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Item No: 7D Meeting Date: August 27, 2007 Type of Business: CB Administrator Review : ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Jim Ericson, Community Development Director Item Title/Subject: Consideration of a Major Subdivision of 8184 Eastwood Road and 8211 Red Oak Drive; Planning Case MA2007- 002 Introduction: Abiding Savior Lutheran Church (the “Church”) is the owner of 8184 Eastwood Road, a 50,965 square foot residential parcel improved with a one-story home and attached single- stall garage. The parcel is adjacent to the Church’s 6.31 acre tract of land addressed at 8211 Red Oak Drive. The Church has submitted a major subdivision application to split the home and 16,025 square feet of the Eastwood Road parcel, attaching the remaining 34,940 square feet to the larger Church property located at 8211 Red Oak Drive. As a result of the proposed subdivision, the total acreage of the Red Oak Drive parcel would increase from 6.31 acres to 7.12 acres. The Church has previously expressed a desire to develop a senior residential facility on the property, however the requested subdivision does nothing to further this goal. (A subsequent major subdivision would be required, among other planning actions, to proceed with such a development.) The Church intends to sell the home on Eastwood Road upon approval of the requested subdivision. The Church has submitted a preliminary plat and final plat 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. Previously: In December of last year, the Church requested approval of a minor subdivision of the property located at 8184 Eastwood Road. The City Council ultimately denied the request finding that the proposal could not be considered a minor subdivision due to the acreage involved. The Council’s resolution of denial was approved on February 12, 2007. Public Notice The City Council held a duly noticed public hearing for this request at their last meeting on August 13, 2007. Staff had sent notices to all property owners with 350 feet of both parcels and a few had contacted staff in person or by phone to ask about the Church’s request. It has been explained to everyone that the present request satisfies all City requirements and does not represent an incremental step toward subsequent development of the land.