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Little Canada Planning Commission 2 July 1987 Page Two As noted earlier, the lot is vacant, however, the applicant has been using this parcel for lake access and has a dock and boat off of this portion of the lot with permission of the Lepsche's. The Cocchiarella's are aware the lot is not buildable and intended to use the lot for access to the .lake. The subdivision request is also subject to the P..rkland Dedication requirement as outlined in section 1007 of the subdivision ordinance. Taking into account the size of the lots, a cash contribution would be more appropriate than a land dedication. The cash contribution amount is to be etermined by the City. Due to the fact this lot is in the Shoreland District the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) was contacted. The DNR has indicated that they would discourage this request as access lots have created problems, not for the pro- perty owner themself but for the surrounding property owners. One concern is that property owners begin to split lots for lake access creating many unco- ordinated access points which become an uncontrollable nuisance. At issue in this request are major and significant concerns. The first is the precedent of creating substandard lots with no justification per ordinance stan- dards. The second issue, as reflected by the DNR's concern, is the creation and expansion of private lake shore access by non - abutting properties. In this regard, a major question arises relative to how small a lot' would be considered acceptable should this request be approved. RECOMMENDATION Based on the above review and the minimum lot requirements for the subdivision of a lot, our office cannot endorse a lot split and unjustified variance of a lot that is already substandard. Therefore, we recommend that the proposed lot split of this property be denied. CC: Joe Chlebeck John Palacio Tom Sweeney Don Carley Mr. and Mrs. Mario Cocchiarella Bill Zachmann Molly Comean Page 30