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Contested hearing: resident asks council to allow existing steep driveway to serve new home; safety, cost and precedent debated
Summary
Property owner and applicant asked the council for a special exception to use a grandfathered steep driveway for a new house. Neighbors and councilors raised access and winter‑safety concerns; staff and the fire chief said regrading, pullouts and width improvements would be required to meet code or obtain a favorable recommendation.
A contested public hearing on Sept. 18 asked the Summit County Council to grant a special exception allowing a new home to use an existing, grandfathered driveway whose grade exceeds current county standards.
Applicant Braden Louder and design consultant Dirk Rockhill told council that building an entirely new, compliant driveway next to the existing access would be costly, would cut into pasture and require substantial new cut‑and‑fill. Rockhill said the existing asphalted drive has served the neighbor’s home for decades and that the proposed branch to the new lot meets…
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