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MEMORANDUM
Item # 6.2.
Mayor and City Council
FROM:
DATE:
Stephen Wensman, Planner
August 17, 1998
SUBJECT:
Request by Irwin and Margaret Olson
for an Administrative Subdivision,
Public Hearing Case No. AS 98-7
Request
The applicant is requesting an Administrative Subdivision to subdivide lot 6
from lot 4,5 and 6 of Countryside Acres.
Location
19761 Gary Street, Elk River, MN (Lots 4,5 and 6, Block 1, Countryside
Acres)
Zoning/Landuse
Rla (Single Family Residential) / LR (Low Density Residential)
Attachments
· Location Map
· Existing Conditions
· Requested Subdivision
Overview
The applicant are requesting to subdivide lot 4,5 and 6 into two lots; lot 4-5
and lot 6. In 1982, the applicant purchased the lots 4,5 and 6 in Countryside
Acres and combined them as one lot for building and tax purposes. The
applicant built his house on lot 4 and 5 and left 6 empty and wooded. Lot six
is free of structures and all woods at this time.
13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425
If subdivided, Lot 4-5 would be approximately 2.5 acres and lot 6
approximately 1.6 acres. The Elk River City Ordinance requires 2.5 acres
minimum lot size in the Rla zone.
Board of Adjustments
At the July 28th public hearing, the applicant was granted a variance from
the minimum lot size requirements in the Rla zoning in order to allow the
separation of lot 6 from 4-5.
Park and Recreation Commission Recommendation
The Park and Recreation Commission has recommended a cash dedication in
lieu of land to satisfy the park dedication requirements for the one new lot
being created.
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the request by the applicant
for and an administrative subdivision to subdivide lot 4,5 and 6 into two lots
with the following conditions:
1. DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENTS BE GRANTED TO THE CITY ALONG
THE PROPERTY LINES OF THE PROPOSED PARCELS.
PAYMENT OF PARK DEDICATION FEE IN THE AMOUNT OF $650 FOR THE
NEW LOT BEING CREATED TO BE PAID PRIOR TO RECORDING THE
ADMINISTRATIVE SUBDIVISION.
PAYMENT OF SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT FEE IN THE AMOUNT OF
$61.80 FOR THE NEW LOT BEING CREATED TO BE PAID PRIOR TO
RECORDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUBDIVISION.
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