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<br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br />PROPOSED CHANGES TO SUBDIVISION ORDINANCES RE: <br />LOT DIMENSIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR COUNCIL <br />APPROVAL <br /> <br />AMY IHLAN <br /> <br />JANUARY 16, 2007 <br /> <br />FROM: <br />DATE: <br /> <br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> <br />As pmi of the study during the snbdivision moratorium, 1 propose that the council <br />consider the following changes to our subdivision ordinances concerning minimum lot <br />dimensions and council considerations in approving plats/subdivisions in single family <br />residential (Rl) zoning districts. <br /> <br />Lot Dimensions <br /> <br />I propose that minimum lot dimensions be the greater of the minimum dimensions <br />currently provided in city code or the median dimension of lots wholly or partially within <br />500 feet from the borders of the proposed plat or subdivision. This is the approach both <br />Edina and Bloomington use. To incorporate it into our ordinances, I propose we add a <br />definition of "Neighborhood" parallel to Edina's: <br /> <br />"Neighborhood" shall be defined as all lots within a single family <br />residential district which are wholly or partially within 500 feet of the <br />perimeter of the proposed plat or subdivision, except for lots used for <br />publicly owned parks, playgrounds, athletic facilities and golf courses, or <br />lots used for conditional uses, flag lots, or other lots for which lot <br />dimension variances have been granted under this code. If a <br />neighborhood includes only part of a lot, then the whole of that lot shall be <br />included in the neighborhood. As to streets on the perimeter of a <br />proposed plat or subdivision, the 500 feet shall be measured from the <br />common line of the street and the proposed plat or subdivision. <br /> <br />Minimum lot dimensions can then be defined as follows: <br /> <br />The minimum lot area shall be the greater of 11,000 square feet, or the <br />median lot area of lots in the neighborhood. <br /> <br />The minimum lot width shall be the greater of 85 feet, or the median lot <br />width of lots in the neighborhood. <br /> <br />The minimum lot depth shall be the greater of 110 feet, or the median lot <br />depth of lots in the neighborhood. <br /> <br />Council Guidelines and Criteria for Approving Plats and Subdivisions <br />