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COUNCIL MINUTES November 26, 2007 APPROVED 91 •92 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REPORT, MICHAEL GROCHALA 93 94 Public Hearing. 1St Reading of Ordinance No. 17-07, Vacating a portion of the drainage and 95 utility easement on Lot 16 Block 4 of the recorded plat Park Grove - Planner Bengtson recalled 96 that the council reviewed this request for a vacation on November 13, 2007, from property owners 97 Stephen & Jacklyn Tlachac. At that time, residents in the area of the request expressed some concern 98 about drainage issues. 99 100 A meeting was held with surrounding neighbors but there are questions remaining Staff therefore 101 recommends that they be directed to continue meeting with the area residents for further discussion of 102 the issues. 103 104 Staff recommends that the public hearing be continued and the ordinance tabled to the January 14, 105 2008 meeting. 106 107 Acting Mayor O'Donnell noted that the public hearing remains open and called for speakers. 108 109 Paul Bernard, 499 Linden Lane, reported that there has been a meeting and he is glad there will be 110 more discussion. In the 13 years he has lived in the area, he can verify that there have been drainage 111 issues. 112 •13 Council Member Reinert moved to table consideration of the ordinance and continue the public 114 hearing to January 14, 2008. Council Member Stoltz seconded the motion. Motion carried. 115 116 1st Reading of Ordinance No. 19-07 Amending Section 3, Subdivision B of the Zoning Ordinance 117 Relating to Minimum Lot Size for Unsewered Lots, Michael Grochala 118 Reading and roll call required 119 120 Community Development Director Grochala noted that the council has twice received a request from 121 a property owner for city assistance in his attempt to secure a reverse mortgage on a ten acre parcel in 122 the city. Reverse mortgage regulations prohibit mortgaging property over three acres in size and city 123 zoning regulations prohibit subdivision of lots under ten acres. The first request for assistance was 124 denied in 2004. When the same property owner approached the city in 2007, the council directed 125 staff to prepare an amendment to the zoning code that would assist the property owner. The council 126 reviewed the proposed change and the matter was referred to the Planning and Zoning Board for 127 advice. 128 129 The Planning and Zoning Board held a public hearing on November 14, 2007. No public comment 130 was received. The Board did not recognize any problem with the zoning code language but rather 131 with the financial institutions' limitations on lot sizes. The board voted unanimously to recommend 132 denial of the proposed ordinance amendment. 133 134 Staff is concerned with the practice of amending the zoning code to satisfy a private requirement and 41,35 is not recommending the ordinance amendment. 3