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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, April 8, 2019 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />__________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 6 of 12 <br /> <br />Barnhart indicated it will be and that it is likely Hennepin County will restrict access for Lot 2 directly <br />onto Shadywood Road and that the driveway will need to go through the outlot, which will result in it <br />being a shared driveway. <br /> <br />Johnson noted at the Planning Commission meeting there were some neighbors that expressed concern <br />about the drainage on the road. Johnson indicated he did review that area and that in his view there are <br />some additional potholes that relate to the existing driveway. Johnson stated his assumption is that the <br />City Engineer has reviewed that and that they will ensure the grade is correct. <br /> <br />Barnhart stated those comments will be incorporated into the final plat. <br /> <br />Johnson moved, Crosby seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 6962, a Resolution Approving a <br />Preliminary Plat for the Property Located at 1645 Shadywood Road. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br /> <br />13. LA19-000010 REHKAMP LARSON ARCHITECTS ON BEHALF OF ALEXANDER <br /> AND AMY WARE, 2587 KELLEY AVENUE <br /> <br />Barnhart stated the applicant is proposing a new 744 square foot garage with a setback of 4.3 feet from <br />the side yard line, which requires a variance and a conditional use permit. The existing 441 square foot <br />garage is currently two feet from the property line. The requirement for this district is 7.5 feet. <br /> <br />The conditional use permit will allow a full bathroom with a shower and a tub. The City does allow <br />plumbing in accessory buildings with a conditional use permit for the bath facility. Part of that is a <br />covenant that prevents it from being used as a dwelling. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission recommended approval. <br /> <br />Crosby asked what the side yard setback is currently. <br /> <br />Barnhart indicated it is currently 2.5 feet and it will go to 4.3 feet. <br /> <br />Johnson noted the required setback is 7.5 feet and the architectural firm said the reason for keeping it <br />pushed back is to not take away from the aesthetics of the house. <br /> <br />Jean Rehkamp noted there is also an easement that this property owner has with the neighbor for access. <br />If the garage is pushed forward, it makes it more difficult for the homeowners to park and navigate the <br />driveway. In addition, the neighbor’s garage is backed up to that driveway. It was felt the proposed <br />location was the best use of the site. There is also an existing cottage on the site that consists of 900 <br />square feet and it is a darling, quaint little cottage that has been restored. The extra space between the <br />structures is to help maintain that little charming structure. <br /> <br />Walsh noted there needs to be a practical difficulty demonstrated and that aesthetics is not a practical <br />difficulty. The garage is currently a nonconforming use and the applicants would like to make the <br />structure bigger, which is not a practical difficulty. <br /> <br />Rehkamp stated the distance from the easement to the front of the garage is part of that circulation. The <br />distance from that easement to the face of the garage is not enough to park a car in front of the garage.