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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes November 18, 2008 Page 2 1 2 VI. COMMUNICATION WITH CITY COUNCIL 3 4 Commissioner Heinis will attend the November 25, 2008 City Council meeting to report on the 5 3523 Harding Street NE public hearing. 6 7 VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS 8 9 VII.1. 3523 HARDING STREET NE 10 11 Chair Stromgren opened the public hearing at 7:05 p.m. 12 13 Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes presented the staff report for the requested administrative 14 lot combination at 3523 Harding Street NE. She stated in reviewing the applicant's demolition 15 and building permits, staff discovered that 3523 Harding Street is really two lots, one lot is 16 15'x130', Lot 3, Block 5, Gardena Acres and adjacent to another lot which is 60'x130', and also 17 described by Hennepin County as Lot 3, Block 5 Gardena Acres. Both of these lots individually 18 are not conforming with regard to square footage. Combined these lots would be 9,750 square 19 feet, meeting the City's Ordinance requirement of an interior lot being at minimum 9,000 square 20 feet. A residential structure has existed on this site and possibly across both lots since 1957. 21 Because both lots have the same legal description, staff believes that at one time there was intent 22 to combine these lots. Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes stated due to the recent demolition 23 of the residential structure at 3523 Harding,there was a significant reduction in market value of 24 the property. Staff advised the contractor and Mr. Patrick O'Keefe,the owner, of the resultant 25 non-conforming lots and that because of significant changes to the property, the City's Zoning 26 Code requires these two lots nee to be combine to alleviate this non-conforming situation. Staff 27 further advised Mr. O'Keefe that the City would combine these two lots administratively 28 provided as the owner, Mr. O'Keefe is agreeable to the combination; that the combination of 29 these lots is permanent; and that this newly combined parcel will be treated as one parcel for 30 purposes of all applicable ordinances of the City and that the property line between the parcels be 31 disregarded for purposes of the City's setback,building and zoning ordinances. 32 33 Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes stated Mr. O'Keefe agreed to the Administrative Lot j 34 Combination. The City Attorney has reviewed the application and has provided a Declaration of 35 Lot Combination for Mr. O'Keefe's signature. Staff recommends that the Planning Commission 36 recommend to the City Council approval of the requested Administrative Lot Combination for 37 3523 Harding Street NE. Staff has received several phone calls questioning the situation and its 38 impact on their property. No one has voiced an objection to the project. 39 40 Chair Stromgren stated the applicant is unable to attend the Planning Commission meeting 41 tonight. 42 43 Commissioner Jensen questioned if the lot combination will be tied to the building permit or 44 Certificate of Occupancy. Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes replied the Certificate of 45 Occupancy will likely be held until the recording has been completed with the County. 46