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Mey io, 1978 Page 5 '/'*~Chairperson Naake stated that the City must follow the law unless a hardship can be prover. She added that she realizes the Metro Council is promoting smaller lots but that Mounds ViPw is upholding its ardinance. Comnission Member Fedor stated that the Planning Cortmission had held up an earlier applicant because he was not ab]e ta show hardship and that he felt it was difficult to say no to one person and yes to nnother. He added that the only hardship that could be shown now was an Qconanic one and tk-~ he agreed the issue in generat shoutd bp discussed and if necessary, the ordinance ~i~ehged to a11ow 150 foot tot splits. Caimission Member Glazer asked 'now long it would take to get the ordinance Changed. Chairperson Haake replled tha+, if the Planning Comnission feeis the ordinance w111 be changed, they could epprove this r•equest row and added that she did not want to hold up the appllcant. f,amnission Member Fedor asked if there was a buyer for the lot. Mr. Westling replled that there was not and that he planned to bufld to sell. Carmission Member Fedor asked it a 30 day delay would hurt M s schedu7e. Mr. Westling replied that he was concerne~ with tirne delays. Chairperson Haake suggested that the Planning Comrission make a recomnendation to approve the request and if the Council does approve of th~ concept, the Council could have the C1ty Attorney write an ordinance cover9ng 150 foot 7ots. She atso recomnended that 165 foot lots be covered and that a17 square footage requir~nenks still 6e met. ~--~ Cortmission Member Burmeister recaimended that such tot splits be granted oniy if there / is no other land that could be purchased. ~fficial Rose stated that the Cauncil could change ttie ordinance by ~^esolution and that w;iiTe it would have to be publlsl~ed, a pub7lc hearing would not havE t~ be held. He suggested that thp Pianning Commission cou1J make a recomnendation to the Councll, requestlnq that the ordinance be changed. Comnissio» Mwnber G7azer asked what the timing would be on gett9ng the ordinance changed. C~uncilmember Baumgartner reNlied that the next Council meeting 9s May 22, and that if the ordinance were reviewed that night, it would be publlshed in the New DrighLon Bulletin on May 25 and would then be legat. He added that it may take lonyer than that to get it on the Council agende. Mr. Westling stated that he would like a varience written, along with a recomnendation to the Council for the ordinance change. Comnission Member Fedor repiied that hardshtp would still have to h~ ahcwn in order for the variance to be granted. MSP (G7azer-durmeister) to ±ab1e the request of Mr. Westling until such time as the Pianning Corrmission can submit an ordinance change requesC to cover such Iot splits that result in substandard frontage lots. 4 ayes Chairperson Haake stated that the Ptanniny Commission wili request that an addition to the ordinance be written, that lots of minor subdiv1sion status of 150 feet or greater be dividied into two equal portians without a variance required as long as that subdivislon meets the minimum srea requirements and seCback requirements. Commission Member Burmeister added tha~ the repuests should only be epproved when ,v~there is no other land available to bring the lnts up to code.