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�� Lot 2, Block 2, Sugar Woods April 19, 1990 Page 2 of 5 The interpretation question arose at the time of the issuance of a building permit for Lot 2, Block 2 to Steiner & Koppelmann (review Exhibits B, C and D). Obviously, there are portions of drive, backout apron and turnaround areas that cannot be classified as a single driveway at a 20' width that encroach the front setback area. This is not just an issue of two drive- ways at a 20' width intersecting the front building setback area, but of the other required improvements that would also be placed within the protected setback area (review Exhibits E, F and G). Staff issued a building permit to Steiner & Koppelmann based on a driveway and backout apron designed to limit the encroachment of the front setback area to 1,000 square feet (20' maximum width of drive by 50' depth of front setback area) until Council would approve a greater encroachment. Specific site conditions for this lot require that the house be p 1 aced right at the 5 0' setback 1 ine. Thi s wi 11 a 1 so be the case for other lots within the plat where the desire is to minimize impact on trees and taking advantage of gentler elevations. In the case where a house is placed right at a 50' setback line, the City must deal with the question of portions of a backout apron and possible turnaround within the front street setback area. It would be appropriate to amend the approval resolution to allow for more than a single 20' wide driveway directly to the street where appropriate for safe ingress and egress. It is the hope of both the developer and the City staff to establish standards/criteria/guidelines for future building permit applications within the Sugar Woods plat so that it is not necessary to come back to Council for every building permit that cannot follow the very general guidelines of the PUD. If you have a chance to visit this specific site, you will find that the majority of the front street setback area on the portion of the curved lot that extends westward, has few trees. A looped driveway will provide minimal impact on the trees within the protected area. Note the contractor has already screened off the larger trees, in fact, the looped driveway is almost defined by the vacant corridors in the protected area. (As you may recall, development within this project is limited to no more than 80$ of the defined building pad being covered with "hardcover" improvements. The normal lakeshore hardcover regulations do not apply. )