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<br /> Page 4 of 14 <br />Site Plan B – Applicant Requested Approval <br /> The Applicant has indicated that if both lots were to be oriented with their front yards facing east <br />rather than facing Edgewater Avenue, Lot A would meet the minimum lot depth requirement, <br />and the total buildable area would increase. The Applicant has pointed out that this would be <br />more consistent with the orientation of neighboring lakefront properties to the north of the <br />Property which have front yards facing east. Additionally, the Applicant has stated that his <br />proposed lot configuration in Site Plan B is able to accommodate a building pad that met <br />setbacks, minimum lot coverage, minimum lot area per dwelling unit, maximum dwelling unit <br />density, and minimum landscaped area requirements for the R-2 District and the Shoreland <br />Overlay District. <br /> <br />The Applicant is proposing to construct a single-family dwelling on each parcel. For the planning <br />commission review, the Applicant has submitted a Certificate of Survey identifying the proposed <br />lot configuration and house footprint of Tract A and Tract B. At this stage, the Applicant is seeking <br />Planning Commission feedback on the variance portion of the minor subdivision in advance of <br />developing civil plans, house floor plans, and renderings. <br /> <br />4. History of the Planning Case <br /> <br />The Applicant previously applied for a concept review to split the lot and request a variance for <br />the minimum lot width on September 2, 2022 (Planning Case 22-016). From the preliminary <br />analysis, planning staff did identify that Parcel A would also require a variance to allow a shorter <br />lot depth than what was required by the city code. The City Council was generally supportive of <br />the lot dimensions for a two parcel Minor Subdivision as presented. Planning staff noted that the <br />Applicant may need to seek additional variances based on the description of setbacks as verbally <br />presented during the concept review. <br /> <br />5. Approvals <br /> <br />The Planning Commission is being asked to determine if a Minor Subdivision and Variance <br />request should be approved to split the Subject Property located at 1174 Edgewater Avenue into