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MEMORANDUM DATE: 04/10/02 MEETING DATE: 04/16/02 TO: Planning Commission Members FROM: Susan Henry, Assistant City Manager SUBJECT: 3645 Chelmsford Road Subdivision Request Requested Action: Troy Martenson, property owner of the single-family residential lot at 3645 Chelmsford Road, is requesting a lot split. Background: Mr. Martenson contacted city staff several months ago about the feasibility of splitting the single-family residential property at 3645 Chelmsford. Because of the lack of details and sufficient information, staff recommended to him to get a surrey completed. Staff also noted to Mr. Martenson that he needed to be the property owner when bringing the subdivision request forward. Since that time, the survey has been completed and Mr. Martensen has closed on the property. Staff has requested proof of ownership paperwork but has. not yet received the documentation, like a purchase agreement or deed. The survey submitted by Mr. Martenson depicts two parcels: A and B. Parcel A is drawn to be a substandard lot of 6,420 square feet. Once the lot is split as proposed, Parcel A would become the interior lot. According to city code, interior lots are to be a minimum of 9,000 square feet or less than 75 feet in width at the building setback line. Parcel B is drawn to be 17,120 square feet, which needs to be a minimum of 11,000 square feet, or less than 90 square feet in width at the building setback line, to meet city code requirements; this drawn parcel far exceeds that standard. Parcel B's setbacks are not written to city code in relation to the proposed building shown on the survey. The minimum rear yard must have a depth equal to the greater of 20% of the depth of the entire lot or 25 feet; the survey shows 13 feet. The minimum front yard must have a depth equal to the greater of 30 feet or a distance equal to the average of the front yard depths of the two adjacent lots; the survey shows 26 feet. It should be noted that Parcel A does not meet some of city code minimum standards; however, this is the parcel with the existing home and detached garage. The total square footage of the subject property is 23,540 (107 X 220) square feet. Although this is enough square footage to technically split the property into two, it is not all-usable square footage due to the easements on the property. Mr. Martenson did not know of the easements until after he acquired the property and the survey was completed. Prior to the April 16 Planning Commission meeting, he plans to check with Northern States Power on the details about the 75 foot overhead lines easement.