended. 11 12 Ayes — 4 Nays — 0 Motion carried. 13 14 B. Resolution 9757, Approving Driveway Variances for Area K, 2023 Street 15 Construction Projects. 16 17 Community Development Director Sevald requested the Council approve driveway variances for 18 Area K within the 2023 Street Construction projects. He explained City Ordinance requires 19 driveways to be replaced as conforming as possible. He reported all aprons are replaced with 20 concrete and have to be set back five feet from the property line. He commented there were seven 21 properties that had non -conforming driveways within Area K. He stated variances would be 22 required for these seven driveways. He reviewed the seven variance requests in further detail with 23 the Council and recommended approval of each request. 24 25 Council Member Lindstrom expressed concern with the fact the property at 7735 was not sent a 26 letter and therefore was not able to request a variance. Community Development Director Sevald 27 reported a non -conforming notice would be sent to this property and the property owner would be 28 able to request a variance. 29 30 Acting Mayor Meehlhause asked if there were any questions for the property at 7775. 31 32 Council Member Gunn questioned if only the area in red would be removed. Community 33 Development Director Sevald reported this would be the case if the variance were not approved. 34 35 Consensus of the Council was to support the variance request at 7775 because of the bus access 36 that was required. 37 38 Acting Mayor Meehlhause asked if there were any questions for the property at 7785. 39 40 Community Development Director Sevald explained the current driveway was approximately 41 41 feet wide and the property owner has requested the driveway remain as is or that it be 30 feet wide. 42 43 Finance Director Beer reported any driveway width over 24 feet would have to be paid for by the 44 property owner. 45 46 Council Member Lindstrom asked why the driveway was constructed this way. Community