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-22- Motion by Chairperson Nixt, seconded by Board Member Reeve, to adopt Resolution #02-06- 136 adopting Findings of Fact #0618 relating to Geno and Laurie Ronallo's request for a variance. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Board Members Reeve, Brauer, and Kociscak. Voting No: None. Absent: Board Members Johnson, Sweet, and Watson. Motion by Chairperson Nixt, seconded by Board Member Brauer, to ad~:{~01ution #02-06- 137 to deny the request for a variance from Geno and Laurie Ronallo,JS~:~:~-..the Findings of Fact. ~ ~¢~ Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Board Memb~/r~}}Brauer, Kociscak~'~'~i,/Reeve. Voting No' None Absent: Board Members Johnson, Swee~::~d'~Watson. :~.~ Case ~5: Request for a Variance to the 4 Units3~*~'0 Acres Restriction and Lot S~e; Case of Robert & ~m Lon. Chairperson Nixt closed the regular portion of the Board ~ent meeting at 8'11 p.m. in order to conduct the public hearing. Public Hear~g Chai,erson Nixt called the pubUc:heafing to °~ a('8;;'l~'l p.m. P~cipal Pla~er T~ffgeon noted:.~bT':~pphmm is r~esting a vad~ce to ~e 4 ~n 40 dens~W restriction and mini~:!~t siz6.'~f~:P¢5~X~):a~plic~t is proposing to subdivide his lot to create a new 2.06-acr;?;l?~tr~d?':keep a 7.94-a~';~ lot for his homestead. Staff info,ed ~e applic~t~th~ih;{~entlY~h~ted Comprehensive PI~ removed the 4 in 40 densiW restriction ~d r~aC~fl?[~;~f~m lot'~t~,~e revised zoning ordin~ce, implement~g these ch~ges is cu~{i~- being consider~::by t~7~7:.Council. ~e applic~t is proceeding now ~ anticipation of;.:~' proposed chang~¢~he L~;~field prope~ is su~ounded by lots of vinous lot sizes, rah-~g~om 2.5 acres to '~:~¢acres. He pointed out the applic~t will not need a v~ce to the 4 ~ 4~'~iW resection 6 ha;b the new code takes effect. Phncipal Pla~er Tmdgeon said the applic~:;~k need to~¢~ive a v~mce to create both of the lots. ~e proposed zo~ng Ordin~ce"~g. co~bd by the CiW Council reduces that minimum lot size to 2.5 acres., in most of mral:'g~ Even with the new ordin~ce, a variance will be needed s~ce ~e applic~t is pro~r~hg to create a lot smaller ~an 2.5 acres. ~e applic~t states that there are ~o reasons why ~e variance to lot size is needed; the location of ~e existing house m~es it difficult to create a 2.5 acre lot; and that one-half of ~ acre of the applicant's l~d w~ dedicated as right-of-way as pa~ of the Echo Ridge Estates pla2ing done in 1991. Staff has looked at the p~cel and has dete~ined that while it may be difficult, it is not impossible to create a 2.5-acre Board of Adjustment/June 6, 2002 Page 10 of 15 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I