08-12-2021 Planning Commission Packet

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Chapter 918: Interpretation Lot and Parcel Controls Page 917-4 (F) Division of a Zoning Lot No zoning lot shall be divided into two (2) or more zoning lots unless all zoning lots resulting from such division conform to all applicable regulations of this ordinance. (G) Existing Lots (1) A lot or parcel of land in a residential district which was of record as a separate lot or parcel in the Office of the County Recorder or Registrar of Titles on or before the date of adoption of this chapter may be used for single-family detached dwelling purposes provided the area and width are within 66 percent of the minimum requirements of this chapter and provided that it can be demonstrated that safe and adequate sewage treatment systems can be installed to serve the permanent dwelling. (2) In the Shoreland Overlay Zoning District, lots of record in the Office of the County Recorder on the date of enactment of local shoreland controls that do not meet the requirements of Sub-Chapter 8, Shoreland Overlay District, may be allowed as building sites without variances from lot size requirements provided: (a) The use is permitted in the zoning district; (b) The lot has been in separate ownership from abutting lands at all times since it became substandard; (c) The lot was created compliant with official controls in effect at the time; (d) Sewage treatment and setback requirements of this chapter are met; (e) Impervious surface coverage does not exceed 25 percent of the lot. (3) In the Shoreland Overlay Zoning District, a group of two or more contiguous lots of record under a common ownership, an individual lot must be considered as a separate parcel of land for the purpose of sale or development, if it meets the following requirements: (f) The lot must be at least 66 percent of the dimensional standard for lot width and lot size for the shoreland classification consistent with Minn. Rules, Ch. 6120; (g) The lot must be connected to safe and adequate sewage treatment; (h) Impervious surface coverage must not exceed 25 percent of each lot; and (i) Development of the lot must be consistent with an adopted comprehensive plan. (4) A lot subject to sub-section (C), above, not meeting the requirements of sub-section (C) must be combined with the one or more contiguous lots so they equal one or more conforming lots as much as possible. (5) Notwithstanding sub-section (C), contiguous non-conforming lots of record in shoreland areas under a common ownership must be able to be sold individually if each lot contained a habitable dwelling at the time the lots came under common ownership and the lots are connected to safe and adequate sewage treatment. (6) In the Shoreland Overlay Zoning District, when evaluating variances, zoning and building permit applications or conditional use requests, the zoning authority shall require the property owner to address, when appropriate, storm water runoff, impervious surfaces, increased setback, wetland restoration, vegetative buffers, sewage treatment and water supply, and other conservation actions