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Assistant Community Development Director Tmdgeon stated they have a lot of two and a half <br />acre lots out there now that someone could buy and put a house on, but no new tots that size can <br />be created. ' <br /> <br />Associate Planner Geisler indicated this will apply to simple lot splits als6. She stated an owner <br />can still split a lot for a family member, but only up to three-quarters of an acre. ... <br /> <br />Commissioner Van Scoy stated he was thinking that they were looking more at the possibil.it7 of <br />someone buying two and a half acres, where you would have, four houses in the middle,, but each <br />would own their acreage. ' :~i.' ..,':i.. <br /> <br />Assistant Community Development Director Trudgeon. indicated the problem they have is m~'~t <br />two and a half acre property owners do not want to split their lan& <br /> <br />Vice Chair Johnson added the problem with two and a half-acre spIf'ts iS_ that it is di'f--ficult to get ail <br />the owners to come together when utilities do come in, and. it also creates a large assessment <br />because of' the property size. He stated someone may want {o sell- some of their property off to <br />help pay the assessment but they cannot do that without the neighbors a~eeing to split also. <br /> <br />Vice Chair Johnson asked if the language has been reviewed with the 'City Attorney. <br /> <br />Assistant Community Development Director Tmdgeon stated it has not yet, but will before· it is <br />finalized. '. :, <br /> <br />Vice Chair Johnson noted part of the problem is how to lock up the remainder of the property so <br />that it cannot be sold off and developed' al:so. He suggested Staff look at Washington County to <br />see how this works, as they are doing some'of this in that area. <br /> <br />Commissioner Van Scoy agreed he would be interested in how they implement this, and how it is <br />taken from this type of developing to full development. He stated his concern is they are putting <br />severe restrictions on [and owners. <br /> <br />Vice Chair Jo[mson agreed, but added when sewer comes in they have instant development. <br /> <br />Commissioner Van Scoy asked if there is already some sewer in the Central Rural Preserve. <br /> <br />Assistant Community Development Director Trudgeon indicate~t there is none there now, and that <br />was one of the placeholders in the Comprehensive Plan process. He stated the question was how <br />to get utilities up there, and this would allow those areas to develop some now until the City can <br />figure out how to do that. <br /> <br />Commissioner Van Scoy Clarified they were taking specific areas and saying the zoning will <br />change so those areas are developable. <br /> <br />Assistant Community Development Director Tmdgeon indicated that was correct. <br /> <br />Commissioner Watson asked how notices will be sent out. <br /> <br />Planning Commission/July 1, 2004 <br /> Page 9 of 12 <br /> <br />109 <br /> <br /> <br />