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Mounds View City Council December 10, 2001 Regular Meeting Page 10 ______________________________________________________________________________ Dave Tillman of 5166 Longview Drive indicated that it was his recollection from the original neighborhood meeting that Mr. Harstad had indicated that the trees could not be saved because you cannot backfill up four feet on a tree and expect it to live. Dan Mendoza of 2633 Clearview expressed concern for setting a precedent in the City by allowing this variance. He then indicated that, if the City does not grant the same variance to another party, the City could end up in another costly legal battle. City Attorney Riggs requested that Community Development Director Ericson’s staff report be entered into the record at this point in the meeting. Item No: 7A Meeting Date: December 10, 2001 Type of Business: PH & CB WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: James Ericson, Community Development Director Item Title/Subject: Public Hearing to Consider Appeal of Planning Commission Denial of a Variance Request To Deviate From Supplemental Platting Requirements Articulated In Chapter 1010 Of The Mounds View City Code Date of Report: December 3, 2001 Background: On May 15, 2001, Keith Harstad applied for a major subdivision to subdivide the undeveloped property south of County Road H2 between Silver Lake Road and Longview Drive. The parcel, which is slightly larger than seven acres, lies completely within the wetland zoning district and about half of the parcel has been delineated as wetland. As such, the requirements of Chapter 1010 in addition to 1202 apply to this proposed development. The standard platting requirements contained within Chapter1202 of the City Code require a minimum lot size of 11,000 square feet and a minimum lot width of 75 feet. The Preliminary Plat originally submitted by Mr. Harstad conformed to and exceeded these standards. Further evaluation revealed that the wetland zoning district regulations contained in Chapter 1010 were more stringent, with a minimum lot size of 20,000 square feet and a minimum lot width of 125 feet. As a result of these requirements, the preliminary plat was redrawn to show all of the lots in excess of the 20,000 square foot minimum. Only one lot, however, can satisfy the 125-foot width requirement which prompted the variance request.