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APR -07-1995 11:25 IJF1C 612 595 9837 P.07 Requirement Lot Area 10,800 square feet Lot Width: Interior 80 feet Corner 105 feet Lot. Depth 135 feet While all lots exceed the aforementioned gross lot area requirements, some question exists in regard to the buildability of a number of lots. Specif cally, the following lots exhibit questionable buildable areas due to their containment of steep slopes and/or wetlands: First Addition: Second Addition: Lot 8, Block : 2 Lots 17 and 1.8 , Block 5 Lots 3, 4, 5, 9, 14, 20, 21, Black 3 While the Ordinance does not specifically exclude steep slopes in the calculation of minimum lot area, wetland areas must be excluded. Lot 8, Block 2 and Lots 17 and 18, Block 5 of the First Addition hold steep slopes which make their buildability questr6nable. The applicant has indicated that the illustrated slopes are reflective of dredge spoils from the county ditch. In this respect, a grading and drainage plan should be pr v.ided to show the proposed finished grades for these lots. While Lots 20 and 21 of Block 3, Second Addition hold ample buildable areas, their containment of wetlands would prohibit aircraft access from the adjacent taxiway. To allow such lots to function as intended, some wetland mitigation will be necessary. Standard City practice is to require not less than 10,800 square feet of land above the OHWM in R-1 Zoning Districts. As a condition of preliminary plat approval, a wetland mitigation plan must be submitted subject to review and approval by the Rice Creek Watershed District and City Engineer. If such mitigation plan does not receive the necessary approvals, a reconfiguration of the site's lots will be necessary. Lot. Configuration. The proposed lot configuration is considered well conceived and responds well to area design constraints. Some concern does exist, however, in regard to Lot 18, Block 5, First Addition which exists as a "butt" lot. Aside from being isolated from the balance of the subdivision (in terms of orientation), the minimal 10,800 square feet of lot area is significantly less than the Lots which surround it To improve the subdivision's design, an omission of the said outlot should be considered. 6