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25-foot required length for driveways of residential units with attached garages. Other portions of the City Zoning Code require 25-foot long driveWays in order to ensure adequate parking for town home units. Staff is proposing to amend the Town Center Zoning Code to reiterate the need for 25-foot long driveways. Staff also proposes to insert language that will allow for driveways to be as short as 20 feet in length if the garage and driveway are located in the rear of the building and the front door to the residential unit faces a public street or a private street that provides for parking on at least one side. In these instances, driveways must be a minimum of 20 feet in length and served by a private road that is at least 24 feet wide. Allowing for a greater front yard setback for residential units that garages that are front-loaded. As mentioned previously, all residential units can have a maximum 20-foot front yard setback. In cases where the driveway and main entrance are in the front yard, this maximum 20-foot setback conflicts with a driveway length standard of 25 feet desired by the City and contained in other parts of City Code. Therefore, Staff is proposing that when the attached garage and main entrance are contained in the front of the unit, the maximum setback allowed is 30 feet. This different standard will allow these units to meet the 25-foot driveway length requirement. It should be noted that all of the proposed amendments are consistent with what the Planning Commission and City Council preliminary approved as part of Ramsey Town Center 2n~ Addition. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends introduction of the ordinance amending setback regulations to the Town Center Zoning District. Commission Action: Motion to introduce Ordinance #04-__ amending setback regulations to the Town Center Zoning District. Review Checklist: Community Development Director Assistant Public Works Director Associate Planner CC: 03/23/04