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MOV UNDS ! _r�1L�Y AT Item 5B Meeting Date: December? 7, 2011 Type of Business: Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mounds View Planning Commission From: Heidi Heller, Planning Associate Item Title/Subject: Consideration of the Minor Subdivision of a Vacant Lot Adjacent to 2565 Sherwood Road; Planning Case M12011-002 Introduction: Bob & Mary Pearson have applied for a minor subdivision to subdivide a vacant lot they own adjacent to their property at 2565 Sherwood Road. The lot is not for development purposes, but has simply been additional backyard area for the Pearsons since they purchased it in 2000. Their neighbor, Joe Holl, at 2573 Sherwood would now like to buy the west half of this vacant lot, also for more backyard space. The proposed subdivision will create two vacant lots. The applicants have submitted a Certificate of Survey that shows the subdivision. Discussion: A minor subdivision is ordinarily a division of land less than two acres in area in which no more than one additional lot is created. The lot is zoned R-1, Single Family Residential and the Comprehensive Plan designates this area for low density residential. The minimum lot width for interior residential parcels is 75 feet and the minimum lot area is 11,000 square feet, and corner lots must be a minimum of 100 feet wide and 12,500 square feet. Below is a table which shows the dimensions for the parcels before and as a result of the proposed adjustment: As this table shows, the proposed lots will meet or exceed all city standards. At this point, neither lot is planned for development. The east lot that the Pearsons will own is land -locked. The new lot that Mr. Holl will own does have Greenwood Drive right- of-way on the west side, so could have street frontage at some point. A few years ago when the housing market was good, some developers had been attempting to assemble land in this area, and planned to construct Greenwood Drive for the development's access road. The new lot that Mr. Holl will own does meet the City's size standards for a "buildable lot" if Greenwood Drive were to be built. Before After Area Sq. Feet / Lot Dimension Area Sq. feet / Lot Dimension Pearson owned lot 29,904 square feet 11,365 square feet 299'x 10' 113.65' x 100' Holl owned lot N/A 18,539 square feet 185.39'x 100' As this table shows, the proposed lots will meet or exceed all city standards. At this point, neither lot is planned for development. The east lot that the Pearsons will own is land -locked. The new lot that Mr. Holl will own does have Greenwood Drive right- of-way on the west side, so could have street frontage at some point. A few years ago when the housing market was good, some developers had been attempting to assemble land in this area, and planned to construct Greenwood Drive for the development's access road. The new lot that Mr. Holl will own does meet the City's size standards for a "buildable lot" if Greenwood Drive were to be built.