Board divided over whether side-drive obstacles and 'adequate' width bar front-yard carport

Board members spent substantial time debating whether the presence of a driveway automatically precludes a front-yard carport and how to interpret criteria that require adequate side access. The chair cautioned that the board cannot override council rules and said, "they have put in place that if it has a driveway, then you cannot have a carport in the front." The chair also asserted that some obstacles in the driveway appeared deliberately placed by the owner.