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AGENDA ITEM 7 G STAFF ORIGINATOR: Jeff Smyser CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: March 12, 2001 TOPIC: Resolution 01 -45 Approving Minor Subdivision of VFW Property on Apollo Drive VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 BACKGROUND The Circle Lex VFW Post #6583 owns property on Apollo Drive. The property was originally about nine acres, but was effectively cut in two by Apollo Drive. The application is to split off a piece of 1.5 acres. The intent is to sell the new lot to Lino Lakes Dentistry, which wants to build a new office building on the site in the near future. ANALYSIS The site is zoned GB General Business. The minimum lot area is 20,000 sf, with a minimum lot width of 100 ft. Although the larger site technically is still one large tax parcel that is crossed by the Apollo Drive road easement, we need to look at the actual remaining pieces of land on both sides of Apollo to ensure that the minor subdivision will allow for future lots that will meet the zoning requirements. As shown on the survey, there will be 1.47 acres remaining on the north and 4.1 acres on the south. Both have adequate area and road frontage. The City and Anoka County have an joint powers agreement regarding access management on Apollo Drive. To comply with this agreement, we are requiring a joint driveway on the new parcel and the remaining land to the west (the 1.47 acres). This driveway easement must be shown on the survey. We also are requiring a shared driveway agreement between the two parcels. On February 13, 2001, the Planning & Zoning Board recommended approval of the minor subdivision with two conditions: 1) a revised survey document is provided indicated a shared access drive with the piece to the west and 2) a shared driveway agreement is provided for the access drive. If these documents are provided in time for the March 12 City Council meeting, the City can approve the minor subdivision. If they are not provided, staff will pull the item from the agenda and schedule it for the March 26 meeting.