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Date Application Received: 12/02/2019 <br /> Date Application Considered as Complete: 12/17/2019 AZLO VO <br /> 60-Day Review Period Expires: 02/16/2020 <br /> 60-Day Extension Expires:4/16/2020 <br /> d ti <br /> To: Chair Ressler and Planning Commission Members ?4kEsHOiL" <br /> Dustin Rief, City Administrator <br /> From: Jeremy Barnhart,AICP <br /> Community Development Director <br /> Date: January 21, 2020 <br /> Subject: LA19-000101,Al Azad, 200 Bederwood Road, Lot Width Variance and driveway <br /> easement, Public Hearing <br /> Application Summary: The applicant is requesting lot area variance because of the desire to <br /> create a driveway easement to an existing backlot. <br /> Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends approval. <br /> Background <br /> Mr. Azad owns 200 Bederwood Road (LR-1A, 2 Acres) and an existing 2.08 acre lot to the east <br /> (PID 05-117-23-13-0055, Lot A);this lot does not have frontage or access to a public or private <br /> road with no road access. Mr.Azad is requesting to establish a driveway easement through his <br /> current lot at 200 Bederwood so Lot A can have road access. Per City Code (82-254), Public and <br /> private rights-of-way,vehicular or pedestrian easements, or surface areas below the ordinary <br /> high water mark of any surface water or wetlands or floodplain areas may not be used in <br /> order to meet any portion of the minimum lot area requirements. Driveways easements are <br /> subtracted from the overall area of the lot. 200 Bederwood is currently substandard in area and <br /> subtracting the new driveway easement would decrease the lot area by 8,062 sq.ft. <br /> Practical Difficulties Analysis <br /> Applicant Submittal Information:The applicant has identified the creation of a driveway <br /> easement for an existing lot of record as practical difficulties supporting the requested variance. <br /> Additionally,they have provided supporting documentation regarding Practical Difficulties <br /> attached as Exhibit B, and should be asked for additional testimony regarding the application. <br /> Planning Staff Practical Difficulty Analysis: The applicant doid not create either non-conforming <br /> lot. The variance requestes is the minimum amount necessary for relief. Regarding practical <br /> difficulty, Staff finds the creation of a driveway easement for an existing lot of record is a <br /> practical difficult and unique to the property. <br /> LOT ANALYSIS WORKSHEET <br /> Section 78-305 -Lot Area/Width: <br />