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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Case #Ol-26, McKinley Companies <br />September 1 8,2001 <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />surrounding detached single family home development and the town homes across Hamline, <br />contributes to the diversity of the housing opportunities in the City. <br /> <br />This is the middle parcel ofthree legacy parcels. They are all large, two to three times larger than <br />is required by Code, but are also very deep, having limited frontage in relation to their area: <br /> <br /> Lot Width Lot Area <br />4408 Hamline 132ft 39,204 sf <br />4420 HamJine 180 ft 35,100 sf <br />4440 Hamline 150 sf 29,185 sf <br />Total 462 ft 1 Q3,489~f <br /> <br />If redevelopment and intensification of 4420 Hamline is to occur, it should occur in conjunction with <br />its similarity sited neighbors. Together, five new lots could be created, each in excess of the <br />minimum required lot area, and, at 92.5 ft wide, very close to the R-l requirement of95 ft of width <br />per lot. Granting the requested variance now would eliminate any possibility of an innovative and <br />conforming solution to the large lot legacy of all the owners. <br /> <br />Options <br /> <br />1. Recommend approval as submitted. <br />2. Recommend approval with conditions. <br />3. Recommend denial with findings or conditions. <br />4. Table for additional information. <br /> <br />Staff Recommendation <br /> <br />Deny the requested variance and therefore the proposed minor subdivision it would permit, finding: <br /> <br />1. There is no hardship in the continued use of this parcel as a single residence and the present <br />single family use of this large parcel continues to be the reasonable development of this <br />legacy parcel. <br /> <br />2. If the requested variance were granted, it would eliminate the opportunity for the adjacent <br />similarly sited and conditioned legacy parcels to redevelop and intensifY without significant <br />variances from the requirements of the Code. <br /> <br />3. If the redevelopment and intensification of the parcel at 4420 Hamline is to occur, it should <br />occur in conjunction with the adjoining properties at 4408 Hamline and 4440 Hamline to <br />permit an innovative and more conforming resolution of the vestigial conditions that are the <br />legacy of each parcel. <br /> <br />4. <br /> <br />Absent the requested variance the proposed subdivision does not comply with the minimum <br />requirements of the Code and therefore carmot be approved. <br />