08-17-2020 Planning Commission Packet

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Date Application Received: 08/19/2020 Date Application Considered as Complete:08/25/2020 i �.O.A 60-Day Review Period Expires: 10/25/2020 To: Chair Ressler and Planning Commission Members y Dustin Rief, City Administrator 4JE;ESHO4� From: Melanie Curtis, Planner h'1GG Date: 21 September 2020 Subject: #LA20-000058, Mark& Mary Enger, 2697 Casco Point Rd, Variance Public Hearing Application Summary: The applicant is requesting a hardcover variance to add a 10'x10' driveway turnaround. Staff Recommendation: Planning Staff recommends approval of the additional hardcover if planning commission finds practical difficulty supports a variance. Background The owners built a new home on the property which was completed in 2019. The project was designed to conform to the 25% hardcover limitation.After living in the home through one winter the owners have realized there are a number of challenges in their driveway design relating to its length and narrowness; its orientation and proximity to the home; and the steep slope leading up to Casco Point Road. They are requesting a hardcover variance to permit an additional 100 square feet of driveway hardcover to add a 10' x 10' back up apron so they and their guests may drive out of the property facing frontward. Practical Difficulties Analysis Applicant Submittal Information: The applicant has identified safety, the busy roadway,the property's unique design, slope and driveway easement as practical difficulties supporting the requested variance.Additionally, they have provided supporting documentation regarding Practical Difficulties attached as Exhibit B, and should be asked for additional testimony regarding the application. Planning Staff Practical Difficulty Analysis: Regarding practical difficulty, Staff finds there may be consideration for the slope and access challenges to support a small hardcover variance. The home is newly constructed suggesting that the difficulty is self-created.