Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-05-17 Letter, New Zoning OrdinanceMay 17, 1983 CITY of ORONO I'urit llfhr,• MIX to; 01*ry%t.11 IMV. Minnesiow MMI aMunicipul (Iffirrr On the Narth Shure of Lake .11ninetnrska Mrs. Victoria Arneson Mrs. 11. R. Nelson 3115 Cedar Avenue South Apt. 3 Minneapolis, Mn. 55407 RE: Big Island Record Lot No. 16 Dear Mrs. Arneson and Mrs. Nelson, Enclosed is an infc,rmation packet on your Big Island property as sent to all owners on the island. The purpose of this is to inform you about the new zoning ordinance adopted last December, and to record information about your property to ensure that your building rights are protected to the fullest intent of the ordinance. I apologize for the delay in getting this informaiton to you. One reason for the delay is that your pro-^rty as identified by this Record Lot is unusual in several respects. I want to be sure that you understand what the ordinance says and what options you have available. he basic intent of the ordinance was to protect and preserve the oxistinq lots with cabins on them, and to allow creation of new building sites only on lots of 5 acres or more in area. This Record Lot totals 2.16 acres of dry land (plus 1.25 acres of wetland) and has one cabin on it, so it has been defined as one building site in the ordinance. What makes your land unusual is the related ownership and use patterns that tic together separate parcels owned by three persons: 1. The cabin is located on inland property listed to Mrs. H. R. Nelson. This could be a separate record lot except that access from the lake to the cabin runs thru the Arneson lots. 2. The vacant hillside listed to Victoria Arneson totals about 0.65 acre, which in itself is small to be con- sidered an additional building site. But this is the ideal spot to put up a new cabin to replace the old one on the back lot. This could be considered a separate record lot because of the separate ownership if you want it to be. SUU.uINc a /.IIMI.NG - 471.7137 • %1)%11% IS I R.v W )% A I IN.% ,l l III 73SM . 111 HI.IC UORKS 47) 7)39 ASSISSING w May 17, 1983 CITY of ORONO I'urit llfhr,• MIX to; 01*ry%t.11 IMV. Minnesiow MMI aMunicipul (Iffirrr On the Narth Shure of Lake .11ninetnrska Mrs. Victoria Arneson Mrs. 11. R. Nelson 3115 Cedar Avenue South Apt. 3 Minneapolis, Mn. 55407 RE: Big Island Record Lot No. 16 Dear Mrs. Arneson and Mrs. Nelson, Enclosed is an infc,rmation packet on your Big Island property as sent to all owners on the island. The purpose of this is to inform you about the new zoning ordinance adopted last December, and to record information about your property to ensure that your building rights are protected to the fullest intent of the ordinance. I apologize for the delay in getting this informaiton to you. One reason for the delay is that your pro-^rty as identified by this Record Lot is unusual in several respects. I want to be sure that you understand what the ordinance says and what options you have available. he basic intent of the ordinance was to protect and preserve the oxistinq lots with cabins on them, and to allow creation of new building sites only on lots of 5 acres or more in area. This Record Lot totals 2.16 acres of dry land (plus 1.25 acres of wetland) and has one cabin on it, so it has been defined as one building site in the ordinance. What makes your land unusual is the related ownership and use patterns that tic together separate parcels owned by three persons: 1. The cabin is located on inland property listed to Mrs. H. R. Nelson. This could be a separate record lot except that access from the lake to the cabin runs thru the Arneson lots. 2. The vacant hillside listed to Victoria Arneson totals about 0.65 acre, which in itself is small to be con- sidered an additional building site. But this is the ideal spot to put up a new cabin to replace the old one on the back lot. This could be considered a separate record lot because of the separate ownership if you want it to be. SUU.uINc a /.IIMI.NG - 471.7137 • %1)%11% IS I R.v W )% A I IN.% ,l l III 73SM . 111 HI.IC UORKS 47) 7)39 ASSISSING Mrs. Victoria Arneson • '' Mrs. H. R. Nelson May 17, 1983 3. The last piece is 1/2 of lot 7 listed to Vivian J. Nelson. This is only 0.15 acre in area and land- locked. It could be listed as a separate record lot, but would never be separately buildable. By including this in the one record lot some additional lot area credit is gained without loosing any build- ing rights. YOUR OPTIONS A. You may choose to have the H.R. as two separate record lots instead two separate owners even though you address. Nelson and V. Arneson lots listed of one. This would recognize the are related and living at the same B. You may choose to have the H.R. Nelson and V. Arneson lots listed as one combined record lot, (with or without the V. Nelson 1/2 lot) which is the way tt_i ordinance provides now. I think this is the way you view the property now. This would still provide three ways of handling the cabin: 1. Keep using the existing cabin as is;or 2. Replace the existing cabin with a new one located anywhere on the combined property, and without requiring any additional variance procedure with the city (this is what the attached resolution is for); or 3. You could also apply for a quest cabin permit that would allow you to build a new cabin on the front lot aad retain the old one as a guest cabin for occassional use. This decision doesn't have to be made now but only at the time you might consider building a new cabin. All things considered including your phone call to me last March, I think that Option B(the one combined record lot)will best serve both your needs and the citys' planning purposes. IF YOU AGREE WITH OPTION B, please sign, have notarized and return the white variance resolution (form ;)2) with the signatures of both Mrs. 11. R. Nelson and Victoria Arneson. The signature of Vivian J. Nelson and inclusion cf her 1/2 lot is optional. Also then have the same persons sign and return the green lot combination form N3. IF YOU WANT TO 11AVE THE H.R. NELSON AND ARNESON LOPS LISTED SEPARATELY, please call or write to let me know and I will have some revised forms made up for your signature. Don't worry about the July 1, 1983 deadline indicated on the forms. Since this notice to you is late, the July deadline will not apply. Please consider this carefully and give me a call if you have any questions. Thank you for your assistance. Sincerely, lan P. Olson City Planner APO/msw /cc: Vivian Nelson 5009 W. 34th Street Minneapolis, Mn. 55416