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4. Front and side street setback variances will be granted to allow the guest house to remain in its current location until tht t.^ne the existing main house is demolished and the lot is redeveloped (but the guest house driveway must be removed from Fox Street at the time the new road is completed), 5. The final plat plans implement the remaining City Engineer recommendations noted on the letter dated May 26,2005 The Planning Commission briefly discussed how and if this plat might be affected by the conclusions that arise out of the Rural Oasis Study. The Planning Commission determined that the plat was submitted to the City prior to any conclusions resulting from the study and that the Council would address the issue if they so desired. Staff Recommendation Staff’s recommendation is noted above, stipulations #\ - #5. Tlie Council may want to discuss the issues noted below and direct staff to draff a preliminary plat resolution accordingly: 1M I. Guest house: The Planning Commission recommended that the guest house be allowed to remain until the time the existing main house is demolished and the lot is redeveloped. The issue with the guest house is that if Lot 6 is considered a back-lot for zoning purposes (discussed in #2 below), a front yard setback and side street setback variance need to be granted in order for it to remain in its current location. City policy has been that at the time of platting, all existing non-conformities must be eliminated. 2. Lot 6 as a back-lot: In an effort to eliminate as many accesses onto Fox Street and to allow the existing house to use the existing driveway, proposed Lot 6 has been suggested to be considered a back-lot. The preliminary plat shows a 30’ outlot for access off the proposed road for the existing driveway. The lot meets the 150% area requirement and the existing house meets the 150% setback requirements. The Planning Commission has determined that it should be considered a back-lot in accordance with staffs recommendation. The Council may want to discuss the ramifications of this. 3. Elimination of the existing accesses onto Fox Street: Hie applicant has expressed his desire to keep the existing access onto Fox Street for the guest house. The Planning Commission and staff have recommended that it and the existing driveway access at the western end of the site be eliminated at the time the new road is completed. This is a consistent recommendation for all properties being platted and due to the traffic and speeds that this portion of Fox Street experiences, staff would recommend the Council require that the access for the guest house be removed. The City Engineer has verified that the guest house could re-configure its driveway off the existing main house driveway. It should be noted that some trees may need to be removed to accomplish this, which brings back the question of whether or not the non-conforming guest house should be allowed to remain. 4. Septic sites for proposed Lot 6: Lot 6 contains the main house and a guest house. The code then requires four, 5-bedroom septic sites. The applicants have proposed two, 5-bedroom sites instead of four. The previous septic inspector suggested that two, 7-bedroom sites be found, i^ich would accommodate the 2-bedroom guest house in the same system that serves