01-17-2023 Planning Commission Packet

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To: Chair McCutcheon and Planning Commission Members Adam Edwards, City Administrator From: Laura Oakden Community Development Director Date: January 17, 2022 Subject: #LA22-000060, John Grzybek o/b/o Ward Edwards, 2474 Carman Street, Sketch Plan Background 2474 Carman has street frontage on Shoreline Drive. The lot is long and narrow with a lagoon that divides the land and identified wetlands on the northerly portion of the property. A survey was done of the property. The parcel is 87, 510 sq.ft in total area (roughly 2 acres). With the removal of the lagoon space (under the 929.4 OHWL) the parcel is 70,955 sq.ft (1.6 acres). The lot is improved with a single family home on the portion of the lot south of the inlet. The home has access via a private driveway off of Carman Street. The portion of the lot north of the inlet is unimproved. It is the applicant’s goal to split the lot to facilitate a new building site north of the inlet. The applicant included a narrative as Exhibit D. The applicant has not identified how they would proposed to use the northerly lot. The portion of the lot north of the inlet is heavily wooded. The lot includes a wetland and the grade drops 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 (1 acre minimum), and the portion north of the inlet is zoned LR-1C-1 (0.5 acre minimum). The applicable minimum required lot areas and widths are illustrated in the table below for each district. A similar application was made in 2020 for 2474 and 2480 Carmen Street. The 2020 application contemplated a subdivision of the 2 existing lots through with the division at the lagoon to create 4 total lots. At that time, the Planning Commission and the City Council were not in favor of creating any nonconforming parcels. Proposal Application Summary: The applicant is requesting informal feedback on the proposed sketch plan for 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.