11.1 SR 02-05-2024
Request for Action
To Item Number
Mayor and City Council 11.1
Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by
Work Session February 5, 2024 Zack Carlton, Community Development Director
Item Description Reviewed by
Concept Review: Draft New Ordinance to Support Chris Leeseberg, Senior Planner
Platting Small Parcels
Reviewed by
Cal Portner, City Administrator
Action Requested
Provide the applicant with informal feedback regarding their request for a new ordinance related to platting small
parcels.
Background/Discussion
The applicant has requested feedback from the city regarding their request to develop a new ordinance that would
allow platting or boundary line adjustments for minor changes which may otherwise require a full plat.
Specifically, the applicant owns an 8.1-acre parcel which has been platted as Lot 1, Block 1, Beaudry Elk River
Addition. He would like to complete a boundary line adjustment to add approximately 1,000 SF of an adjacent
non-platted (metes and bounds) parcel to his platted parcel.
The current ordinance permits this lot adjustment through the platted exemption process, which requires both
properties to be platted. Staff created this process to address situations like the current situation, but the changes
generally do not contemplate such a minor adjustment.
The applicant and owner of the adjacent parcel have concerns with the costs associated with platting a 20-acre
parcel to split off approximately 1,000 SF. This is a unique situation, and the applicant would like the city to create
an ordinance that would allow these small changes without platting both parcels in their entirety. Sherburne
County and their processes also need to support any platting process created by the city.
Financial Impact
None – the applicant would be required to apply for an ordinance amendment and the legal costs would be the
responsibility of the applicant.
Mission/Policy/Goal
Support the growth and development of the city’s residential and business communities.
Attachments
None
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