02-18-2020 Planning Commission Packet

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o To: Chair Ressler and Planning Commission Members Dustin Rief, City Administrator ti From: Jeremy Barnhart,AICP ?4kEsHo4ti Community Development Director Date: February 18, 2020 Subject: #LA20-09, Don Gamble o/b/o Richard A and Kim A Edwards, 2480 and 2474 Carman Street, Sketch Plan Application Summary: The applicant is requesting informal feedback on the proposed sketch plan for the two existing lots at 2480 and 2474 Carman Street Staff Recommendation: While no formal action is required, this memo will serve as a foundation for the Commissions discussion with the applicant to bring to light potential issues to be addressed prior to submission of a formal Preliminary Plat application. Planning Department Staff recommends the Commission provide feedback. Background The applicant represents the two property owners of 2474 and 2480 Carman Street. 2474 Carman is west of 2480 Carman street, both have street frontage on Shoreline Drive. These lots are long and narrow, and their listed area (per Hennepin County) is 2 and 2.24 acres respectively, including a small inlet harbor type area. The lots are each improved with single family home on the portion of the lot south of the inlet. These homes are accessed via a private driveway off of Carman Street. They are the second and third lots off of this driveway(nonconforming). The portions of the lots north of the inlet are unimproved. It is the applicant's goal to split the lots to facilitate two new building sites north of the inlet. The portion of the lots north of the inlet are heavily wooded. The west lot includes a wetland. Both lots drop off quickly from Shoreline Drive. There are rumors of debris buried within the property,though the city is not aware of any official findings or soil borings. The property is unique in that the portion of the lot south of the inlet is zoned LR-1B, and the portion north of the inlet is zoned LR-1C-1. The applicable lot areas and width are illustrated in the table below. Proposal The applicant proposes splitting both lots, creating two buildable lots north of the inlet,and two lots south of the inlet. The lots would be required to connect to municipal sanitary sewer. The applicant proposes access to the lot via a curb cut off of Shoreline Drive. The applicant has not provided information relative to the housing style or character.