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#2365 - Sketch Plan <br />May 11, 1998 <br />Page 2 <br />Background <br />This 4.5 acre parcel was created via subdivision in 1993. The existing house was provided with <br />sewer ^part of the 1992-93 Stubbs Bay project, but the property was assessed for only one sewer <br />umt. There was no intent by the City at the time sewer was provided to reach a conclusion as <br />wh-^her this property was further subdividable. Only a stub to serve the e.xisting house is shown on <br />the sewer As-Built plans. <br />TTie applicant had her surveyor lay out a proposed subdivision that exhibits the following lot <br />dimensions: <br />LQt }Lsil Total <br />Gross Area 2.23 acres 2.28 acres 4.51 acres <br />Wetland 0.85 acres 0.35 acres 1.20 acres <br />Dry Buildable Area <br />Less Veh. Easem’t <br />1.38 acres <br />-0.10 acres <br />1.28 acres <br />1.93 acres 3.31 acres <br />Defined Lot Width*185'±214’±399'± <br />♦ As measured per ordinance at the 50’ front setback line <br />Lot 1 requires a variance for lot area and lot width. <br />Lot 2 requires a variance for lot area. <br />Lot Width Variance Analysis <br />The proposed width of Lot 1 is approximately 185' by definition (as measured at the 'rear of the <br />required front yard’, i.e. at the 50’ front setback line). However, the flmctional width of Lot 1 as <br />measured perpendicular to the side lot lines is about 142’. With the required 30 ’ side setbacks, a <br />house approximately 80’ in width could be placed on the lot without requiring setback variances. <br />Lot Area Variance Analysis <br />Staff IS aware of only two lot area variances granted by the City since 1975 in relation to new <br />residential subdivisions. In one case, this was the result of a City-motivated downzoning to <br />eliminate the Stubbs Bay Marina. The second case resulted from a 1980 agreement related to the <br />Minnetonka Bluffs sewer project and the potential need to condemn land for a lift station. Both