Agenda Packet Cc - regular meeting 7/25/1988

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Zoning File #1025 July 7, 1988 Page 3 of 3 5. Applicant's attorney suggested that the only other property in the neighborhood and within the LR-1P district that is uniquely similar to Henrich's is that secondary lot owned by Merle Halverson on Highwood Road, just a few doors to the west of Henrich. Halverson owns a separate tax parcel next to his homestead parcel that includes a cabin structure that has a market value of $2,000 placed on it by the City Assessor, and a land market value of $35,000 with about 0.25 acres in area or about 30• larger than the Henrich lot. The Assessor, Rolf Erickson, has told staff that if Henrich's lot had been considered as a separate buildable lot, it would have been &signed a market value for the land alone between $35,000 and $50,000. However, Henrich's Lot 19 has (for 19P9) been assessed a taxable market of $20,000. Clearly Henrich has not been paying the same amount of taxes on this property that he would have, had it been assessed as a buildable lot. Staff Roca =endation - Presuming that the City Attorney's opinion will be forthcoming prior to your receipt of this memo, please review that opinion. Staff would request that Council review the Froposed findings in the conceptual resolution for denial presented in your last packet. If Council finds on the other hand, that approval is in order, then Council should direct staff to draft a resolution of approval for your next meeting, and Council should suggest specific supportive findings for such approval.