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CITY COUNCIL MEETING, JULY 6, 1982 Q-2 C. Neudahl Large Lot Subdivision - Continued lder -seen many mimes over the past 13 years because �- people were not familiar with the rules. Purchaser should make it a point to be sure _ of every rule the City has. The investment in the land and the improvements to the land are equally aa'import.ant as the structure on it - once it is there it will never move. Many things beyond ,our control that ran prevent well intentio e plans-o adeaS.from-happening. The property owner should set the direction for .the property, including the house in which they are going to locate. Since Neudahls control the three parcels_now is the time to determine how this property should be developed through some type of sketch plan and fit the one parcel they want to live on into this plan.,.- whether the plan be for RR or R-1 zoning. This should be done now. --Novak - if the future intent is to rezone the property, why not do it now and avoid 'starting out requiring a variance. --Peck - property could be subdivided to meet the 300' frontage - but this would create a more gerrymandered picture. Problem is,that although platting may be the most logical way to proceed, the dollar and cents cost and a serious time cost. Don't see the possibility of putting together a plat and having it approved by the Planning Commission, based on comments of concerned .residents at the last Commission meeting, within less than 8-9 months. This does not accomodate some real needs on the part of the land owners. --Mrs. Neudahl - in any subdivision have one constant -• that being the house the owners are living in. The new house would be,.thei.constant - plan to destroy the house that are presently living in - old -farmhouse, has no salvagable potential. Want to get into a new home by this winter,- have been living in the old farmhouse two years. This is the first opportunity financially since purchase of the property to go ahead and build a house. Old farmhouse is a detriment to the area. --Novak - if this is the intent, would rather see some type of variance with bonding that allows construction of a house on parcel A -and insure the removal of the old house. This would provide the time to lay out -the property correctly, -Eder - as soon as the additional parcels were contracted for the Neudahl's put themselves in the position to plan for the future use as potential developers of the land. Future use cannot be controlled without a plan. --Peck - problem ie Neudahl's only hold fee title to 2•3 acres of Parcel A, this would create a problem for Mr. Price, the fee owner, should the existing homestead"be _declared illegal or unhabitable. He would lose the security for the rest of his parcel - he would just have land - not land with an occupiable building. Mr. Peck reviewed the property lines and the parcel owned by the Neudahl's. --Eder - if :the ultimate intent is to rezone to R--1, as indicated by Mr. Peck and Mrs. Neudahl, it should be done now. --Whittaker- explained the process for rezoning , submitting a sketch plan, and platting one lot. --Mrs. Neudahl - trying to avoid the emotional situation that platting would create in that area particularly regarding the traffic flow, and the extension of Jerome Avenue. Foresee approval of a plat taking 8-10 months, thus delaying construction of their home this year.