Agenda Packet Cc - regular meeting 9/12/1988

Home Browse Search

To: Mayor Grabek Orono Council Members City Administrator Bernhardson From: Michael P. Gaffron, Assistant Zoning Administrator Date: May 29, 1987 Subject: #990 Ward Ferrell 3405 Watertown Road - Variances - Denial Resolution List of Exhibits Please refer to your information packet from the last meeting. Additional Exhibits: Exhibit A - Information/Surveys Submitted by Applicant at 5/26/87 Meeting 1) Swan Lake Plat - Mills New Subdivision 2) 900 North Brown Road 3) 1925 West Farm Road Exhibit B - Denial Resolution as Drafted With Exhibit "A" (Sketch of Properties in Question) Discussion - I. Cases/situations that applicant feels are similar. The applicant, at your May 26 meeting, suggested that there are many cases similar to his that the City has approved. In fact, because the pr'.me differentiating factor is common ownership, none of the cases he brought up are similar: A) Swan Lake Addition - specifically William Mills' Jr. plat - this is a recent plat (1985-86) which divided Lot 7 into two lots each ')f which contains two dry buildable acres exclusive of the lake/pond area. This plat has absolutely no similarity to what Ferrell is requesting. Note that the City has granted variances for individual, pre-existing, separately owned substandard lots in the Swan Lake Addition. The key is separately owned. B) 900 North Brown Road - this lot was created as part of the plat "Farm at Long Lake" in 1978 under current zoning standards. The lot at 900 North Brown Road contains about 2.1 dry acres in total, but of which only 0.9 acres is outside of an extensive drainage easement on the property. This lot was in separate ownership, was created under current lot area codes and obviously was not considered as being a substandard lot when created, as long as any house proposed to be guilt on it could meet the City's septic concerns (primary and alternate site) and setbacks, which it does. (NOTE that at that time in 1978, the City did not exclude drainage easement area from the dry buildable. Now we do.)