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Comprehensive Plan Amendment, and Variance. The City Council voted to deny this application because the proposal was not consistent with the Comprehensive Plan designation of the property as Public and Institutional. At their May 28, 2018 meeting the City Council approved a Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Preliminary Plat and Variance at the subject property. The Comprehensive Plan Amendment changed the designation of the property from Public and Institutional to Very Low Density Residential. The approved Preliminary Plat created three (3) single-family residential lots (Attachment C) on the existing lot. The proposed project never came to fruition and the property was voluntarily foreclosed. At this time the Sheriff sale has occurred and the property is currently in the two (2) month redemption period. Discussion: O'Meara Construction is proposing to acquire the property and remove the existing blight fire station. The Applicant is proposing to subdivide the property and create four (4) owner occupied single-family residential lots (Attachment D). The Applicant is requesting feedback on the creation of four (4) lots. Existing Conditions The site is bordered to the north, east and south by single-family detached homes. Generally, the topography along New Brighton Road is relatively flat while the rear of the property drops off approximately 28 feet to a wetland. This wetland is a land locked basin and does not have an overland connection to Lake Johanna. Concept Plan Proposal The proposed four (4) lots have the same dimensions as the previous subdivision applications for four (4) lots. As proposed, Lot 1 has a size of 21,827 square feet, Lot 2 has a size of 28,140 square feet, Lot 3 has a size of 31,793 square feet and Lot 4 has a size of 43,357 square feet. The Zoning Code requires a minimum lot size of 11,000 square feet in the R-2 District. Lot Total Lot Area (Square Feet) Width (Feet) Depth (Feet) Zoning Code R-2 District 11,000 85 120 1 21,187 81.75 267 2 28,140 81.75 288 3 31,793 81.75 389 4 43,357 81.75 321 The Code also requires individual lots in the R-2 Zoning District to have a street frontage of at least 85 feet, and a lot depth of at least 120 feet. As indicated by the Applicant and reflected on the submitted plans, all lots have a lot width 81.75 feet and a minimum depth of 120 feet. The reduced lot width would require approval of a Variance or request of a Planned Unit Development. The lot width is the only flexibility the applicant is requesting. The proposed lots and building meet all other R-2 standards. City of Arden Hills City Council Work Session for October 21, 2019 Page 2 of 5