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Kelly Minor Subdivision & Variance 4. LEVEL OF DISCRETION IN DECISION-MAKING: The City has limited discretion in approving or denying minor subdivision and property line adjustment applications. The City's discretion is limited to whether or not the proposed minor subdivision and property line adjustment meets the standards outlined in the Zoning Ordinance. If it meets these standards, the City must approve the subdivision. The City's discretion in approving or denying a variance is limited to whether or not the proposed project meets the standards in the Zoning Ordinance for a variance. The City has a higher level of discretion with a variance because the burden of proof is on the applicant to show that they meet the standards in the ordinance. 5. ANALYSIS: A. Consistency with Ordinance Standards Minor Subdivision and Variance Lot Size The Agricultural (AG) zoning district requires a minimum lot size of 10 acres with a 300 foot minimum width and a minimum depth of 480 feet. The applicant is requesting to subdivide a 20 acre parcel to create a 15 acre parcel and a 5 acre parcel. Therefore, a variance is required for the creation of the 5 acre parcel. The proposed lots will meet the requirements with the 5 acre parcel having a 332 foot width and the 15 acre parcel having a 989 foot width after the minor subdivision. The 5 acre parcel will have a lot depth of 607 feet, and the 15 acre parcel will also have a lot depth of 607 feet after the minor subdivision. Variance Lor Lot Size The applicant is requesting to create a 5 acre parcel, where 10 acres is the minimum lot size required in the Agricultural (AG) zoning district. Staff used these standards to review the variance request and finds the following: 1. Law. The variance as requested ispermissible by law. The requested variance is permissible by law. 2. Practical difficulties. The applicant for a variance shall establish that there are practical difficulties in complying with the provisions of the zoning regulations The term "Practical Difficulties" as used in the granting of a variance means.