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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 20, 1987 PAGE 4 The proposed lots are several feet above the minimum building elevation for Lake Elmo. 6. Lake Frontage Each lot has at least 150 feet of lot width at the lakeshore as required by Shoreland Regulations. 7. Road. Frontage Each lot has at least 125 feet of frontage on a public street as required by subdivision regulations. 8. Ponding The VBWD has generally exempted single lot subdivisions from the ponding requirements. 9. Driveway The driveway for the existing house is located on the proposed new lot. This driveway should be relocated.. It was Mr. Howell's Intention to relocate the driveway to the northside of the property. 10. Recommendations The concern is that this subdivision would take a presently conforming parcel and create at least one non -conforming lot size. The City has usually enforced the lot dimensional requirements of Lake Elmo; for example, Gordon Lundholm and Matt Northrup lot splits. The waiver of platting requirements is a policy decision which has not been uniformly enforced. Sovereign platted, but Lundholm did not. Mr. Howell stated that if you look at ten adjacent properties to his, there is not one that conforms to 1.5 acres. He added., that half of them would be smaller than the gross lot size that he has proposed for his lot split. Mr. Howell would like to stay in Lake Elmo and enjoys the lake frontage, but the home he has now is not adequate for him and his purposes. They have a. family foster home for girls and are at a maximum now of seven girls. To add on to his home would be unadvisable. The house was built in 1927 and has very nice built-in hutches and old imperfect glass. The blending of the two architectua.l styles would be objectionable to him and detract from the existing house. The cost to duplicate the architecture in the home today would be very expensive. Councilman Johnson reminded Mr. Howell that a financial hardship does not constitute a hardship. In regard to the discussion about whether you could buy another lot at what price and still live on the lake is not germane to this property. Paul Larson, 2041 Lake Elmo Avenue, asked where Mr. Howell got his figures for lot sizes because his property is 130 feet wide, not 99 feet wide. The Wright property has approximately three acres, and the Adkins have a large piece of property, so there are lots