Agenda - Council Work Session - 07/29/2003

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-{t3 CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION Topic Report: 160th/Olivine Proposed Development By: Patrick Trudgeon, AICP, Assistant Community Development Director Background: Gre~ Bauer is proposing to construct a single-family house on property that he owns at 160t Lane. As part of the proposal, Mr. Bauer would like to utilize part of the property located at the comer of Olivine 81. and 161 st Lane. This property currently has a single- family residence on it (7210 161st Lane) that Mr. Bauer owns. In order for Mr. Bauer to do what he wants to do, approval of a minor subdivision and three variances are needed. One variance is to minimum lot size, one to have less than 200 feet of lot width at the street, and one for allowing a private drive in the 160th Lane right-of-way. Observations: This property recently received an administrative subdivision between Mr. Bauer and the Gun Club. The administrative subdivision swapped land on each side of the ditch that ran through their properties. The minor subdivision is necessary for the lot lines to be reconfigured to create two lots. The lot with the existing house (7210 1615t Lane) is being proposed to be about one acre in size. The current minimum lot size in this area is 2.5 acres. The remaining acreage from 7210 1615t Lane would go towards Mr. Bauer's new lot. The new buildable lot where Mr. Bauer would like to build a new home for his family will have access from 160th Lane. Currently, the right-of-way extends to the boundary of Mr. Bauer's property, but is not constructed. The built road stops about 350 feet from Mr. Bauer's property. Mr. Bauer would like to construct a driveway within the right-of-way, and not a road to access to his property. Since the lot has only 66 feet of right-of-way, a variance will be needed since code requires rural lots have 200 feet of road frontage. City Staff has reviewed the proposal and have raised concerns regarding constructing a driveway in the 160th Lane r-o-w and the reduced lot size for 7210 1615t Lane. It should be noted that as part of the minor subdivision process, a future subdivision plan will be required. If the land is subdivided in the future as urban lots, Staffs reservations will no longer be valid since a new road will need to be constructed through the property and the 7210 1615t Lane house would presumably be served by City services. However, there presently are no plans to run sewer and water through this property.