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<br />Variance No. 2005-50 <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 size of a driveway on single-family property <br />affectively limits the amount of pavement within a front yard <br />setback, resulting in increased landscaping and a more aesthetic <br />streetscape for the neighborhood. The granting of a variance to <br />allow a circular driveway decreases the amount of landscaping in <br />front of a house and increases the number of cars that are <br />likely to be parked within the front yard setback, which is an <br />area that would otherwise be landscaped. Less landscaping and <br />additional paving would affect property values which would be <br />detrimental to the public welfare and injurious to surrounding <br />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 circular 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-31 <br />