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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes June 17, 1997 • Page 8 1 Ms. Moore-Sykes reported Mr. and Mrs. Ingdal are proposing to buy a vacant lot at 3613 2 Edward Street. The lot is 60 feet by 265 feet, giving it 15,900 square feet, which is more 3 area than is required for an interior R-1 lot. This R-1 designated lot is only 60 feet wide, 4 making it a non-buildable lot according to the City's Zoning Ordinance. The Zoning 5 Ordinance requires that all R-1 interior lots be 75 feet wide, so this lot width variance request 6 is for 15 feet. 7 Several lots in this residential neighborhood are only 60 feet wide or less and were developed 8 before the Ordinance was codified in 1976. The house on the property directly south of the 9 subject property, 3609 Edward Street, was constructed in 1964; the construction date of the 10 property north of the subject property was-1945. 11 When Mr. and Mrs. Ingdal met with Staff, there was some concern that this lot had been 12 illegally subdivided from one of the adjacent properties. The City Zoning Code does not 13 allow for the subdivision of property that creates a lot that is smaller than the minimum lot 14 size required, (Section 1650.01, Subd. 1). But upon examining the tax records and speaking 15 to the Ingdals, City Staff determined that the platting of these lots had occurred prior to 16 August 18, 1976 and the subject lot was not and had not been owned by the owners of the 17 adjacent lots. The Ingdals are proposing to construct their home on this lot, should their variance request be 0 approved. They have assured Staff that they will not require additional variances; the square 20 footage of the lot is sufficient to build a home on. 21 The hardship that this variance request seeks to mitigate is that the lot was platted and 22 recorded with Hennepin County before the City's Zoning Ordinance was codified. The 23 hardship is not of the applicant's making, but is unique to the area and this lot. The granting 24 of this variance request would be supportive of the City's commitment to the Livable 25 Communities Act and in agreement with St. Anthony's Housing Action Plan. 26 Ms. Moore-Sykes stated Staff is recommending approval of the lot width variance request for 27 15 feet. Mr. and Mrs. Ingdal are proposing to build their home on this site, which is one of 28 the few vacant lots remaining in the City. 29 Mr. Ingdal displayed a rough site plan of the home he and his wife are proposing. The house 30 will be 44 feet by 44 feet with 8 foot sideyard setbacks on both sides and a front yard setback 31 of 30 feet. 32 Commissioner Franzese questioned the steep elevation in the front of the property and asked 33 if the adjacent homes were setback 30 feet. 34 Mr. Ingdal stated he hoped to leave the elevation as is and save a tree located in that area. He may need to shift the garage to the other side of the lot to accomplish this. He stated the 6 home to the north is located closer than 30 feet and the home on the south is setback about 30 37 feet.