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TO:Jeanne Mabusth & Planning Conunission <br />FROM:Alan P. Olson, City Planner <br />DATE:March 25, 1982 <br />SUBJECT:#678 Lot Line Rearrangement Subdivision, City of Orono <br />and Kendall (Mike) Ellis, 1000 and 1020 Old Crystal Bay <br />Road South <br />A public hearing is called for the April 19, 1982, Planning <br />Commission meeting to receive public comments on a proposed <br />lot line rearrangement subdivision involving the sale of a <br />portion of the City's French Lake sewer plant property to the <br />adjacent landowner, Mike Ellis.i <br />Because this is a simple, rectangular legal description, the <br />transfer will be made on a metes-and-bounds basis rather than <br />a plat. <br />This proposed sale was first discussed in 1976 and was reopened <br />last fall. A development study was done to review the consequences <br />of this sale. See my February 25, 1982, memo and attached sketches <br />outlining Option #1 (this sale) and Option #2 (a 2 lot subdivision). <br />On March 8, 1982, the City Council determined that this property <br />was no longer needed for any public purpose, and that sale of <br />this peace to Ellis was the best option. On March 22, 1982, the <br />Council approved a purchase agreement with Mr. Ellis for $4,000 <br />plus all legal/administrative costs. <br />The existing Ellis property is about 2.6 acres in size. It is <br />located in the RR-lB rural residential district which requires 2.0 <br />acres per unit. The existing use is fully conforming although <br />the barn does not meet current setback requirements. <br />When Ellis acquires the 0.76 acre parcel, his total lot size <br />would be about 3.4 acres +. This is not large enough to subdivide <br />into 2 lots. Therefore the extra property will have to be legally <br />combined for tax purposes with his existing land. The barn setbacks <br />would become more than required for zoning compliance. <br />The Ellis house is currently connected to City sewer (since 1969). <br />Under current zoning and comprehensive plan policies, sewer <br />availability would not be available to subdivide the property <br />into additional units. <br />Sale of thi.' parcel will still leave about 3.6 acres of dry <br />buildable ground Tor a salable building site on the existing road <br />or sewer easement serving the MVVCC pumping station. <br />The lot line rearrangement subdivision should be approved subject <br />to legal combination of this parcel with the existing Ellis <br />property.