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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes May 19, 2009 Page 5 1 Chair Stromgren stated the text amendment will be included on the May 26, 2009 City Council 2 meeting agenda. 3 4 VII.2 LOT SPLIT REQUEST 4017 SILVER LAKE ROAD 5 6 Chair Stromgren opened the public hearing at 7:53 p.m. 7 8 Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes presented the staff report for the proposed lot split for 9 4017 Silver Lake Road to create two single-family residential lots; 4017 Silver Lake Road and 10 proposed 4016 Penrod Lane. She stated earlier this year, Ms. Susan Lindberg contacted staff 11 looking for information about applying for a lot split of 4017 Silver Lake Road. Ms. Lindberg 12 had inherited this property and has had it on the market for sale. The marketing of this property 13 has produced an interested buyer for the portion of the current lot that would be vacant should 14 the lot split be approved by the City Council. 15 16 Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes stated a recent survey of the lot as it currently exists shows 17 it to be an interior lot of 21,214 square feet or .487 acres. Of this 21,214 square feet, 99 square 18 feet is reserved as a right-of-way for Silver Lake Road and 1,117 square feet that was originally 19 intended for an easement for an alley that was never used. The resultant lots, if the lot split 20 application is approved, would have Parcel A with 11,166 square feet, including the alley 21 easement and Parcel B with 10,048 square feet. Both parcels will be conforming lots as required 22 by the City's Zoning Ordinance with a minimum of 9,000 square feet. Parcel A will retain the 23 address of 4017 Silver Lake Road and Parcel B will be 4016 Penrod Lane. The buyer proposes to 24 build a single family structure once he closes on the purchase of Parcel B. Staff has asked the 25 City Attorney if it is necessary for the City to vacate the alley easement. He indicated that since 26 it is wholly contained within the lot and of no use, it is not necessary to vacate it. 27 28 Ms. Susan Lindberg, applicant, addressed the Planning Commission. She noted that the first time 29 the lot was split it was split up the middle of the house. 30 31 Commissioner Jensen questioned if there has been any discussion about having the back lot line 32 of the new vacant lot match the comers of the other lots on Penrod Lane. He pointed out that this 33 would create a bigger lot for the single family home fronting on Silver Lake Road that is more 34 likely to convert to something else in the future, and that the County sometimes requests more 35 frontage on Silver Lake Road. He stated his position that it would be wise for the applicant to 36 have the alley vacated while going through the recording of the property. 37 38 Chair Stromgren noted the property is currently zoned R-1; any future development would 39 require a rezoning of the property. Commissioner Jensen commented that the Guide Plan 40 identifies a slightly more intense use of the property. 41 42 Chair Stromgren closed the public hearing at 8:05 p.m. 43 44 Motion by Commissioner Jensen, seconded by Commissioner Crone, to recommend approval of 45 the lot split for 4017 Silver Lake Road to create two single-family residential lots; 4017 Silver 46 Lake Road and proposed 4016 Penrod Lane.