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Planning & Zoning Board <br />August 14, 2002 <br />Page 10 <br />APPROVED MINUTES <br />Mr. Lyden asked the Board not to get hung up on the numbers. He stated this was an <br />opportunity for a unique piece to be used well. <br />Mr. Hyden stated he would vote the same way as he voted on the previous minor <br />subdivision. He stated his job, as he sees it, is to follow the Ordinances and this was not <br />even close to the Ordinance. At some point they had to start following the Ordinances, or <br />they had to change the Ordinances. He agreed this was a nice piece of property, but at <br />some point they had to follow the Ordinances. He stated if it was close, he would not <br />have an argument, but this was not close. <br />Mr. Lyden stated he respected Mr. Hyden’s opinion, but he did not see what could <br />possibly be the downside to putting a house he re, other than it did not follow the <br />Ordinances. He stated the Ordinances were there to be used as tools. <br />Mr. Zych asked what had changed from prev ious discussions abou t not splitting it to one <br />acre. Mr. Lindahl stated everything five years ago was very positive that this could be <br />done. He stated he was not sure what had ha ppened over the past five years with respect <br />to the Ordinances. <br />Mr. Rafferty asked if there was any document ation that identified that he could do what <br />he was proposing when the purchased the prope rty five years ago. Mr. Lindahl replied he <br />did not know in what year the 330-foot regulation was adopted. <br />Mr. Smyser replied the regulations we re in place prior to this lot split. <br />Chair Schaps asked if he was in a hurry to ge t this done at this time. Mr. Lindahl stated <br />he was going to hold off, but when he discovered there was a potential problem, he <br />believed he should get started on the process now. <br />Mr. Rafferty stated he unde rstood that a family member would be moving on that <br />property. He stated his only concern was to see if there was something else that would <br />work as long as there were no deadlines. Mr. Lindahl stated the best use of the <br />topography of the land was as it was being proposed. <br />Mr. Lyden asked if they wanted the home on C ounty Road J or did they want to have the <br />home sit back farther back on the property. <br />Mr. Rafferty stated he did not know how rotati ng the lot would be detrimental. He stated <br />he did not think rotating the lot would change the location of the home. He stated he <br />would be in favor of tabling this for further research. He stated he was comfortable with <br />what Mr. Lindahl was proposing. <br />Ms. Lane asked if Mr. Lindahl was involved in the proceedings in 1997 when the <br />previous owner split the property. Mr. Lindahl replied he was not aware of that and he <br />had not received any documentation at that time. <br />Mr. Lyden made a MOTION to recommend appr oval of Donald Lindahl, 855 Ash Street, <br />Minor Subdivision & Variance.