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specified for the zoning district in which the parcels or tracts are located in the zoning ordinance, 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 suhdivision 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 reviewed these criteria and offers the following findings of fact: I. The submitted survey was prepared by a registered land surveyor and meets pertinent City requirements. 2. As noted above, the proposed lots meet the area and dimensional requirements of the R-I Zone. However, an existing dwelling encroaches six feet on the proposed new property line. The applicant has submitted a variance application to allow this encroachment to remain. 3. The proposed subdivision is unlikely to have any negative affect on the public welfare with the appropriate conditions. While the other properties on the same block as the subject property tend to be larger, the subject property is comparable to other lots within this subdivision, The average size lot in this suhdivision 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 eastern property would be approximately .41 acres. The properties immediately . across the street from the subject property have similar lot widths as the subject property. Finally, if a new dwelling is constructed on the easterly lot, that will contribute to the local tax base without significantly taxing the existing infrastlUcture. 4. The applicant has met all other applicable requirements of the Subdivision Ordinance. The proposed lots have access to a public road, have adequate buildable areas, and meet the requirements of the R-l Zone. 5. All required application fees have been paid, This subdivision does result in the creation of one new residential lot. Under Section 1130.08 of the Subdivision Ordinance, the park dedication fee would apply to this case. The Recreation and Conservation portion (Subd. 2) requires that all suhdivisions dedicate a portion of their land for recreation and conservation purposes or, as deemed comparable value by the City Council, pay a park dcdication fee in place of a land dedication. Although the applicant is not proposing a land dedication, a suhdivision resulting in one new residential lot would require a land dedication of six percent, which would be ,049 acres or about 2,143 square feet. Given the small size of the potential land dedication and the availability of other nearby park facilities, a park dedication fee City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Jvfeetingfor February J, 2006 \'IMelro-inet.lls'lardenhillsIPlnnnfng,IPfanning Case~'\2006i06-002 Findeii minor subdivision alld vnriance\Ol 1806 - PC Report - Pindell Minor Subdivision & Variance. doc . Page 4 of 8