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CASE #: REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE FROM STREET FRONTAGE OR LOT WIDTH REQUIREMENTS ON PIN 08-32-25-11-0008; CASE OF LARRY SKOGQUIST By: Anita Rasmussen, City Planner Background: Larry Skogquist is requesting a variance to the minimum street frontage requirement in order that a dwelling may be constructed on a lot they own that is located on the south side of County Road//63 and northeast of Dellwood Hills. The following items are enclosed for your information: a) Site location b) Site Plan c) Proposed Findings of Facts d) Proposed Variance Notification: State statute requires notification of the public hearing to property owners within 350 feet of the Subject Property. Observations: As you may recall, the Board of Adjustment approved a variance from the minimum street frontage and lot width on July 7, 1998 for this property. The applicant did not initiate the variance within the one-year time frame, nor did they petition for an extension of time to complete the variance. The applicant would like a re-issuance of the variance from the street frontage requirements. The parcel is approximately 3 acres in size and is zoned R-1 Rural Residential. The surrounding parcels are also zoned for single family residential dwellings. City Code does not permit the development of a home on a lot that does not meet the minimum width requirements. City Code defines width as the amount of property that abuts the public road. In the rural residential district, the minimum lot width or street frontage requirement is 200 feet. The lot has no frontage on County Road #63. The applicant also own's the adjacent lot to the west and is proposing to grant an easement for access to County Road//63 from that lot to the subject landlocked parcel. Recommendation: City Staff recommends re-issuance of the variance from street frontage requirements contingent upon the applicant entering into a variance agreement with the City.