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Planning commission approves limited gravel‑driveway exception for large lots; applicant says local lots exceed draft minimums
Summary
The commission recommended that City Council adopt a text amendment allowing limited unpaved driveway lengths on single‑family and two‑family lots of at least two acres, requiring paved surfaces for the first 25 feet from the street and 25 feet at the garage entrance; the applicant said affected Timber Ridge driveways exceed the draft threshold.
Cannon Falls planning commissioners on July 21 recommended that City Council adopt a text amendment allowing a partial gravel‑driveway exception for certain large residential lots, after discussion about minimum length thresholds, drainage, aesthetics and construction cost impacts. The amendment applies to single‑family and two‑family lots of at least two acres and requires paved surfaces for the entry (25 feet from the street) and at least 25 feet leading to the garage or parking area; the staff draft set 100 feet as the minimum driveway length to qualify for the exception.
Why it matters: the change creates a limited carve‑out to the city’s general requirement that driveways within the city be paved, giving developers and future homeowners more options for long rural driveways while keeping paved surfaces at the public…
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