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Zoning File #209*^ January 10, 1996 Page 3 5.The three prop>erties have been commonly owned tor more than twenty years, and have been used as a singe homestead with two rental cabins for many years. Early in 1995, the City Council reviewed this property in regards to the over due sewer connection. Council concluded that: • The existing principal residence, which is provided with and has been assessed for one sewer unit, must be connected to sewer immediately (it has not been). The two rental cabins are nonconforming structures due to their location and are a nonconforming use due to the rental status, have not been assessed for sewer, and must be eliminated by the end of 1996. The three tax parcels must be legally combined within ninety days (deadline has passed with no combination occurring). All of the above to be formalized in an agreement with the property owner (agreement has been drafted to City satisfaction but has never been signed by th«* owner). The basis for this Council action was the need to make a decision about the rental cabins' sewer connection. Applicant either had to spend nearly $14,000 each to connect the cabins to sewer, or discontinue them. Council agreed with staff that providing sewer to these nonconforming structures with nonconforming uses would not be^ appropriate for this property. As part of the Stubbs Bay Sewer Project, this group of three properties was assessed only one sewer unit, to ser\e the existing house. If the proposed subdivision creating two lots is approved, a sewer connection charge of $13,813 (1996 fee schedule) would be required for the second unit. The current proposal is to reorganize this property from three tax parcels into two usehil building sites (property owner notes that the apparent market value of the property as a single building site is less than the ;iniount he paid for the property). ..J