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DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP <br /> Planning Commission • <br /> March 15, 1996 <br /> Page 2 <br /> granted, it is much easier to do so in a plat. If they are not dedicated in a plat, it is <br /> necessary to prepare legal descriptions for them and to grant the easements in an <br /> easement deed. <br /> I have checked with the attorney for the owner and have found that this is <br /> Torrens property. I advised him and the surveyor that they will have to check with <br /> Ramsey County to determine whether or not the County will allow the property to <br /> be divided.without a plat. If the Torrens office requires a plat, then the City must <br /> require one as well. If the County is willing to permit it to be divided without a plat, <br /> then the City will have a choice in the matter. <br /> 3. Lot Size. The lot sizes are spelled out in Section 1630.05, and the sizes <br /> depend upon the number of units. A calculation will need to be made to determine <br /> what the minimum lot size is for both lots. <br /> 4. Floor Area Ratio. The floor area ratio may not exceed 1.0. • <br /> 5. Setbacks. The front setback is 30 feet. Sideyards adjacent to a public <br /> right of way must be at least 30 feet, and other side yards must be 15 feet. There must <br /> be a distance equal to the height of the highest building on a lot between any <br /> buildings on the same lot up to a maximum required distance of 30 feet. The rear <br /> yard must have a depth equal to the greater of 20% of the entire lot or 40 feet. <br /> 6. Sewer and Utilities. Each lot should have its own separate sewer and <br /> water connections. To the extent that any lots do not have direct access to utilities in <br /> the roads or in other public easements, easements will need to be created either in <br /> the plat or in a reciprocal easement agreement. The Director of Public works should <br /> verify that each lot can be served with sewer, water and other utilities. <br /> 7. Lot Coverage. Lot coverage may not exceed 50%. Kim Moore-Sykes <br /> has requested that the owner provide the square footages of the buildings and the <br /> proposed addition. <br /> 8. Parking. Parking requirements are spelled out in Section 1650.05. As I <br /> understand it, the parking requirements can be met only by combining the parking <br /> for both lots. This is to be handled by a Declaration of Easements which will provide <br /> reciprocal parking easements for the two lots. The owner has submitted a draft of <br /> the Declaration, which I will be reviewing. I advised the attorney for the owner that • <br /> the Declaration of Easements must include a provision stating that it cannot be <br />