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WS — Item 3 WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT Work Session Item No. 3 Date: December 7, 2015 To: City Council From: Katie Larsen, City Planner Re: Lot Combination Requirement for 6966 and 6970 Lake Drive (Stanek Properties) Background Attached is a Property & Code Violation Summary for 6966 and 6970 Lake Drive. These properties are owned by Robert and Carol Stanek. In the spring of 2014, the Stanek's illegally constructed several accessory structures and fences without building permits. They also illegally kept farm animals such as horses, goats and chickens. To allow the Stanek's to keep their farm animals, the City Council amended the zoning ordinance by rezoning several parcels along Lake Drive from R-1, Single Family to R, Rural. The Stanek's are still in violation of Section 1007.043(4)(a)1 which states "no accessory buildings shall be constructed or developed on a lot prior to the time of construction of the principal building". 6966 and 6970 Lake Drive are 2 separate parcels and in order for the accessory structure located on 6966 Lake Drive to remain, the 2 parcels must be combined. The Stanek's were aware of this requirement in 2014 when staff first met with them and they were reminded again in 2015 during the rezoning process. Staff would not have recommended approval of the rezoning had we known the Stanek's were not going to comply with the ordinance and combine the lots. The Stanek's are now asking the City Council to again amend the zoning ordinance to allow accessory structures without a principal structure. Staff does not support such an amendment. The Stanek's unfortunately created this situation by constructing an accessory structure without a building permit. An ordinance amendment would not provide city wide benefit. Requested Council Direction Staff requests Council support to require the Stanek's to legally combine the lots by December 18, 2015 or remove the accessory structure located on 6966 Lake Drive by December 18, 2015. Attachments 1. Property & Code Violation Summary 2. Aerial Map