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Pl anni ng & Zo ni n g B o ar d No vem b er 10 , 20 0 4 Page 3 Staff recomm ended approval of the project including a variance to the minim u m roa d frontage req u irem ents, a varian ce to the m i ni m u m lot size requirem e nts, and a m i nor subdivision, subject to the c ondition that when ownership of these properties changes hands, the n e w owner(s) is requ ired to com b ine them with adjacen t parcels to avoid creating a new parcel. Mr. Tralle asked if it is the intent of St. Pa ul Reg i onal W a ter Services to s e ll the 10 ac re parcel for future construction of homes and re qu e s ted c l ar if ic ation re garding Parcel 21. Chair Rafferty invited applicant to m a ke comm ent. Bill Tsch ida , St. Paul Re gional W a ter Servic es, s t ated Pa rce l 21 is cur r ently being operated within the park system and a Purc hase Agreem ent has been executed whereby the County will now purchase th is parcel. He s t ated both splits are being d r iven by wh at the County wants to buy a nd operate as a park. Mr. Tschida added that Parcel B of Parcel 3 is directly in front of private property and represents a sim ilar strip of land surrounding Centerville Lake and would be m a de available for purchase to the adjacent private pr op erty owners. He stated h e has had so m e conversations with Mr. S m yser about how to do future lot splits al l around the lake and indicated they would prefer to obtain blanket approval. Staf f indicated if it is the inten tion to f u rther div i d e the prop erty in the f u tu re and to s e ll it to individual property ow ners, it could be addressed in the Board’s action so the individual property owners do not ha ve to com e back for a v a rian ce. Mr. Tschida stated he intended the blanket appr oval would be in anticipation of property owners wanting to subdivide in the future. Chair Rafferty stated th at because Mr. Sm ys er is not in attend ance th is ev ening, the Planning & Zoning Board should approve the variance based on staff’s recomm endation. Staff noted the m i nor subdivision w ould be acco mplished ad m i nistrativ ely. Mr. Root made a MOTION to recommend Option 1 to approve the project, including a varian ce to the m i ni m u m road frontage requirements, a variance to th e minim u m lot size requirem e nts, and a variance for m i nim u m lot width to allow the division of the subject sites by an adm i nistrativ e m i nor subdivisi on, sub j ect to the condition that when ownership of these properties change hands , the new owner(s) are requ ir ed to com b ine them with adjacen t parcels to avoid crea ting a new parcel, an d was supported by Mr. Hyden. Motion carried 5-0. B. PUBLI C HEARI NG for a Preliminary Plat for a 5-lot Residential Development named Vaughan Addition , Michael Vaughan, 600 Birch Street Chair Rafferty opened the pub lic hearing at 7:55 p.m . APPR OVE D MINUTE S