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<br />of the parcels after the requested split will each be 50 feet wide by 150 feet deep. Given setbacks <br />and other construction requirements it is unlikely that parcels of this size can accommodate <br />residential development with a density of 12 to 30 units per acre. Without a showing from the <br />land owner demonstrating how their intended use of the smaller parcels will be a permitted use, <br />the City should use its “broad discretion” to “protect the integrity of the M-2 District” by keeping <br />the parcels together. <br /> <br /> The reason the City should consider keeping the parcels as one unit is to encourage the <br />construction of a building sufficiently large enough to accommodate a use permitted in an M-2 <br />District and by the Master Plan. Splitting the current parcel into two smaller lots may ultimately <br />benefit the land owner because they could command more income from the sale of two lots as <br />opposed to a single lot. Once split, however, the new parcels would have to be purchased <br />separately and then combined with surrounding parcels before the land can be used in a <br />permitted fashion. Therefore these unusable lots would likely sit undeveloped for an infinitely <br />longer period of time than if they are left in their current state. <br /> <br /> For the reasons stated herein, the requested lot split should not be approved until and <br />unless a permitted use can be shown for the smaller, split parcels. <br /> <br />KBG <br /> <br />