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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes August 27, 1996 Page 3 subdivision with a change in the configuration of Building 2 and Building 4 from four 2 units to three units, the footprint of Building 3, and reconfiguration of the parking. 3 Mr. Arnold Gregory was present to address questions of the Council. Council is 4 requested to approve preliminary and final plat this evening. 5 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the preliminary plat for subdivision of 6 property for Arnold Gregory,Arnold Development, Auditors Subdivision 377, Blocks 2 7 and 4, Old Highway 8, changing the configuration of Building 2 and Building 4 from four 8 units to three units,the footprint of Building 3, and reconfiguration of parking. 9 10 Motion carried unanimously. 11 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the final plat for subdivision of property 12 for Arnold Gregory, Arnold Development, Auditors Subdivision 377, Blocks 2 and 4, 13 Old Highway 8, changing the configuration of Building 2 and Building 4 from four units 14 to three units, the footprint of Building 3, and reconfiguration of parking. 15 Motion carried unanimously. 2. Bruce Nedegaard. for lot on Fordham Drive,• variance request for non-conforming 17 R-1 lot(96-13) 18 Mr. Bergstrom reported that the Petitioner is requesting a variance for lot area and size 19 for his property located at Outlot C, Fordham Drive. Originally, this property was to be 20 replatted along with the property at 3929 Fordham Drive owned by Tom and Diane 21 Schroeder in order to make both properties conforming residential lots. As a result of the 22 City amending its lot coverage ordinance, Mr. and Mrs. Schroeder later decided to 23 remodel their current residence, leaving Mr. Nedegaard with a residential lot that is not 24 buildable because it does not meet the City's ordinance regarding lot size and area. 25 Currently the lot is 67.51 feet in width and 8,766.3 square feet. The City's ordinance 26 requires that a buildable residential interior lot be 75 feet wide and 9,000 square feet. 2 7 Outlot C requires a variance of 7.49 feet in width and 223.7 square feet. 28 29 Staff recommends that this request for a lot area and size variance be approved. It is the 30 Staff s opinion but for the untimely amendment to the lot coverage ordinance, Mr. 31 Nedegaard would have had a conforming residential lot. The amending of this ordinance 32 caused Mr.Nedegaard an unforeseen hardship by limiting his ability to develop this lot. 3.3 The Planning Commission recommends Council approve the request for a lot area and size variance of 7.49 feet in width and 223.7 square feet for Bruce Nedegaad,Nedegaard Construction, Outlot C, Fordham Drive as amended to include, "Strict enforcement 36 would cause undue hardship not created by the landowner due to the lot size and the