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I�em �lo: fi lVieeting Da�e: Julv 16, 2003 Typ� of �usiness: Business � :I .. . I ' ' " + �. ic�o Mounds View Pianning Comrnission Frorr�: James Ericson, Aciing City Adminisfrator ltern Tafiie/Subj�c�o Consideration of a il�inor Subdivision of 8430 Knollwood Drive; Planning Case M103-002 . .. : . G�orge and Patricia Gro��e, property owners of the 1.28-acre lot located at 8430 Groveland Road, have requested a minor subdivision of their property. The subdivision wou[d creafie one large lof immedia�ely souih of fheir exisfiing home. A minor subdivision is a division ofi land less #han.tv�o acres in area in which only one additional lot is created. The lot is zaned R-1, Single Family residenfial and the minimum iot siz� is 71,000. The Comprehensive Plan designafes this area for low density residential. The proper�y owners have submitted an outdated Register�d Land Survey (RLS} which had been created for an earlier subdivision that never took place. The RLS is provided to the Pfanning Commission for reference purposes only---a new RLS or Cerkificate of Survey wili need to be provided to approve fhe subdivision. a ., The Grone property is 55,700 square feet, or, 1.28 acres. There is 276.25 f�et of frontage on Knollwood Drive and the !ot could pot�ntiafly be split into three lots. The proposed subdivision however would create only one large fot south of the Grone's home. The new fof would be 37,�25 square feet, leaving 38,575 square feet for fihe improved lot. The area south of fihe Grone's home is nat maintained and is covered with dense growth and mature trees. The proposed lot wo�fd satisfy afl minimum zoning requirements for a single-famiiy residential lot. Once the RLS or Certificate of Survey is received, staff wiif forward copies to the engineering technician, public works director and City Attorney for their review. The City Attorney wil( afso need �o do a title commitment to ensure al! parties having an interest in the property are represenfed on �he subdivision documents. Park Dedication Requirements. Every subdivision of land is subject to park dedication requirements. Because the subdivision is less than 2 acres in area, fihe fiee is 5% of the iand's markefi value, less fhe value of ihe land where the house sits. Rafher than require an appraisal for every subdivision, staff typically uses the assessment vafuations available through Ramsey Gounty. Unfor�unatefy, Staffwas unable to verify fihrough the Ramsey County Assessment Office what the fand value is for the whoie parcei. The value, once known, will be divided by the total number of square feefi to arrive at a per�squar�wfoot value which would then be multiplEed by 3i,125. Staff anticipates a value in excess of $50,000 which wo�ld firanslate into a park dedication fee of at least �2,500. ___:' This fee would need to be paid prior to fhe Ci�y s#amping fihe new deeds for recordation.