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ORO\O CITY COUNCIL 1�IEETING I�I0�IDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2002 10. Appeal of Administrative Decision—Fox Street Driveway�—Continued her. She mostly w•anted to protect the trees on the property. Prosa stated «-ith their proposed driveway they w-ould only need to cut 2-3 trees. Murphy asked if they could move the drive to the north in order to keep the trees. Prosa stated they would then lose the circular drive. White su�gested rotating the house to give the garage a different orientation. Prosa stated they designed the house for the view and want to keep the back windows in the current orientation. Sansevere asked if they�vere concerned with the looks of the house as people approach the property from the street. Prosa stated they were naturally concemed w�ith the aesthetics of the house itself. Murphy suggested they could find a solution to minimize the loss of trees, such as curving the driveway to the north or south. He stated he was not in favor of adding a driveway to Fox Street. Weinberger stated the lot could accommodate a driveway nearly anywhere, but because of the location the��chose for the house, the options were narro�ved. Sansevere suggested tablinQ the item so that the applicant could consider other options. John Boyer, the builder, stated that they were going to mo�-e the dri�-eway further north, as Murphy su�gested, but found it «-ould not work because of the inclines and necessary turns in the drive to reach the aarage. Because of the old�t-hite pine on the lot, the drive would only work«�here they had it located. He also stated that an entrance off Fox Street would be the best option aesthetically. Weinberger stated that the assumption was that the buildin� location would be further to the north when the plan for the shared driveway was ori;inally made. Mayor Peterson asked if the applicant would consider tumin� or mo�•ing the house. Johnson replied it was a��alk-out desi� and they considered many factors when choosing the site for the house. Sansevere asked WeinberQer ho�v stron�ly staff opposed access from FoY Street. Weinberger replied they did not strongly oppose access from Fox Street, but that the issue concerned the intent of the resolution from 1996. Nygard stated that Fox Street is arterial, based on the amount of traffic it receives. � Weinberger stated there is a gra�-el drive on the other side of the property, but it is privately owned and the o«-ners ��ill not allow access to it_ 5