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CASE # REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE TO MINIMUM LOT WIDTH, LOT AREA AND ORDINARY HIGH WATER SETBACK; CASE OF HAROLD BOYUM By: Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik Background: Section 9.21.07 (Critical River Overlay District Development Standards) of the Ramsey City Code states that no lot that is substandard in width and area by today's standards may be developed if it is under the same ownership as one of the adjacent parcels. Harold Boyum owns Lots 30 and 31 in Bowers Mississippi Acres. He lives on Lot 31 and desires to sell his existing home and build a new home on Lot 30. Under the aforementioned duo-ownership nde in Section 9.21.07, he needs a variance to lot width and area to render Lot 30 as a buildable lot. In addition, he is proposing that the subject property have a structure setback, from the ordinary high water mark similar to that of the existing homes on Lots 31 and 29. Therefore, he also needs a variance to the structure setback from ordinary high ..water mark. The following items are enclosed for your information: a) b) c) d) e) d) e) Site location map Certificate of Survey with bluff line identified by Building Official Draft Board of Adjustment meeting minutes dated February 1, 2000 Original house footprint Cover letter and modified house footprint Proposed findings of fact Proposed variance Notification: In accordance with State statute, staff attempted to notify property' owners within 350 feet of the Subject Property of the request for variance and public hearing. DNR was also notified. Observations: The property is in the Scenic and Critical River Overlay districts. The subject property was platted in 1948, has a lot width of i00 feet and is approximately .8 acres in size. Under today's standards, the minimum lot size established by Critical River regs is 2.5 acres (5 acres in the 4 units in 40 acres Critical River Corridor text of City Code), and the minimum lot width is 200 feet. Code states that any vacant lot in the Critical River Overlay District that is considered substandard by today's standards is not considered buildable if it is under the same ownership as one of the adjacent parcels. The area and width of the substandard lot must augment adjacent parcels under the same ownership in order to reduce the overall density of units in the 9verlay district.