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