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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS INC. MEMORANDUM TO: Little Canada Planning Commission, Mayor and City Council FROM: Brad Nielsen DATE: 4 January 1983 RE: Smith, Gary - Landlocked Parcel FILE NO: 758.09 (82.37) BACKGROUND Mr. Gary Smith has requested that he be allowed to build a single family dwelling on property he is purchasing by contract for deed from Eugene Fasciana. The property is located approximately 130 feet south of North Owasso Boulevard and 132 feet east of Twin Lake Road (see Exhibit A, attached). The property is currently landlocked except for a 15 foot easement to North Owasso Boulevard. Since the property does not have adequate frontage on a public right -of -way, it is currently considered an unbuildable lot. Based upon discussions with the City Clerk and research of past Council minutes and City files, we have been able to determine how several of the surrounding lots were created. However, we have been unable to determine when or how the lot in question was created. ISSUES AND ANALYSIS Exhibit A shows the location of the property in question and its relationship to surrounding parcels. All of these parcels, including part of the property in question, were formerly part of Lot 6, Nordstrom's Twin Lake Addition. Based upon City files, parcels shown as Lots A and B were divided from Lot C in 1975. As can be seen, a 30 foot strip was left to the west of Lot A, presumably for future access purposes. Exhibits B, C and D indicate that a subdivision for two lots just east of the Smith /Fasciana property was approved in 1977. Although the subdivision was apparently never recorded, it appears that the Council was concerned with access at that time. That approval (Exhibit D) stated that a street with an adequate turn -around and sewer improvements should be made by the developer of the lots. Ideally, a 50 foot right -of -way should be provided for access to the property in question, as well as for future development of Parcel C. We are not sure if the Council's past approval for a substandard 30 foot street still applies to the area in question. At any rate, we feel that development of the property in question must not occur until adequate public access is provided. 4820 minnetonka boulevard, suite' -- s, mn 55416 612/925 -9420