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• Planning & Zoning Board Lindahl Minor Subdivision & Variance September 11, 2002 Minimum Lot Requirements Size: the minimum lot size for property in a Rural zone is ten acres. The proposed newly created lot would meet this requirement, with the balance of the property consisting of the one -acre parcel, as allowed under Section 3, subd.3.A.2.b.2. Width: the minimum lot width for property in a Rural zone is 330 feet. Lot width is defined as "the horizontal distance between the side lot line of a lot measured at the building setback line and parallel 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 publically dedicated street." Tract B at 155 feet, does not meet the minimum lot width requirement, and, as a result, the applicant is asking for a Variance. 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. 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 parcel and 188 feet to the east of the one acre parcel. Thus, although the proposed lot has 330' of width on a road, it is not contiguous width. Buildable Area Lino Lakes City Ordinance Section 3, subd. 3.B.1.b requires parcels requiring a minimum of 10 acres or more to have a minimum of 20% upland area. Both parcels meet this requirement: the 10 -acre parcel has four acres of upland, although this upland exists as "islands" among wetland area, and the one acre parcel is almost entirely composed of upland. Septic Issues Soils tests confirm that the proposed 10 -acre parcel is capable of accommodating a septic system. In addition, there is adequate room for both primary and secondary sites. The one -acre parcel already contains a septic system, with adequate room for a secondary site. Access Issues The existing 11 -acre parcel contains a second driveway, not used by the Lindahls but existing on their property, that is the sole source of access for the neighboring property to the west, at 815 Ash Street. Without this driveway, the property at 815 would be landlocked, with no access out to Ash Street or any other road. The minor subdivision approved in 1997, which created the parcels at 815 and 855 Ash Street, required an easement agreement be drawn up for the driveway. This agreement was approved by the