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To:Planning Commission Members From:Michael P. Gaffron, Assistant Planning & Zoning Administrator Date: May 15r 1986 Subject: #1025 Edward R. Henrich, 4115 Highwood Road - Variance Zoning District - LR-IB, 1-acre Application - Variances to lot area and lot width to declare lot as buildable 0-75* Lot Area * 3,900 s.f. 75-250* Lot Area = 4,536 s.f. Total Lot Area = 8,436 s.f. = 0.194 Acre Required Area = 43,560 s.f. = 1.0 Acre Variance * 35,124 s.f. = 80.6% Variance Lot Width (Average) = 43.5* Required Lot Width = 140* Variance = 96.5* = 69% Variance List of Exhibits Exhibit A Exhibit B Exhibit C Exhibit D Exhibit E Application Plat Map Property Owners List Survey With Existing Improvements . Plat Map With Neighboring Property Sizes The applicants are requesting variances to construct a residence on this commonly-owned substandard lot. The Henrich*s live at 4125 Higjiwood Road,in their existing home on Lots 20 and 21 (combined). They purchased Lot 19 (4115 Highwood) with a small cabin on it in 1953, but never combined it with their homestead. The cabin eventually fell into disrepair, and was razed in 1975. Applicants state that they have always planned to build on this lot. This is a common ownership situation, and City policy since 1984 allows us to accept applications for separation of commonly owned lots, and review them on their own merits. However, we must also look at the historical usage of the property and how a separation will affect the adjacent commonly owned property, and how the property fits into the neighborhood. In this case, the applicants own Lots 20 and 21 totaling 0.46 acres, and Lot 19 of 0.19 acres, for a total of 0.65 acres commonly owned in this 1-acre zoning district. Separation would take 1 substandard commonly owned property and create 2 even more substandard lots from it, clearly not the intent of the Comprehensive Plan. Additional facts which may help you recommendation to the City Council include: in formulating a i