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Date: July 15, 2024 Item: 5.5 <br />Presenter: Melanie Curtis, Planner <br />Section: Public Hearings <br /> <br />Title: #LA24-000036, Mark & Mary Enger, 2697 Casco Point Road, Hardcover <br />Variance (Staff: Melanie Curtis) <br /> <br /> <br />1.MN§15.99 Application Deadline: <br />The application was submitted and considered complete on June 19, 2024, the 60 day review <br />period expires on August 18, 2024. <br />2.Background: <br />The applicants built a new home in 2019. In 2020 they identified challenges in their driveway <br />design and requested a hardcover variance. They were granted a variance (Resolution 7125, <br />Exhibit G) to permit an additional 100 square feet of driveway hardcover for a paved <br />turnaround. <br /> <br />At this time they are requesting additional consideration to increase the size of the driveway <br />turnaround from 10’ x 10’ to 12’ x 18’ (with a small flare) resulting in an additional 116 square <br />feet of hardcover or 26.3% where 25.7% was approved. Please refer to the staff report attached as <br />Exhibit A for a comprehensive analysis. <br />3.Staff Recommendation: <br />Staff understands and appreciates the plight of the applicants, however, staff cannot recommend <br />approval of the hardcover variance. <br />4.Planning Commission Action Requested: <br />Staff recommends denial. However, if the Commission finds that the practical difficulties support <br />granting an additional hardcover variance to accommodate the 216-square-foot turnaround, a <br />recommendation for approval may be appropriate. <br />AGENDA ITEM <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Exhibits <br />Exhibit A - PC Staff Report <br />Exhibit B - Application <br />Exhibit C - Practical Difficulty <br />Exhibit D - Site Plans <br />Exhibit E - Site Photos <br />Exhibit F - Hardcover <br />Exhibit G - Resol 7125 <br />Exhibit H - List and Map <br />127