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To: Planning Commission Report No From: Kim Moore -Sykes, Assistant City Manager (�J�i Date: September 20, 2005 �� Subject: R-2 Rczonino Request for 364-D Chelmsford Road. Date_Allplication Receiv__cd_ July 1.9, 2005 1.'rcperty Address 3645 Chelmsford Road VIII m Zonin,; District: R- l 60 Dav Expires: 9/19/05; waived as missed. 7/19 concept review, extension requested to 60 -Day Rile. Scheduled for Yub!ic Ilear7ng on 9�20�05; Cou r action on 9 '27/ 05, Shotew th petitioner via phone on 7/26/05. Re quu Steil Action: Staff rs asl mP, the Plamvng Commission to consider a request by Troy YJ:ari enson, owne) of. 3645 x.hnsforci Road to r ozone tl is progeny, h on R 1 Smote -family Zo n�ng ?hsll l o 2 an I anniy honing District. Prack round: Currently, the property is zoned R-1, with an existing single-family structure on the lot. It is a corner lot with a75' utility casement given to Xcel Energy that goes across fbe northernportion of the lot. The property adjacent to the east is zoned R-2; [he, properties directly across 371h Avenue to the north from the- subject hesubject property are zoned R-4. There have been several. attempts to split this lot previously but because of the utility easeni.ent, these requests have either been denied by the City or upon discovering flae easement, petitioners have cancelled their applications. The current owner also went before the City Council at its June 21st meeting with a petition for an R-3 Townhouse Zoning District rezoning request. 'The Council denied the requ.est due to concerns about spot zoning. Mr. Martenson is now proposing to submit a rezoning request that would change the current zoning of R-1. to R-2 and presented his concept to the Planning Commission at a concept review at the July 1.9a, Planning Commission meeting. As stated earlier, the property adjacent to the subject property is currently zoned R-2, despite its current structure being used as a single-family residence. The R-2 Zoning District requires that a corner lot have an area of 14,000 SF and 100 feet in width at that building setback line. Based on two different sources, Staff has varying information about the square footage of the subject lot. The plat map that the City receives from Hennepin County shows that the lot is 107 x 220' (23,540 SF) while the information from. Hennepin County's web site shows the lot as 107' x 180' (19,260 SF). The enclosed copy of a survey of the lot shows an 18' x 220' roadway easement that mostly accounts for the discrepancy in the square footages. Nevertheless, this lot conforms with the area and width as required by the City's Zoning Ordinance for an R-2 designation. H:APlannin \&iffReportsA2005V092005 Rezone R2 3645 Chelmsford Staff repoit.doc