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Item No: 7A Meeting Date: April 9, 2007 Type of Business: Public Hearing City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Heidi Heller, Planning Associate Item Title/Subject: Consideration of a Preliminary Plat for a proposed Major Subdivision at 8360 Long Lake Road; Planning Case MA2007-001 Introduction: Charlene Moschkau has submitted an application for a major subdivision of 8360 Long Lake Road. This parcel is towards the northern end of Long Lake Road, across from Ardan Park. The proposed 1.55 acre subdivision would create 3 buildable lots from the existing one lot. Char Moschkau has been designated the personal representative of the deceased landowner and now controls the property. Even though 8360 Long Lake Road is less than two acres in size, this is a major subdivision due to the fact that more than one additional lot is being created Discussion: In July 2006, a different applicant who had a purchase agreement with Char Moschkau for the property went through the subdivision process, with the final plat approved by City Council in August 2006. As a condition of the approval, the applicant was given 120 days after the date of approval to complete the process by recording the documents with Ramsey County and paying the park dedication fee to the City. The applicant did not follow through, thus the approval was voided in December 2006. The property owner has now chosen to complete the subdivision herself. The area identified as 8360 Long Lake Road is currently zoned R-1, Single Family Residential. The proposed subdivision would be consistent with the existing zoning of the property. All of the lots shown on the preliminary plat satisfy the minimum requirements of 75 feet lot width and 11,000 square foot lot area. This proposal plans to keep the existing home, which means the three lots will slightly differ in size, but all will far exceed the minimum lot size requirements. The new lot line between lots 2 and 3 will have a slight jog in it due to the requirement of lots being at least 75 feet wide and the house needing a 10 foot side setback. Even with the jog in the property line, Lot 3 will still have a 75 foot width at the front and back of the lot since the south property line slopes slightly to the southwest. Comprehensive Plan: The Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map designates 8360 Long Lake Road and the surrounding area as single family detached housing. The proposed subdivision would be consistent with that designation and consistent with the residential goals and policies as articulated in the Land Use section of the Comprehensive Plan. The proposal would also be consistent with specific housing goals and policies articulated in the Comp Plan.