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CASE #1: <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE FROM MINIMUM STREET FRONTAGE <br />REQUIREMENTS; CASE OF LYNN MORTENSON <br /> By: Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />Marshall Williams owns a 40+ acres of land west of St. Francis Blvd. and north of 160th Lane <br />N.W. Lynn Mortenson is proposing to purchase approximately 22 acres of that property lying <br />south of the county ditch for the purpose of constructing a dwelling on the property. Mr. <br />Mortenson's purchase agreement is contingent upon the City granting a variance to the minimum <br />street frontage requirements for a dwelling on the subject property. Mr. Williams is not going to <br />proceed to subdivide that part of the property south of the ditch unless the City grants Mr. <br />Mortenson a variance. <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />City Code states that no lot shall contain a building used for a dwelling unless it has the minimum <br />lot width. The minimum lot width in the rural residential district is 200 feet. Lot width is defined <br />as the measurement taken at the point where the lot meets the public road. This particular lot has <br />two frontages, one on T.H. #47 and the property also abuts the right-of-way for Osmium St. <br />N.W. City code states that when a lot has double frontage, and one of the frontages is on a county <br />or state street, then the lot shall front the other street. The subject property has street frontage on <br />T.H. #47 in excess of 200 feet and the amount of frontage on Osmium Street, an unimproved <br />dedicated right-of-way, is 66 feet. <br /> <br />In addition to City Code restrictions regarding access onto state streets, a reasonable access to this <br />property from T.H. #47 is obstructed by the county ditch. In lieu of these issues, it is Staff's <br />recommendation that if a home is allowed to be developed on the subject property, it be done with <br />the expectation that Osmium Street will be extended into the subject property at some point in the <br />future. <br /> <br />The City has granted similar variances in the past and in one particular case, the property owner <br />was granted an access easement by the City to utilize the public right-of-way for a driveway to <br />access a fully improved public street. <br /> <br />The following items are enclosed for your information: <br /> <br />a) <br />b) <br /> <br />c) <br />d) <br /> <br />Site location map <br />Site plan indicating proposed lot split, future subdivision plan and proposed <br />location of dwelling <br />Proposed f'mdings of fact <br />Proposed variance <br /> <br /> <br />