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Planning & Zoning Board October 9, 2002 Page 2 APPROVED MINUTES V.ACTION ITEMS A. Raymond Chavez, 6207 Laurene Avenue, Minor Subdivision Staff explained Mr. Raymond Chavez owns Lots 1 & 2, Block 1, Arthur E. Thom Acres, which is located at the intersection of La urene Avenue and White Pine Road. The property is approximately 2.5 acres in size a nd is zoned R-1 (Residential Single Family). Currently there is an existing home and two de tached garages on the western part of the property, which is accessed via a driveway off Laurene Avenue. Mr. Chavez is applying for a Minor Subdivisi on of the property, which would result in two lots: Parcel A, containing the existing buildings, consisting of 2.18 acres, and Parcel B, consisting of .40 acres. Mr. Chavez then plans to sell Parcel B to Mr. Lipoff (see agenda item 5B). Although the property is guided Low Densit y, Unsewered Residential, there is City Sanitary sewer available on both Laurene Av enue and White Pine Road. The property is within the existing MUSA. Staff noted the minimum lot size for sewere d property in an R-1 zone is 10,800 square feet. Proposed Parcel B meets this require ment, being 17,370 sq.ft. in size. Parcel A, while 95,081 sq.ft. in size, is not sewe red, and is thus a non-coforming lot. Staff noted that the width of the minimum lo t width requirement for property in an R-1 zone is 80 feet for interior lots and 100 feet for corner lots. Both proposed lots will meet this requirement. Staff indicated the minimum lot depth requir ement for property in an R-1 zone is 135 feet. Both parcels, having a depth of 174 feet, will meet this requirement Staff stated each of the proposed parcels will ac tually consist of two separate lots (Lot 1 & Lot 2), since Mr. Chavez owns both Lot 1 and Lot 2 and has not combined them into a single tax parcel with a single Property Iden tification Number (PIN). As a result, if approved, a lot combination form should be filed with Anoka County for both Parcel A and Parcel B. This will result in each parcel being identified as a single tax parcel with a single, unique PIN. With respect to the sanitary sewer, staff stated Section 6, subdiv. 1.F states “no R-1 subdivision creating a lot less than ten acres shall be permitted in this district without public sanitary sewer and water.” City sani tary sewer and water are available along both Laurene Avenue and White Pine Road. While any created lots would be serviced by such utilities, the existing home is not connected to either City sewer or water. It is the interpretation of the City that Section 6, s ubdiv. 1.F requires that all R-1 lots must be serviced by both services. As a result, the existing house would be re quired to connect to sewer and water as a condition of subdivision. To allow the parcel to be subdivided without connecting to City se wer and water would be to ex acerbate, or increase, its non- conformity.