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Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by
Consent ul 21, 2008 Jerem Barnhart, Plannin Mana er
Item Description Reviewed by
Request by City of Elk River for Ordinance Amendment to Lori ohnson, Ci Administrator
Section 30-371, Regarding Flag-Shape Lots -Case# 08-04 Reviewed by
Action Requested
Adoption of the attached ordinance.
Summary
At the February 19, 2008 City Council meeting, an administrative subdivision proposal was approved
with a "flag lot" design. Members of the Council had voiced concern with this practice.
At the March 10, May 19, and June 16 meetings, the Council reviewed and discussed information
regarding flag lots, including review of an ordinance prohibiting these lots. Council asked staff to define
"access" and "access strip". The attached ordinance has revised and clarified that definition.
At their meeting on July 7, the Council agreed in principle to the draft as attached. The Council is asked
to formally adopt the ordinance as written.
Attachments
• Ordinance
Action Motion by Second by Vote
Follow Up
S:\PLANNING MAIN\Case Files\OA\OA 08-04 flag lots\CC memo 7-21-08.doc
ORDINANCE 08 -
CITY OF ELK RIVER
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER REGULATING FLAG LOTS
BY AMENDING
SECTION 30-1 "DEFINITIONS" AND ADDING SECTION 30-482 "FLAG
LOTS" OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES
Case No. OA 08-04
The City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. That Section 30-1, titled "Definitions" of the City of Elk River Code of
Ordinances shall be amended by adding the following definitions:
Access: A means of vehicular or pedestrian approach, entry to, or exit from property.
Flag Lot: means a lot so shaped that the building site area is set back from the street on
which the lot fronts and the lot includes an access strip, which is at any point less than 75%
of the minimum lot width requirement in the zoning district, connecting the building site
area with the frontage street.
Section 2. That the Elk River Code of Ordinances be amended by adding in Section 30-
482 thereto:
Section 30-482 Flag lots are prohibited
Section 3. That this ordinance shall take effect upon publication as provided by law.
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Elk River this 21st day of
July, 2008.
Attest:
Stephanie Klinzing
Mayor
Tina Allard
City Clerk