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H. Drainage and utility easements along lot lines and any other easements required by this <br />chapter. Criteria to be met. Recommended condition of approval. <br />I. A grading plan with drainage calculations shall be submitted if required by the city <br />engineer. Criteria to be met. Recommended condition of approval. <br />J. The subdivider has complied with the requirements of this chapter which the planning <br />commission or City Council have made the subdivision by registered land survey or <br />survey specifically subject to. Criteria met. <br />4. Section 1150.01, Granting Variances <br />The City Council may grant a variance from the regulations contained in this chapter as part of <br />the plat approval process following a finding that all of the following conditions exist: <br />A. The hardship is not a mere inconvenience; <br />According to the Applicant's narrative, the hardship is converting a property from a <br />commercial use to a residential use. <br />B. The condition or conditions upon which the request is based are unique and not generally <br />applicable to other property; <br />According to the Applicant's narrative submitted as apart of his application, the Subject <br />Property includes unique circumstances due to its nontraditional shape and former use of <br />the property. The Applicant states the former gathering hall/lodge having only one <br />access off of Edgewater Avenue has limited the potential for future residential <br />development. In order to be able to subdivide the parcel and construct a home on both <br />lots that each meet setback requirements, the Applicant must seek these variances. <br />C. The granting of a variance will not be substantially detrimental to the public welfare and <br />is in accord with the purpose and intent of this chapter, the zoning ordinance and <br />comprehensive plan. <br />According to the Applicant, by placing the houses in line in an east/west orientation with <br />the neighboring houses along Lake Josephine, all setbacks will be consistent and more <br />pleasing to the eye. According to the Applicant, the proposed single-family housing will <br />be consistent with future land use plans outlined in the City of Arden Hills 2040 <br />Comprehensive Plan. <br />Chapter 13, Zoning Regulations Review <br />1. District Provisions (R-2 Single and Two -Family Residential District) —Section 1320.06 <br />Lot Size and Dimensions — Variance Requested <br />Under the proposed Minor Subdivision, the Subject Property would be comprised of two 31,000- <br />square-foot lots. Section 1320 — District Provisions of the Zoning Code requires a minimum lot <br />size of 11,000 square feet per single-family dwelling unit in the R-2 District. The Applicant is <br />Page 7 of 12 <br />