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. MnDOT Lots 9/26/03 Page 2 1180 Lpman Avenue(Developed residential lot) Proposed Legal Description: (metes and bounds) Lot Standards: Gross area prior to MnDOT Acquisition: 1.48 acres (Area var. granted 1987) Proposed gross area: 1.1 acre approx. Lot area becomes more nonconforming to the 2.0 acre minimum standazd. The impact of this is that total reconstruction on the site would require a lot area variance. House Setbacks: Proposed rear house setback is approximately 20-25'. Required = 50'. The rear yard becomes substandard, and no additions to the existing home within 50' of the rear lot line would be allowed. The house becomes nonconforming as to location. On-site systems: Proposed tested drainfield sites have been rejected because they do not conform to minimum City requirements, to wit: a) Primary site is a performance system. b) Alternate site is within City cul-de-sac easement, the ultimate use of which would be for road purposes. c) Primary site does not meet required 20' setback to property line. The use of a performance system as a primary system for an existing residence is allowed only when a standard system is not feasible due to pre-existing lot limitations, or only when a site is concurrently approved and preserved meeting the requirements for a standard system. The use of the City road easement for a primary or alternate site will not be allowed. The extreme length of Lyman Avenue suggests that future development of a cul-de- sac will likely be warranted,and the City has to date acquired 2/3 of the area for such a cul-de-sac, including the easement area within 1180 Lyman Avenue. If septic sites do not exist,the only reasonable alternative would be to remove the house,the site becomes unbuildable, and attach it to adjoining lot(s) as additional yard area.