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Driveway 5 - 18019 Fresno Street Staff measured this driveway at 30 feet, four inches, not 32 feet as measured by Mr. Moldenhauer. Staff refuses to do anything about this one. This house has already Passed a final inspection and four inches on a driveway width is certainly within tolerable humane error. Second Driveway 5 - 12441 196th Court Perpendicular to its run, this driveway is 30 feet wide, not 43 feet as reported by Mr. Moldenhauer. This driveway meets the city ordinance. Mr. Moldenhauer probably got the 43 feet by measuring along the diagonal of the driveway's intercept with the cul-de- sac. Driveway 6 - 12302 195th LN This house was built in the spring of 1997, prior to the city's ordinance regarding driveway widths. Driveway 7 - 12514 Vernon Ave. This address would be in the City of Otsego, if it exists at all. Staff was unable to decipher its location. Driveway 8 - 12380 196th CIR. This driveway is thirty feet wide as measure perpendicular to its run. Mr. Moldenhauer's 41 feet is probably a result of measuring diagonally along the driveways intercept with the cul-de-sac. Summary Staff stamps each residential house plan with a note regarding the 30 feet maximum driveway width. Although a permit is not required for a driveway, we do look at their widths during our inspections. Only driveways 1 and 2 listed above constitute a violation of the city's ordinance, at 2.5 feet and 1.5 feet over the maximum width respectfully. Staff asks that the Council give direction on whether or not to have these two driveways corrected. Nonetheless, a violation of city code does not constitute a rationale for exceeding the ordinance in another case. Staff sees nothing in Mr. Moldenhauer's letter that would cause his variance to be reconsidered. cc5.docs:\b&z\stever\cc5.doc