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DESIGN REVIEW BOARD OCTOBER 9, 1991 John Bergeson moved to recommend to the city council a rezone for DRB Application 91-39 for Hokanson Development, Inc. to rezone the property from R-1 to R-1X. Robert King seconded the motion and the motion carried unanimously. CONSIDERATION OF A MINOR SUBDIVISION, DRB APPLICATION 91-40 FOR GERALDINE AND ALLAN LETOURNEAU, GLORIA AND JOHN MCLEAN, LOIS AND RICHARD MORONEY AND MARLIN AND RUTH HANSEN The applicants own land known as Outlot B in Otter Lake Estates. They wish to subdivide the parcel into two separate tracts measuring 3.62 and 9.9 acres. The smaller tract is shown on the survey as Tract A and is known as the island, and is surrounded by the Otter Lake Channel. Tract A is not buildable and the applicants wish to retain this land for recreational use. The applicants hope to sell the larger portion known as Tract B. John McLean addressed the board. Mr. McLean states that the intended subdivision of the land meets all of the requirements set by the city. The only concern the city has is that the land may, sometime in the future become tax forfeit and revert to the city or county. If the property remains whole, a lifetime easement would hinder resale. Geraldine Hansen LeTourneau addressed the board and indicated expenses thus far for property they hope to use for a recreational area. The applicants have been responsible for maintenance and the intended subdivision meets all of the requirements regarding road frontage and acreage. Marlin Hansen addressed the board. He told how the farm had been in the family since the turn of the century and the best way to keep Tract A in the family would be to separate it from Tract B. John Miller explained this is a grey area. The city has never before had a request where a parcel meets all of the area and frontage requirements but will remain unbuildable. Is it wise to create an unbuildable parcel? Mr. Miller has met with Bill Hawkins and his recommendation was to seek some other legal way to maintain the memorial, but Mr. Miller has no particular recommendation on how the situation should be handled. Fred Chase asked the applicants if the property is currently in joint ownership and does any of the applicants' land abut the property in question. The applicants said yes. Mr. Chase asked the applicants to pursue the issue of common property. Could a clause be added to the Otter Lake Estates homeowners association that would indicate the association would be responsible for maintenance.