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specified for the zoning district in which the paTcels OT tracts are located in the zoning ordinancc. . 3. Public Welfare: It is determined that the proposed division or consolidation will not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to adjacent tracts in the area in which the subdivision tract is located. 4. Conformity with the rest of the Subdivision Ordinance: The proposed division or consolidation shall conform to all requirements of the subdivision Ordinance unless given an exemption by the Planning Commission and City Council. 5. Fees: All filing fees must be paid. Staff has reviewcd these criteria and oilers the following findings of fact: I. The submitted survey was prepared by a registered land survcyor and meets pertinent City requirements. 2. As noted above, the proposed lots meet the area and dimensional rcquircments of the R-l Zone. Howcver, an existing dwclling cncroaches six feet on the proposed new property linc. The applicant has submitted a variance application to allow this encroachmcnt to remain. 3. The proposed subdivision is un likely to have any negative affcct on the public welfare with the appropriate conditions. While thc other properties on the same block as the subjcct property tend to be larger, the subject property is comparable to other lots within this subdivision. The average size lot in this subdivision is .43 acres, and the other lots in the subdivision range from .26 acres to .86 acres. The proposed western property would be approximately .4 acres, and the proposed eastem property would be approximately .41 acres. The properties immcdiately . across the strect from the subject property have similar lot widths as the subject property. Finally, if a new dwelling is constmcted on thc eastcrly lot, that will contribute to the local tax basc without significantly taxing the existing infrastructure. 4. The applicant has met all other applicable requirements of thc Subdivision Ordinance. The proposed lots have access to a public road, have adequate buildablc areas, and meet the requirements of the R-l Zone. 5. All rcquired application fees have bccn paid. This subdivision docs rcsult in the creation of two ncw residential lot. Under Section 1130.08 ofthc Subdivision Ordinance, thc park dedication fee would apply to this case. The Recreation and Conservation portion (Subd. 2) requires that all subdivisions dedicate a portion of their land for recreation and conservation purposes or, as deemed comparable value by the City Council, pay a park dedication fee in place of a land dedication. Although the applicant is not proposing a land dedication, a subdivision rcsulting in one new residcntial lot would rcquire a land dedication of six percent, which would be .049 acres or about 2, I 43 square feet. Given the small size of the potential land dedication and the availability of other nearby park facilities, a park dedication fec City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting/or February J, 2006 lIMetro-inet.lIslanlenhills'P/anning',Planning CasesI2006\06-002 f'indell minor subdivision and variancelOl lX06 Fluddl Minor Subdivi~.ioll & . Variance Report to PCdoc Page 4 of 8