Agenda - Planning Commission - 07/05/1995

Home

Neighborhood compatibility: The structure is a rambler design with vinyl siding and fiberglass shingles. Aesthetically speaking, the proposed structure is compatible with the existing home in Pineview Estates 2nd Addition and the residential dev{lopment on the north side of 149th. Access: The Mertens haveiinformed staff that the certificate of survey is in en'or; they are proposing that their driveway b~. located on the east property line rather than the west. The covenants for Pineview Estates gnd Addition requires the Mertens to have a common driveway on the west property line with:j_,ot 7. The common driveways are to be 30 feet wide, 15 feet on each side of the common propeJ/'ty lines. (I believe the intent of the common driveway concept was to limit the number of accessers onto 149th because of the commercial traffic that would be associated with them and a 30 f~ot wide driveway would be more accommodating to some of the larger commercial vehic!es that would be using these drives). Consistent with that, Lot 9 and 10 are supposed to have a~ common driveway on their common lot line. However, the vici~lity of the common line between 9 and 10 is wetland and a common driveway will not be feasible, so Lot 10 will have to have its own driveway rather than a shared driveway with lot 9. Mr. MCrtens desires to have a tuck-under garage and the only way he can do that is if he has a driveway ~oming in from the east. He has proposed to the Pineview Estates 2nd Addition Homeowners Assbciation (Mike Shoquist and Gilbert Menkveld) to let Lot 10 have its own driveway, he will ~ave a shared driveway with Lot 9 to the east, and in the event Lot 7 develops with a commerciat use that needs the 30 foot wide driveway on the common property 'line as originally plannedifor, he is willing to grant an easement for the additional 15 feet needed on his side of the propert~ line. Mr. Shoquist and Mr. Menkveld have signed an agreement accepting Mr. Merten's proposal.'