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Item No: 7C Meeting Date: Feb 12, 2007 Type of Business: Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and Mounds View City Council From: James Ericson, Community Development Director Item Title/Subject: Consideration of a Minor Subdivision of 8184 Eastwood Road; Planning Case MI06-002 Introduction: Abiding Savior Lutheran Church is the owner of the single family dwelling located at 8184 Eastwood Road and they have submitted a minor subdivision request to split the home and 16,025 square feet from the parcel leaving a flag-shaped parcel that would be absorbed into the Church’s land at the corner of Red Oak Drive and Ardan Avenue. While the Church has made clear its desire to develop a senior residential facility on the property, the subdivided area from 8184 Eastwood Road is desired to be annexed to the Church property regardless of whether or not the development moves forward. If the development is not approved, the land subdivided from 8184 Eastwood Road would simply be more greenspace for the Church. Abiding Savior has submitted a certificate of survey which illustrates the proposed subdivision of 8184 Eastwood Road and has submitted the necessary title commitment which has been forwarded to the City Attorney for review. Discussion: A minor subdivision is a division of land less than two acres in area in which no more than one additional lot is created. The lot at 8184 Eastwood Road 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. After the proposed subdivision, the house would be situated on a 16,025 square foot lot with 90.54 feet of frontage on Eastwood Road, both consistent with City Code. The parcel created by the subdivision would not be considered a buildable lot as it would not comply with the minimum street frontage requirement. The Church indicates that the created parcel of land would be enjoined to the Church property as soon as possible after subdivision approval to allow for the subsequent disposition of the house. Church representatives have indicated that the reason the lot was not split cleanly in two (instead maintaining the 10.72 foot wide strip to Eastwood Road) was to preserve a the row of mature pine trees in that strip. There is a shed which is shown to be straddling the proposed lot line—this building would need to be moved or removed if it has not been addressed already. Aside from the above, all setbacks and minimum requirements are satisfied with this request.