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Abiding Savior Report July 25, 2007 Page 2 Subdivision Requirements The minimum lot area required for a single family home is 11,000 square feet and the minimum lot width is 75 feet. The Eastwood Road parcel, identified as Lot 2 on the submitted plat, would have a remaining area of 16,025 square feet and front width of 90.54 feet, both of which would exceed the City’s minimum requirements. The minimum area required for a non- residential use (such as a church) in a residential district is one acre. Park Dedication Requirements. All subdivisions of land are subject to park dedication fee requirements. For subdivisions which have no impact upon the park system (such as a lot line adjustment) the City Council may waive any dedication fee. In this case, while the subdivision requested by the Church in and of itself would not likely cause any additional impact to the park system, the City Council previously indicated a dedication fee would be appropriate. The following table illustrates potential dedications amounts. Description 5% 10% Option 1 Dedication applied to all acreage (7.48 acres) at a rate of $2.48 per square foot (2007 county value) $40,403 $80,806 Option 2 Dedication applied to just Eastwood Road lot (1.17 acres) $ 5,970 $11,940 Option 3 Dedication applied to only subdivided portion of Eastwood lot (0.80 acres) $ 4,328 $ 8,655 Option 4 Dedication applied only to remainder of Eastwood Road lot (0.37 acres) $ 1,987 $ 3,974 For sake of reference, the dedication fee imposed for minor subdivisions is usually five percent of the county assessed land value of the lot created. For major subdivisions such as the one requested by Abiding Savior and for projects which significantly intensify the existing development density, up to a ten percent dedication fee may be imposed by the Council. The Planning Commission may recommend a position on the dedication imposed, however the final decision is that of the City Council. Easements. With every subdivision of land, the City requires that drainage and utility easements be dedicated around the perimeter of the lots. The submitted preliminary plat does includes all required easement areas—ten feet fronting Red Oak Drive, Ardan Avenue and Eastwood Road, and five feet for all internal lot lines. The Eastwood Road parcel shows a ten foot rear easement as is required. The Church parcel, because it is a “through lot” essentially has no rear, but one could argue that there should be ten feet of easement where the Church’s lot abuts the rear of the lot at 8180 Eastwood Road.