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SSR & W Minor Subdivision page 3 It is important to protect the long -range plan by ensuring the ability to serve future development with appropriate road access and circulation as well as utilities. Allowing a lot to be created in the proposed location would create an obstacle to the implementation of the City's transportation plan and the growth staging policies in the comprehensive plan. Adjacent Property Access Until recently, the property at 1196 Main St. accessed Main St. via a driveway in the one -acre, "flagpole" piece. The current residents there have explained to staff that it was their understanding that a public road was to be constructed there. For this reason, they oriented their garage to the east, with their driveway connecting to the long driveway that runs to Main St. The fact that the one -acre piece is 66 feet wide seems to indicate that, sometime in the past, someone planned the strip for a road. We have no information indicating that the City has any rights or ownership in the property now. Therefore, access to the strip is a private issue between the two property owners. It is our understanding that the residents of 1196 Main St. have recently constructed a driveway directly onto Main St. because of disagreements with Mr. Racutt over access issues. There have been several police calls to the location because of the disagreements. These incidents strengthen staff's concern regarding public safety issues of an easement and /or driveway serving the two properties. Zoning, Subdivision Requirements Lot Size: The site is zoned Rural, with a minimum lot size of 10 acres with a minimum of 20% upland. The proposal meets these requirements. Frontage: The City's subdivision ordinance requires all lots to have their full frontage on a publicly dedicated street (Sec. 1001.08 Subd. 6(1)). The intent is to prevent flag Tots and provide for safe, efficient access and circulation within the City, including adequate police and fire department access. The need for access and circulation exists not only to a particular piece of property, but for surrounding property as well. The proposed minor subdivision does not satisfactorily address this requirement. The original proposal submitted by SSR & W was to dedicate additional right -of- way for Dupont Avenue along the southern edge of the property to provide road frontage rather than along the eastem edge. Staff determined that this was not a viable option given the following: