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COUNCIL MINUTES APRIL 26, 2004 APPROVED 1 Councilmember Stoltz made a motion to adopt Resolution 04-47, Resolution Authorizing Execution • 2 of Development Agreement, Century Farm North 2nd Addition. Councilmember Reinert seconded the 3 motion. 4 5 Councilmember Carlson noted that the park dedication fees are a part of the Development Agreement. 6 7 The motion carried, with a vote of 3-2. Reinert, Stoltz and Bergeson voted aye. Carlson and Dahl 8 voted nay. 9 10 Resolution No. 04-47 can be found in the City Clerk's office. 11 12 C. Consideration of Resolution No. 04-50, Approving Variance from Lot Area, Lot Width 13 and Road Frontage Requirements, St. Paul Regional Water Services, Jeff Smyser 14 15 City Planner Smyser stated that St. Paul Regional Water Services owns numerous pieces of property 16 on and near lakes in Lino Lakes and Centerville, and that one of those parcels includes the dam 17 between Peltier Lake and George Watch Lake. He stated St. Paul Water wishes to divide this parcel, 18 keep the part with the dam, and sell the rest to Anoka County to include in the regional park. He 19 stated that because the parcel has no frontage and is shaped very oddly, several variances are needed. 20 He also stated that no development will occur on the site. 21 22 City Planner Smyser stated the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the 23 variances, and that City Staff also recommend approval of Resolution 04-50. 24 25 Councilmember Dahl made a motion to adopt Resolution No. 04-50, Approving Variance from Lot 26 Area, Lot Width and Road Frontage Requirements, and for the St. Paul Regional Water Services, as 27 outlined in the staff report. Councilmember Stoltz seconded the motion. 28 29 Motion carried unanimously. 30 31 32 Resolution No. 04-50 can be found in the City Clerk's office. 33 34 D. Consideration of Resolution No. 04-51, Denying Variance from Lot Area and Lot Width 35 Requirements, Martha Houle and John DeHaven (1612 Birch St.), Jeff Smyser 36 37 City Planner Smyser indicated there was an error in the Staff Report, and that the Planning and 38 Zoning Commission had actually recommended denial of the variances, not approval. 39 40 City Planner Smyser stated Martha Houle and John DeHaven have submitted a request for variances 41 from requirements for minimum lot area and lot width. Their property at 1612 Birch St. comprises 15 42 acres. They wish to divide the property into two parcels. This would be a minor subdivision and 43 does not require public review; it is done administratively. However, the subdivision proposal does 44 not meet lot dimension requirements. The property owners have requested the variances from those 45 requirements. 46 47 City Planner Smyser stated the site is in a stage 2 growth area, which is intended for development • 48 after year 2010. The site is not in the current MUSA, and the site is zoned Rural. In the Rural zoning 6