Agenda - Planning Commission - 05/04/1999

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CASE # 4 REQUEST FOR SKETCH PLAN REVIEW OF DANNER ADDITION; CASE OF RONALD DANNER By: Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik Background: Ron Danner is requesting sketch plan approval of a minor subdivision to plat his 27 acre parcel into one lot and one outlot. The following items are enclosed for your information: a) b) c) Site location map Sketch plan City Staff review letter dated April 28, 1999 Observations: Mr. Danner's intentions are to plat the homestead onto a smaller parcel and sell it. The property is in the Rum River Scenic River Overlay District and the homestead is adjacent to the River. The minimum lot size for riparian lots in the Scenic River District is 4 acres. Lot 1 is proposed to be 4 acres in size and the remaining 23. acres will be platted as outlot for possible future development. This one lot plat will also be in compliance with the 4 units in 40 acres density restriction. Lot 1 complies with the 300 foot lot width requirement at the building setback line and the ordinary high water level. The current structure setback from the ordinary high water mark is 200 feet. The sketch plan shows that the house is currently located only 102 feet from the river shoreline; therefore, it can be assumed that the house does not meet the required setback from ordinary high water mark either. The platting process cannot remedy that situation and the house will continue to be considered lawful non- conforming. The homestead currently has and will continue to have access to Erkium Street to the north via a private easement. The sketch plan shows how Lot 1 can be served by a public road at some point in the furore in approximately the same location as the current private easement. Any future resubdivision of the Outlot will require construction of a public road into the property. The City Code requires submittal of a resubdivision plan to urban densities. The subject property is not anticipated to be included in the Metropolitan Urban Service Area within the next 20 years, so staff has requested a resubdivision plan that would comply with the Scenic River Regulations if the 4 units in 40 acres density restriction is abolished.