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Agenda Number G.20 <br /> <br />CITY OF HUGO COMMUNITY <br />DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT <br /> <br />PLANNING AND ZONING <br />APPLICATION STAFF REPORT <br /> <br /> <br />TO: Bryan Bear, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Max Gort, Associate Planner, through Rachel Juba, Community <br />Development Director <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Larry and Louann Hanson, 14565 Irish Avenue N. Minor subdivision <br />request to split a 20-acre parcel into two 10-acre parcels, and a variance <br />request to allow the created parcel to the south to have a lot width of 226 <br />feet, where 300 feet is required by ordinance. <br /> <br />DATE: January 4, 2024, for the City Council meeting of January 8, 2024 <br /> <br />ZONING: Agricultural (AG) <br /> <br />REVIEW DEADLINE: January 19, 2024 <br /> <br /> <br />1. PLANNING COMMISSION UPDATE: <br /> <br />At its December 14, 2023, meeting the Planning Commission held a public hearing and <br />considered the requests. There was no one who spoke at the public hearing besides the <br />applicant’s representative simply to explain the requests. The Planning Commission agreed the <br />requests met the requirements necessary to approve the minor subdivision and variance and <br />unanimously recommended approval of the requests. <br /> <br />2. DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST: <br /> <br />The applicants, Larry and Louann Hanson, are requesting approval of a minor subdivision to <br />create two lots out of a 20-acre parcel into two parcels, each 10 acres in size. The applicants are <br />also requesting a variance from the minimum lot width requirement to have the created lot to the <br />south be 226 feet wide, where a lot width of 300 feet is required by ordinance. <br /> <br />3. LEVEL OF CITY DISCRETION IN DECISION-MAKING: <br /> <br />The City has limited discretion in approving or denying a minor subdivision application. The <br />City’s discretion is limited to whether or not the proposed subdivision meets the standards outlined <br />in the Comprehensive Land Use Regulations. If it meets these standards, the City must approve <br />the subdivision.