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"Where two or more contiguous vacant lots are held in single ownership within a subdivision which was duly recorded prior to May 21, 1959, which lots are individually not of the required minimum area or width for the district in which they are situated, no special exceptions shall be required for the issuance of building permits provided that such lots shall be developed in groups or fractions of groups, as single lots, to provide the minimum lot fi-ontage and area required for each structure. The purpose of this provision is to permit utilization of isolated recorded lots which lack adequate width or area so long as reasonable living standards can be provided and to widen substandard-sized vacant lots wherever practicable so that they will be in harmony with the existing or projected character of the neighborhood in which they are situated" If these lots were declared legal, homes could potentially be built on extremely narrow lots. Since the Code did not require that owners replat their property when they built the home, in theory, they could remove the existing structure and sell the two or three underlying lots as legally buildable lots, and in conjunction with Recommendation 2, build new homes on those lots. Note: The City of Rose vi lie does not regulate the legal recording oflots; they are recorded with the County. Parcels, as reflected on city parcel maps, can be an assemblage of more than one legally recorded lot. 2. Allow lots zoned as R-llot to have a residence developed upon it that meets building code The Single-Family Residential Lot Split Advisory Group did not discuss this issue. It its analysis, staff was unsure how this recommendation would alter current City regulation, particularly in that Recommendation 4 does allow for future splitting or subdivision of single- family lots. As described above, if Recommendation I where implemented, as long the new homes met the building code, houses would allowed to be constructed on very small lots. 3. Notice to those within 1,000 feet of a proposed lot split and public hearing before both the Planning Commission and City Council There are instances in the under the existing subdivision regulation when an application to split a single-family residential parcel is only heard at the City Council. For a minor subdivision that is creating three or fewer parcels, the public hearing occurs at a City Council meeting and omits the planning commission hearing that is required as part of the general subdivision ordinance in which a preliminary plat application is taken to the Planning Commission. Section lI04.04(E) states: ".. .the proposed [minor] subdivision, in sketch plan form, shall be submitted to the City Council at a public hearing. . ." Bringing minor subdivisions to the Planning Commission is a policy that the City Council may want to consider. . Page 3 Analysis of Alternative Recommendations