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David Seaberg, Case No. 2319 Page 2 There is also an existing Naegele billboard on the northwest corner of the lot. Mr. Seaberg has not mentioned the billboard in his application narrative. Advertising signs of this type are not allowed in any zoning district in the city, and we are requesting that an agreement to remove the billboard be part of the interim use application. 2. DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS There are three separate but related requests in this application: rezoning, division of lot, and interim use permit. Each is discussed separately below. Rezoninq The lot in question is currently zoned R-1, Single Family Residence, and the request is to rezone it to R-2, Two Family Residence. The adjacent land uses on the three abutting lots to the north are business, duplex, and single family. The adj acent land use to the south is an existing duplex on a similar through lot. The land uses on the lot in question are single family and an unoccupied duplex, built in accordance with the transitional use section noted above. The lot meets the minimum standards for the R-2 District and even if split, as requested, the new lots could still meet the minimum lot size standards. Permitted uses in the R-2 District' include duplexes and single family homes. Billboards (defined as "advertising signs" in the Code) are not a permitted use. Such signs are defined in section 14.020 and prohibited in section 14.030. The billboard on this lot has been there since the 1950s. But with a rezoning request, the city has the right to require that the uses on the property be brought into conformance with the Code. Considering the existing land uses on the lot and on the surrounding p~operties, and the size and configuration of the lot, the rezoning request is reasonable if the billboard is removed. Division of Lot The lot in question is illustrated on the attached survey and noted on the applicant's narrative as 100' x 436', exactly one acre in size. However, when street rights-of-way are subtracted (30' for Wheeler, 43' for Fairview) the lot is 100' x 363', or 36,300 square feet (0.83 acre, not 0.93 acre as noted). The minimum lot requirements are the same for the R-1 and R-2 Districts: 85' wide, 110' deep, and 11,000 square feet in area. The lot is of sufficient size to create two lots that meet all Code standards, and the lot split could be appropriate for either the existing R-1 zoning or the requested R-2 zoning.