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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION NOVEMBER 21, 2001 Administration Director Tesch asked Public Service Director DeGardner to contact Councilmember Reinert and Mayor Bergeson regarding their opinion on a spring referendum. SSR & W MINOR SUBDIVISION REQUEST, JEFF SMYSER City Planner Smyser advised that Mr. Willard Morton's firm, SSR & W Development, LLC, owns property in Lino Lakes. The SSR & W property includes 80+ acres in Section 9. The application is to split off 11 acres from an existing 40 -acre parcel, and combine the new 11 -acre piece with a one -acre strip that connects to Main Street. SSR & W would then sell the new lot to allow for a new home site. Staff tands that Mr. Brad Racutt wants to buy the property and build a new home. The application raises numerous important issues regarding impl ntati. `of the long- range plan for the City, as represented in the 2001 Compre ; ` ity Planner Smyser reviewed the staff analysis noting the Planning oard considered the application on November 14. The staff report at that a de s e recommendation that the minor subdivision be approved only if a road e.,e me ,+edicated to the City that includes the one -acre piece and the eastern 66 : eet o e larger 11 -acre parcel. The Planning and Zoning Board agreed that and Zoning Board thought the full 66 feet s include the one -acre strip. However, the to reduce the right-of-way dedication of the full 66 feet. The other 33 feet is t develops. This would distribute Staff does support this minor c approval were amended to indica is appropriate. The Planning icated on the north, which would oning Board recommendation is portion of the site to 33 feet instead acquired when and if property to the east pplying land for the future right-of-way. ecommendation and the conditions of City Planner Smyser adv' application as submitted is to forego an opportunity for implemen n of e City's long-range plan. If the City is to implement its long-range .` • e.rese'"`$in the 2001 Comprehensive Plan, it must recognize opportunities to Q t to: i vidual pieces. The 2001 Comprehensive Plan, the Transportation P1ch is a key element, and the 1999 Access Management Plan all point to providing future road connection. This would provide safe access and circulation for existin- roperties and for future development, if it occurs. The subdivision ordinance supports this by prohibiting the creation of flag lots. Access to the new lot will be from Main Street. As long as this is the access intended by both the City and the applicant, it is reasonable to make the access a public right-of-way that accomplishes a number of public purposes. In addition, it provides continued access to the adjacent property. Councilmember Carlson expressed concern because the City has already compromised this plan as far as the road to the south. There is also a median on 77th that loses the