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<br />Variance Nos. 05-13, 05-17 thru 05-21, <br />05-26 thru 05-47, 05-49 thru 05-52 and <br />05-57 thru 05-60 <br />August 22, 2005 <br />Page 2 of 2 <br /> <br />C. That the granting of a variance will not be materially detrimental <br />to the public welfare or injurious to surrounding property; <br /> <br />Limiting the number of driveways on single-family property has <br />the affect of limiting the amount of pavement within a front <br />yard setback, resulting in increased landscaping and a more <br />aesthetic streetscape for the neighborhood. The granting of a <br />variance for a second driveway decreases the amount of <br />landscaping in front of a house and increases the number of cars <br />that are likely to be parked within the front yard setback, <br />which is an area that would otherwise be landscaped. Less <br />landscaping and additional paving would affect property values <br />which would be detrimental to the public welfare and injurious <br />to surrounding property owners. <br /> <br />D. That the granting of a variance will not adversely affect the <br />General Plan of the City; <br /> <br />The granting of a variance for a second driveway would not <br />adversely affect the General Plan of the City. The property in <br />question is located within a Single-Family Residential <br />neighborhood which is consistent with the General Plan <br />Designation of Low Density Residential for the area. Driveways <br />are ancillary to the primary residential use of the property <br />and would have no affect on the General Plan of the City. <br /> <br />31 B-27 <br />