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City Council Meeting <br />Bachman Minor Subdivision & Variance <br />August 26, 2002 <br />The site is almost completely in agriculture at this time, excepting the area immediately <br />surrounding the existing house and outbuildings and the pond/drainage area at the <br />southeastern corner of the property. <br />Land Use & Zoning <br />Location <br />Guided Land Use <br />Existing Zoning <br />Site <br />Low Density, Sewered Res. <br />Rural <br />West <br />Low Density, Sewered Res. <br />Rural <br />North <br />Low Density, Sewered Res. <br />Rural <br />East <br />Low Density, Sewered Res. <br />Rural <br />South <br />Low/Medium Density <br />Residential <br />Rural <br />Minimum Lot Requirements <br />Size: the minimum lot size for property in a Rural zone is ten acres. Both parcels would <br />meet this requirement. <br />Width: the minimum lot width for property in a Rural zone is 330 feet. Lot width is <br />defined in the Lino Lakes Zoning Ordinance as "the horizontal distance between the side <br />lot line of a lot measured at the building setback line and parallel to the front lot line." <br />Additionally, the Subdivision Ordinance, Section 1001.08, subd. 6, requires that "all lots <br />shall abut for their full frontage on a publically dedicated street." <br />Parcel A, at 221.6 feet, does not meet the minimum lot width requirement, and as a result <br />the applicant is asking for a Variance. With less than the required 330' of lot width, then, <br />Parcel A also does not fulfill the requirement of having full frontage on a road. <br />Easements & Right -of -Way <br />All created lots are required to be covered by drainage and utility easements. The <br />applicant will need to dedicate drainage and utility easements to the City in accordance <br />with Lino Lakes Subdivision Ordinance Section 1001.08, subdiv. 4. Such easements <br />shall be five feet in width along rear and side property lines, ten feet in width along front <br />property lines, and cover all ponding and wetland areas. <br />In addition, street right -of -way dedication will be required according to the Lino Lakes <br />Subdivision Ordinance Section 1001.08, subdiv. 10. <br />Buildable Area <br />Lino Lakes City Ordinance Section 3, subd. 3.B.1.b. requires Rural parcels of 10 acres or <br />more to have at least 20% upland area. Both parcels meet this requirement, as there are <br />2 <br />