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r 3. 4. 5. 6. The proposed plat consists of three residential lots each meeting the minimum requirement of two acres of dry buildable area. Lots 1 and 2 meet the required lot width of 200' at the rear of the 50’ front/street setback line. Per Zoning Code Section 10.28 Subd. 5B, Lot 3 requires a variance of 20' or 10% because it is only 180' in width at the rear of the 50' front/street setback line. Lot 3 contains an existing residence. Lot 1 is by definition a 'back lot’ and meets 150% of the lot area requirement of the RR“1B Zoning District. By definition the east line of Lot 1 is the front lot line, which for a back lot normally requires 150% of the 50' RR-IB front setback for the principal residence, or 75' per Subdivision Code Section 11.31 Subd. 5. At its September 15, 1997 meeting the Planning Commission recommended approval of a front setback variance for Lot i, finding that due to the orientation of Lots 1 and 2, there will be no impact on Lot 2 by constructing a residence on Lot 1 only 50' from its front lot line rather than the required 75', and this relaxed setback requirement will allow construction of a residence on Lot 1 to mmimize impacts to the steep slope to the west of the proposed house site. The south line of Lot 1 is its side lot line, and the subdividers have agreed to a minimum 50' setback for construction along that line where a 45' setback would normally be required for this back lot, as additional buffer to the adjacent property. All three lots have been found to have adequate and suitable soils for on-site sewage treatment systems. The On-Site Systems Manager has approved a variance for setback to the wetland on Lot 2 for three of the six identified drainfield sites. Lot 3 will continue to be served by the existing easement driveway access to the private segment of Lyman Avenue. Lots 1 and 2 will access the public portion of Lyman Avenue via Outlot B, a shared private driveway corridor. This requires a variance to Subdivision Regulations Section 11.33, Subd. 4 which would require a 3-lot subdivision to be served by a 24'-28' paved read system. The public portion of existing Lyman Avenue is paved at a 12-15' width currently serving 8 homes with a potential of 3-4 additional homes. The private portion of Ljmian Avenue, which will continue to be used by Lot 3, is a 12’ gravel driveway serving 5 homes with a potential for 1 or 2 additional homes. Planning Commission at their September 15, 1997 meeting concluded that the two new building sites can Page 2 of 8