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Page 2 of 4 be considered at a later date and would be up to the Future Buyer to provide documentation on site layout and code compliance. Based off of the direction given by the Council, Staff is presenting this item to the Planning Commission for review of consistency with the City’s Comprehensive Plan. The City has verified that the parcel is not dedicated for a public purpose that would prohibiting the sale (i.e. park land or public improvements). The parcel is not identified in the City’s Comprehensive Plan as a site for future development to meet the needs of city infrastructure or operational activities. If the Commission recommends the disposal, Staff would begin the process of listing the property and allow a defined period of time for offers to be submitted. Site Evaluation The property at 3588 Ridgewood Road is zoned R-1, Single Family Residential. The 2040 Comprehensive Plan has this property guided towards LDR, Low Density Residential. The parcel is currently undeveloped and is expected to be sold for the development of a single -family residential dwelling which is permitted in this zoning district. No additional information is available at this time with regards to future plans for construction. This is a nonconforming lot of record because the lot does not meet the minimum lot requirements in the R-1 zoning district. The parcel has an irregular shape with double road frontage along Ridgewood Road and Snelling Avenue North. Total Lot Area Lot Width Lot Depth Zoning Code R-1 District 14,000 square feet 95 feet 130 feet 3588 Ridgewood Drive 13,500 square feet Approx. 100 feet Approx. 99 feet to 115 feet As previously noted, the parcel would require a variance for development of the site. However, a Future Buyer would need to demonstrate that future construction of a dwelling meets all applicable city codes with regards to setbacks, FAR, lot coverage, etc. prior to closing of the property. General Procedures City Ordinance Chapter 2, Section 220.03 Subd.2.B for Planning Commission Powers and Duties states the following: B. The Planning Commission shall review the proposed acquisitions and disposal of real property and proposed public improvements to real property and shall advise the City Council in writing whether such acquisitions, disposals, or improvements are in compliance with the City's Comprehensive Municipal Plan. Failure of the Planning Commission to report on the proposal within forty-five (45) days after referral by the City Council or within such other reasonable period as may be designated by the City Council shall be deemed to have satisfied this review requirement. The City Council may, by resolution adopted by an affirmative vote of four (4) Council Members, dispense with this review requirement if in its judgment the City Council determines that such proposal has no relationship to the City's Comprehensive Municipal Plan. The review of the Planning Commission is further instructed in State Statute 462.356, Subd. 2 Procedure to Effect Plan: Generally which requires that, before a City acquire or dispose of any