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<br /> <br /> <br />To: Chair McCutcheon and Planning Commission Members <br /> Adam Edwards, City Administrator <br /> <br />From: Laura Oakden, Interim Community Development <br />Director <br /> <br />Date: June 21, 2022 <br /> <br />Subject: #LA22-000027, Amy Swanson, 4025 4025 Watertown Rd, <br />Sketch Plan <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br />The property is unplatted and roughly 13.07 total acres and roughly 270’ wide at Watertown <br />Road based on Hennepin County information. The property is in the RR-1A zoning district which <br />requires 5 acres and 300’ of lot width. The current property is substandard to the district due to <br />the lot width. The area is served by well and septic. There is also potential wetlands on the <br />property per Hennepin county maps. In areas not served by sanitary sewer, each lot much <br />contain 2 acres f dry contagious buildable land. Any wetland areas are not counted toward the <br />required dry-buildable acres for the creation of new lots. As this is a sketch plan, No wetland <br />delineation has been completed on the property, nor have two septic sites for each lot been <br />verified. <br /> <br />Application <br />The applicant is looking for feedback on the proposed application. <br /> <br />The applicant’s propose to split the current parcel with an existing home into a front lot and a <br />back lot. The front lot would front on Watertown Rd. Lot width is measured at the front <br />building setback line. The back lot would have street access from a shared driveway established <br />in an outlot. The back lot is required to meet 150% lot area standards which would require 7.5 <br />acres. Each lot would have its own septic and well. The proposed use of the property is <br />anticipated to be single family residential. <br /> <br />The table below summarizes the proposed lot area and width, and shows the required <br />standards, including setbacks. Items in red denote non-conforming standards. <br /> <br /> Area (5 Acre <br />Required) <br />Lot Width (300’ <br />Required) <br />Meets <br />Requirements <br />Existing Lot 13.07 270’ No <br />Proposed Front Lot 3.65 240’ No <br />Application Summary: The applicant is requesting sketch plan review on a proposed <br />subdivision that would subdivide a parcel into a front lot/back lot subdivision. <br />Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff requests non-binding feedback from the <br />planning commission. Planning Staff does not support the lot split as non-conforming lots <br />would be created, inconsistent with the zoning code and the comprehensive plan for the area.