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MINUTES Planning Commission Sept. 13, 1984 Text Amendment Duplexes Mr. DeLonais reported that the Council is considering that a corner lot for a duplex should have a higher square footage requirement in an R -2 area. The Planner reported that presently there is no corner lot requirement for a duplex in an R -2 area. The proposal is to increase the requirement Eor a corner lot to 14,000 square feet. Anything already platted would be grandfathered in. Mr. Ducharne commented that there are no R -2 lots platted and undeveloped. Mrs. Kingsbury stated that she questioned the need for this. Kingsbury stated that currently the requirement for a quad home is 15,000 square feet and there would be four families living on this amount of land. Also, a corner lot is not addressed for a four -piex. The Planner stated that on a corner lot the builder would be dealing with two major setbacks and backyard space would be eliminated under a 12,500 square foot lot. The proposal of 14,000 would increase the back yard space. Mr. Davison asked about a corner lot for single family homes. The Planner replied that in R -1 areas a corner lot is required to have 11,000 square feet. Mrs. Kingsbury asked what surrounding communities require. The Planner replied that only Roseville of the five surrounding communities has this requirement. "_r. DeLonai.s stated that from the research that he has done, the City's requirement of 12,500 square feet is already equal to or more than what the other cities require. Mr. Davison stated that in an odd- shaped lot even with the 14,000 square footage requirement, additional backyard space is not guaranteed. Mr. Davison pointed out that with 12,500 square feet on a corner lot there is still the same amount of property available to the property owner. Mr. Crittman stated that on a corner lot with a 12,500 square footage requirement, most of the property is exposed to the street. ^ir. Vrench stated that this depends on the configuration of the lot. Mr. Perlinger stated that yard space is not lost, but the house is just placed in a different position. Mr. Davison asked if a larger corner lot was required in an R -2 district for a single - family home. The Planner replied that there was not this requirement in R -2. Mr. French recommended that the 12,500 square footage requirement for a corner lot in an R -2 district remain as is with a 100 foot lot width requirement also, as this is consistent with Lhe treatment of other f a m i l y h nnn e c in t h e ",-.2 2 t' i g t r i r t.