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Item No: 7B Meeting Date: October 24, 2011 Type of Business: Council Business City Administrator Review: ______ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Heidi Heller, Planning Associate Item Title/Subject: Resolution 7843, Approving the Minor Subdivision of 7337 Spring Lake Road; Planning Case MI2011-001 Introduction: The Voltin Family, represented by Gary Voltin and Bonnie Hagel, are the property owners of 7337 Spring Lake Road. Their parents, Edmund and Helen Voltin, bought this property in 1948. Both Edmund and Helen are now deceased, and Gary and Bonnie are the court appointed personal representatives for the estate. They are requesting city approval of a minor subdivision to split the property into two lots. The proposed subdivision will create a north lot that will have the original house on it, and a south lot that is vacant. The applicants have submitted a Certificate of Survey that shows the proposed new lots. 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: Before Area Sq. Feet / Lot Dimension After Area Sq. feet / Lot Dimension 7337 Spring Lake Road 28,471 square feet 265’ x 107’ 11,008 square feet 102.5’ x 107.4 New Vacant lot N/A 17,462 square feet 162.6’ x 107.4’ As this table shows, the proposed lots will meet or exceed all city standards. The new vacant lot will probably be purchased with the intention of the owners building a new house. The City Code setback requirements could pose a challenge when building a new house on this lot. Because of the larger front “prevailing” setbacks on both County Road H2 and Spring Lake Road, a new house would have to be placed in the northeast corner of the lot, but still meet a 30-foot rear setback. These setback requirements will put some limits on the size and orientation of a new house. There is an option for the owners to apply for a variance to allow reduced setbacks, but it does appear there still are many options for house styles that could be built on the lot without a variance. This lot will have most of its lawn space in the front and side yards, rather than behind the house.