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Acres of Bald Eagle <br />Page 4 <br /> <br />The minor subdivision creates two new lots parcel A (1.5 acres) and parcel B (4.18 acres). Parcel <br />B is further subdivided with the preliminary plat into two lots. <br /> <br />The applicant is proposing a property line adjustment with parcel B and an adjacent property <br />along 121st Street. The property line increases the lot width along 121st Street for parcel B from <br />16.46 feet to 28 feet wide and it is further increased to 38 feet side with the preliminary plat <br />discussed later in this report (Lot 8). Additional property is also added to the adjacent property <br />on the north side of the property. Each property stays the same size with the property line <br />adjustment. <br /> <br />The preliminary plat and final plat is proposed to subdivide the new parcel B (4.18 acres) and the <br />two existing parcels to the east (4.99 acres and 4.78 acres) into 9 lots. The total buildable acreage <br />for the property is 12.39 acres with the net density of .73 units per acres. This meets the density <br />requirements for the R-1 zoning district and the 2040 Comprehensive Plan land use. <br /> <br />Lot Size <br /> <br />The R-1 zoning district requires a minimum lot size of 1 acre and a minimum lot width of 150 <br />feet. The lots compl y with the ordinance standards, except the lot width on parcels 8 and 9 of the <br />preliminary p lat. The applicant has requested a variance for the lot widths to 38 feet for lot 8 and <br />30 feet for lot 9, where 150 feet is required by ordinance for the R-1 zoning district. Further, lots <br />8 and 9 are in the shoreland overlay district because they are within 1000 feet of Bald Eagle <br />Lake. The shoreland ordinance allows a lot width in that area to be 80 feet wide for lots that are <br />served by municipal sewer. Both lots are proposed to the served by municipal sewer. <br /> <br />1. Variance Standards <br /> <br />The Planning Commission must review the requested variances with the standards outlined in <br />Section 90-38 of the City Code. Staff used these standards to review the variance request and <br />finds the following: <br /> <br />(1) Law. The variance as requested is permissible by law. <br /> <br />The proposed variance is permissible by law. <br /> <br />(2) Practical Difficulties. The applicant for a variance shall establish that there are practical <br />difficulties in complying with the provisions of the zoning regulations. The term “Practical <br />Difficulties” as used in the granting of a variance means: <br /> <br />a. Reasonable Use. The property owner proposes to use the property in a reasonable <br />manner not permitted by the zoning ordinance and; <br /> <br />The existing west property is 5.36 acres in size and can be subdivided. The applicant is <br />proposing to subdivide the property into lots that are larger than the minimum lot size of <br />1 acre as required by the R-1 zoning district. The applicant is proposing to use the <br />property in a reasonable manner.