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I i in many cases is not adequate to properly maneuver in and out of a garage. The concept of shifting the driveway to the north or adding a backout area beyond the existing driveway is not possible due to the extreme slope of the hill leading up to North Shore Drive. Also any changes to the driveway and/or addition of a backout area for vehicles would require removal of part of the hillside that supports the County Road and construction of a retaining wail system. The City would liave further concerns with the land alteration and retaining wails since it would require additional hardcover on the property. F. The passable portion of the driveway is further reduced by any parking that would be located on the north side of the house. Assuming a standard 9 ’ parking width the total available passing distance remaining would be 10 ’ if the house is located further to the north. G. The Planning Commission was supportive of any plan that would result in the house not encroaching further into the driveway than the existing house and not within SO’ of the lakeshore. Both conditions could be met by removing the roof overhang from the lakeside of the house and reducing the prow to 4’ rather than 4.S*. Public Comments The adjacent property owner to the west (3635 North Shore Drive) appeared at the August 19, 2002 hearing and stated he would be supportive of the variances as presented that evening if the existing arborvitae privacy hedge that exists between the two residences remained. Additional Staff Findings Since the Planning Commission meeting the City Fire Marshal was requested to provide standards for driveways for emergency vehicle access. The Fire Marshal stated the Uniform Fire Code (1997) requires access roads, including this driveway, meet a minimum accessible width of 20 ’. The current width of parts of this shared driveway is less than 20 ’. The driveway does get wider when it reaches the applicant’s property and the properties further west. The Fire Marshal stated the local Fire Chief can be requested to reduce the standards under certain conditions. Generally, the standards can be adjust^ when each building is provided with sprinkling systems and/or adequate hydrant locations are nvailable. [The houses on the private driveway are mostly old cabins that have been converted to year round homes. None have sprinkler systems. The properties are QQt served with municipal water, therefore there are no hydrants available. The water to fight a fire must be transported to the property by individual tankers.) The property is located in the Long Lake service area. The Long Lake Fire Dept, has been contacted to comment on the proposed building plan. No comments have been made available to the City as of the date of this memo. Those comments may be a ailable by the Council meeting of September 23"*. The driveway serves as a private roadway. Private roadways serving 7 or fewer units in the City require a roadway width of 24 ’. This roadway is 22 ’ wide or less for the entire length. A 22 ’ roadway can serve adequately for this neighborhood but 16’ is Qst wide enough for a private road with parking. •2113 Mark Welch 3623 North Shore Drive Pagc3or4