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Mounds View City Council August 8, 2005 Regular Meeting Page 23 Ayes-5 Nays-0 Motion carried. 1 2 G. Resolution 6589 Approving a Minor Subdivision of 2812 Sherwood Road and 3 8084 Fairchild Avenue. 4 5 Director Ericson stated that the property owners of 8084 Fairchild Avenue are requesting the 6 approval of a minor subdivision noting that it would include the back one-third of the property 7 located at 2812 Sherwood, which is adjacent to the Fairchild property. He explained that 8 currently there are two lots involved in this subdivision and it would create a third lot and the 9 third lot would be fronting Fairchild Avenue. He stated that all of the properties involved are 10 zoned R-1 Single-Family residential and they are designated low-density residential on the City’s 11 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map. He stated that the minor subdivision would be 12 consistent with the subdivision regulations, zoning regulations and all other requirements of the 13 City of Mounds View. He stated that this request has been reviewed by the Planning 14 Commission noting that couple of the issues discussed included Park Dedication requirements 15 noting that they did some research on in previous minor subdivisions of land prior to the City 16 code changes. He stated that they had previously accessed a 5-percent valuation on the park 17 dedication and that is now open-ended and up to the Council’s discretion to determine what 18 would be an appropriate designation for a subdivision. He stated that if they utilize the 5-percent 19 park dedication fee for this property based on the per square foot value for the lot to be created it 20 would be a fee of $2,835.00, which is substantially more than previous minor subdivision park 21 dedication fees. He explained that it does reflect the fact that as the years progress land values 22 are increasing and there is evidence that Ramsey County is catching up on property values as 23 well. He noted that they are not looking at a dollar per square foot as they have seen in the past 24 adding that it is closer to $4.00 per foot, which is why they have a larger park dedication fee. He 25 stated that originally they had indicated that it could be as high as $5,000.00 based on the 10-26 percent valuation adding that there has to be some reasonable relationship between the 27 subdivision and the intensification of the land use. He stated that with the park dedication fee 28 Staff felt that a recommendation for a 5-percent park dedication fee would be appropriate for this 29 case and is included in the resolution. 30 31 Director Ericson stated that easements would be dedicated associated with this subdivision and 32 reviewed with Council. He stated that there is an easement that runs through the property and is 33 identified as Tract B noting that it would be the larger of the two properties located on Fairchild 34 Avenue. He stated that there would be a five foot easement towards the back of the property that 35 would have to be vacated and would be done by ordinance subsequent to Council’s action this 36 evening. He stated that the Planning Commission recommends approval of the request and there 37 is some research on park dedication fees that goes back to the year 2000 that should be helpful in 38 making a decision about this subdivision. He stated that Staff is recommending approval noting 39 that a house would remain on the property and would be close to the lot line. He explained that 40 they intend to eventually remove the house and replace it with two new homes but would like to 41 keep the house located on the property so that they can maintain services on the property. He 42 stated that the Planning Commission felt that it was reasonable to grant them a one-year 43 extension in demolishing the home until the first new home is constructed. He stated that it is a 44 minor subdivision and does not require a public hearing but they did send notices to the property 45