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November 24, 2020 Page 3 A. Subdivision The Subdivision Ordinance provides for the following process: § 151.08 SUBDIVISION WITHOUT PLATTING. The City Council may waive compliance with the platting requirements of this subchapter and approve subdivision by conveyance of land by adoption of a resolution to that effect based upon findings by the City Council that: compliance with the platting requirements would create an unnecessary hardship or expense because of the nature of the subdivision, and failure to require the filing of a plat does not interfere with the purposes of this subchapter. The City Council may consider the number of parcels resulting from the subdivision, the complexity of the legal descriptions, the necessity for dedication of streets or drainage and utility casements, and the probability of future subdivision of the parcels. The proposed subdivision creates two relatively large parcels, as noted previously. The 4.28 acre parcel along Stinson (Tract B) will accommodate development of a separate use, dependent upon the normal processing of that application. The current manufactured home park use will not be affected by the proposed subdivision, with the qualification that further expansion of the Urban Grove use will now be limited by the Tract B property line and future use. The survey identifies the existence of a public drainage and utility easement that traverses through the property, and impacts both parcels. This, along with other easements and encroachments, would not be affected by the subdivision. Both parcels have far more than the required frontage on public streets for the current zoning, or any other zoning district that might be applied. The area is guided for multi-family development in the Future Land Use Plan, and if zoned to a high density zoning district, both lots would easily exceed those standards as well. Finally, the Subdivision Ordinance prohibits conveyance by metes and bounds description (an unplatted subdivision) when the lots are less than 2.5 acres and 150 feet in width. Both lots in this subdivision substantially exceed those thresholds. 2. Representative Codes Referenced. Title XV Land Usage, Chapter 151.08 Subdivision Ordinance. SUMMARY AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION Subdivision. Staff recommends approval of the proposed subdivision, based on the following findings: 65