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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES FEBRUARY 4, 1986 Page 3 M/S/P Christ/Dunn - to accept Merle Olson's letter of resignation from the Parks Commission and send him a letter of appreciation for his service on the Commission. (Motion carried 5-0). 6. PLANNING AND LAND USE A. Public Hearing: Road Frontage Variance Request - Patricia Anderson Mayor Morgan opened up the public hearing at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council chambers. This is a public hearing to consider the request of Patricia Anderson for a variance to the required road frontage and a simple lot subdivision. City records show that only the variance was approved on Lot 41, contingent upon a 50 foot road easement and an easement to Lot 42 for the septic system proposed under the 201 Program. Councilman Dunn asked Bill Eder what the status was on these contigencies. Bill answered that it will be on the deed when it gets straightened out at the court house. Since last August, Bill Eder's father has passed away and Bill purchased the house on Lot 42. Bill also has purchased the former Schultz property. Lot 41 is now in the Eder estate and Pat Anderson is the executor of the estate. The total size of the portion of Lot 41 under consideration is 1.54 acres. Of that area, 0.61 acres would need to be put into an easement for future roadway use. This would leave 0.94 acres in the remainder of the site for residential development. Nancy Prince - The Planning Commission had to decide in whether we wanted to allow one more house on the private road. In the past we would allow somebody to put a road back to a house, but we will not allow them to subdivide a piece of property on a private road. However, there are already houses using the private road which is a difference from what we have one in the past. Because of houses already using a private road, we didn't feel that one more house on a private road would be that much more of a. problem. As long as the road easments are on all the deeds so that everyone can use the road, the City would have no advantage to owning that because of the Moris house in the way. The public hearing was closed at 7:53 p.m. Councilwoman Armstrong asked City Engineer Bohrer if the new lot would be buildable and he answered yes, but they would still have to apply for a building permit and have perk tests and submit the required data.