06-15-2015 Planning Commission Packet

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' MIl�TUTES OF THE 4RON0 PLANNING CONIlVIISSION MEETING Mond.ay,May 18,2015 <� 6:30 o'clock p.m. � ,�►.1 Gai�'ron stated about the oniy thing the Planning Commission can do at this point is to include a statement f'"�► in t�e final plat saying that th�is is ttze recammendation for that piece of land. Landgraver stated the other part is who is going to be responsible for that outlot now and into the future and what they will be allowed to do with it. Landgraver stated the Planning Commission would like to see sor�ae firm language on that and whether it is going to be in a conservation easement or land trust. L,eskinen stated a conservation district is with�e City and a Isnd trust is wit�the staie. Gaf&on stated given the history of the parcel and the recent discussions,he does nat believe the applicant would be willing to give an easement of any type over the outlots at this point. Sticlaney stated he cannot at this point. Leskinen noted it was presented in the beginning as a land tcvst but that she is more concerned with protecting the woods. Leskinen noted a znotion was made to table the application. Lerake seconded the motion. VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. (Rece.�s txken from 9:12 p.m.to 9:17 p.m.) 5. #15�73I RENEE WIXON,4505 WEST BRANCH RUAD,5KETCH PLAN REVIEW, 9:17 P.M.—9:35 P.M. William and Renee Wix,on,Applicants,were preseut. Gai�'ron stated this is a sketch plau to create a second 2-acre lot from a parcel that contains 4.71 dry a.cres, of which 3.9Q acres is contiguous and 0.81 acres is separabed by a creek ar�d wetland that traverses the property from west to east. The property is located in the RR 1B District,which allows for singl�family residential use with a minimum lot size of 2.0 acxes and 200 feet lot width. The property dces not appear to meet the minimum standards for subdivision. City Code requires two acres of dry buildable contiguous acreage in each lot. The property abuts a creek that enters the site at ti�e northwest corner of the property,winds its way through the southerly portion of the srte,and then exits to the east where it enbers Forest Lake Bay of Lake Minnetonka. In addition,there is a delineated wetland that extends outside the defined drainage easement.At the point where the creek separates the dry buildat�Ie land at the southeast corner of the site,the wetiand is approximately 50 feet in width. It would be inconsistent with past City practice to allow credit towards the 2-acre contiguous dry buildable requirement for two areas of land separated by a 50-foot wetland corridor. Gaf�'ron stated under a standard subdivision process,each proposed lot must contain a minimunn of 2.0 acres of contiguous dry buildable land. This requirement has to do with septic systems and the City has typically not granted variances to the noncontiguous land. The applicants have provided two conceptual lot layouts for consideration. Neither layout meets the requirement for both lots containing 2.4 acres of contiguous dry-buildable land. In each layout,the proposed new easterly lot contains less than 2A acres norti�of the creek/wetland that traverses the Page 25 of 37