10-24-1988 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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To: Mayor Grabek & Orono Council Members City Administrator Bernhardson From: Michael P. Gaffrcn, Asst Planning & Zoning Administrator Date: October 19, 1988 Subject: #1328 Howard B. Johnson, 1635 & 1675 Concordia Street - Subdivision of a Lot Line Rearrangement - Class I - Application - Request for a lot line rearrangement to place neighboring residence within its own property boundaries. Zoning District - LR-lC List of Exhibits Exhibit A - Letter of Request From Dave Eiss, Purchaser of Johnson Property Exhibit B - Letter From Johnson's Attorney Dated 10/18/88 Exhibit C - Planning Commission Minutes of 10/3/88 Exhibit D - Planning Commission Action Notice of 10/6/88 Exhibit E - Memo & Exhibits of 9/28/88 Exhibit F - Staff Sketch Discussion - Please review the memo and exhibits of September 28, 1988, and review the letters from Mr. Eiss and Mr. Wangensteen. Howard Johnson is selling his 4 acre property at 1635 Concordia Street to Mr. Eiss. During that transaction, it was discovered that a lot line rearrangement agreed upon by the property owners many years ago 1. id never been filed, and the Trainor house at 1675 Concordia Street actually encroaches l' into the Howard Johnson property. The applicant brought forth this application for a 5' setback to clean up this title problem. Planning Commission has reviewed this application at two meetings, and at their October 3rd meeting, recommended on a vote of 6-0 that he new line should be located at least 10' from the Trainor residence, which would make the Trainor residence conforming to the 10' side setback standard for the LR-lC zoning district. Planning Commission felt that this was the only opportunity that they would have to make this non -conforming situation fully conforming. Mr. Eiss and Mr. Wangensteen make a number of significant points, relating back to how this encroachment came about, and that the rearrangement is merely to clear, up an old problem. It also should be noted that the proposed rearrangement will decrease the Johnson/Eiss property by 336 s.f., less than 0.01 acre, hence there is little significant effect on future development of that property. At the Planning Commission meeting, staff suggested the possibility of a rearrangement that would take just a rectangular portion out of the Johnson/Eiss property, s creating"npw line that is 10' from the existing Trainor house. This would comprise about 450 s.f. in area and would accomplish the Planning Commission objective without significantly increasing the area lost by Johnson/Eiss (see Exhibit F).