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<br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Date: 6/3/2024 <br />Item No.: 7.a. <br />Department Approval City Manager Approval <br /> <br /> <br />Item Description: Hold a public hearing and consider a request to approve a plat and <br />subdivision variance (PF24-007) <br />1 <br />2 Background <br />3 General Application and Site Information <br />4 Property Owner and Applicant: Thomas Blomberg <br />5 Location: 210 County Road B2 <br />6 Application Submitted and Considered Complete: March 28, 2024 <br />7 City Action Deadline: July 26, 2024 <br />8 <br />Land <br />Use Existing Land Use Guiding Zoning <br />Context <br />Site one-family residential, detached LR LDR <br />church / INST / INST / <br />North <br />assisted living facility HR HDR <br />West one-family residential, detached LR LDR <br />East one-family residential, detached LR LDR <br />South apartments HR HDR <br />9 <br />10 The subject site is approximately one acre and comprises seven substandard platted lots arranged <br />11 between County Road B2 and Grandview Avenue, the western half of the undeveloped and recently <br />12 vacated Ida Avenue right-of-way, and the eastern half of an undeveloped alley right-of-way behind the <br />13 lots. The applicant proposes to retain the existing house addressed as 210 County Road B2 on a large <br />14 parcel (i.e., Lot 3 in the proposed Joevia Place plat) and create two additional lots for detached homes <br />15(Lots 1 and 2) fronting Grandview Avenue. Subdivision proposals resulting in three or fewer lots are <br />16 considered a minor plat, requiring the City Council to hold the public hearing (unlike a major plat that <br />17 requires the Planning Commission to hold the public hearing). As proposed, Lots 1 and 2 would be just <br />18 over 80 feet in width, which would require approval of the Subdivision Variance component of the <br />19 application. <br />20 <br />21 Legislative Authority <br />22 When considering subdivision and variance requests, the role of the City is quasi-judicial; to determine <br />23 the facts associated with a particular proposal and apply those facts to the legal standards contained in <br />24 the ordinance and relevant state law. In general, if the facts indicate the application meets the relevant <br />25 legal standards and will not compromise the public health, safety, and general welfare, then the <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />Qbhf!9!pg!357 <br /> <br />