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STAFF REPORT <br /> To: Planning Commission Report No.: VIH.2.a <br /> From: Kim Moore-Sykes,Assistant City Manager IAY___9 <br /> Date: January 17,2006 <br /> Subject: Review of Changes to Small Lots (Nonconforming)Ordinance <br /> Property Address: N/A- <br /> Zoning_District: Various <br /> 60-Day Expires: N/A <br /> Requested Action: <br /> Discussion only. <br /> Back ound: Attached is proposed language from Chair Stromgren for R-1 small lots in St.Anthony. He <br /> also proposes to use similar language for R-1A and R-2 lots. In reviewing the lot sizes of various areas in St. <br /> Anthony,Staff could not find any R-1 and R-1A residential lots smaller than 7,000 SF. Both Ramsey and <br /> Hennepin Counties'plats and online property searches were checked. <br /> Lots determined to be nonconforming would be those lots platted and in existence prior to the City's <br /> codification of the Zoning Ordinance in August 1976. As suggested by Chair Stromgren,these lots would <br /> be "grandfathered" in as nonconforming and are subject to Section 1660—Nonconforming Uses and <br /> Structures. Chair Stromgren has also prepared revised language for Section 1660,which would allow for <br /> the specific and limited expansion of nonconforming uses and structures. <br /> With regard to the R-2 lots,while they would not be considered nonconforming unless they existed prior to <br /> 1976,it is my understanding that most of the R-2 properties were established after 1976. If an R-2 property <br /> is determined to be smaller in square footage,the owner would have to obtain a variance to the area <br /> requirements in the Ordinance. <br /> Attachments: <br /> • Proposed Languages Changes to Address Small Lots—Chair Stromgren <br /> • Proposed Language Changes to Nonconforming Uses and Structures—Chair Stromgren <br />