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Planning & Zoning Board September 11, 2002 Page 7 APPROVED MINUTES Staff indicated Don and Faith Lindahl own 11 acres of land, zoned Rural, at 855 Ash Street. The Lindahls have applied for a Minor Subdivision and Variance from the minimum lot width requirements in order to subdivided their property. Although the minimum lot size for property in a Rural z one is 10 acres, the Lindahls are seeking to create a 10-acre and a one-acr e parcel, as allowed under Section 3, subd. 3.A.2.b.2 of the Lino Lakes City Code: “Habitable single family homes constructed prior to July 13, 1992 may reduce their lot size to a minimum of one acre if the balance of the property results in a parcel of ten acres, or is serviced by public sewer, and it can be demonstrated by means satisfactory to the City that the division will not result in ground water, soil or ot her contamination which may endanger the public health.” Staff noted the Lindahls propose to live on th e one-acre parcel cont aining the residence and outbuildings, and sell the remain ing ten-acre parcel to their son. Staff stated t\it should be noted that the existing 11-acre parcel was created in 1997 as part of a minor subdivision of 58.76 acres. Minutes from the meetings of both the Planning & Zoning Board and the City Council note that a further subdivision of the 11- acre parcel, such as is now being proposed, was discussed at that time. Minutes note that the applicant “had been advised that split ting off one acre with the homestead to provide an additional building site would probabl y not be recommended in this case.” Staff presented its analysis by noting the Certificate of Surv ey shows the proposed division of the 11-acre parcel. Tract B, one acre, contains the Lindahl home and outbuildings, of which .89 acres are upland; Tr act A, ten acres, contains the balance of the property, of which four acres are upland. Staff indicated the minimum lot size for prop erty in a Rural zone is ten acres. The proposed newly created lot would meet this re quirement, with the ba lance of the property consisting of the one-acre parcel, as allowed under Section 3, subd.3.A.2.b.2. Staff noted the minimum lot width for property in a Rural zone is 330 feet. Lot width is defined as “the horizontal dist ance between the side lot line of a lot measured at the building setback line and para llel to the front lot line.” Additionally, the Lino Lakes Subdivision Ordinance, Section 1001.08, subdiv. 6, requires that “all lots shall abut for their full frontage on a public ally dedicated street.” Staff stated Tract B at 155 feet, does not m eet the minimum lot width requirement, and, as a result, the applicant is asking for a Vari ance. With less than the required 330’ of lot width, then, Tract B also does not fulfill the requirement of having full frontage on a road. Staff noted Tract A is an irregularly shaped (“C-shaped”) lot that does not meet the minimum lot width requirement in terms of contiguous road width and road frontage. Rather, the lot wraps around the one acre parcel, with 269 feet to the west of the one acre