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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, December 17, 2007 Page 9 City Attorney Squires requested specific identification of the provisions identified and referenced, and requiring additional research by the City Attorney. b. Consider Adopting an Ordinance Amending Title 10, Zoning Code and Title 11, Subdivision Code based on the recommendations of the Single-Family Residential Lot Split Study Ihlan moved that this item be tabled to an appropriate meeting in January of 2008. Mayor Klausing declared the motion failed due to lack of a second. Community Development Director Patrick Trudgeon briefly reviewed the history of the requested action; previous moratorium, work of the Single-Family Residen- tial Lot Split Advisory Group and their ultimate recommendations and review by the City Council; and Council direction to create asingle-family overlay district for pre-1959 platted lots, as detailed in the staff report dated December 17, 2007. Mr. Trudgeon concurred with recommendations of the Study Group; and noted concerns raised by a citizen in a meeting held with him earlier today, similarly and previously addressed to the City Council. Mr. Trudgeon noted that it was im- perative for staff to continue to explore impacts to neighborhoods and citizen con- cerns, and find ways to mediate; and advised, for public information, that staff was hearing their concerns. Councilmember Ihlan clarified that the Council direction had not been unani- mous, with her voting against that direction; and reiterated her previous concerns with creation of an overlay district, using her property parcel as an example; con- cluding by opining that the ordinance would allow recombination of lots or crea- tion of substandard lots with a smaller minimum lot size of 770 square feet. Mayor Klausing reminded Councilmembers of this discussion previously, with staff advising that, once apre-1959 lot was replatted, it was no longer in the over- lay district, and would be required at the 11,000 minimum square footage. City Attorney Squires confirmed Mayor Klausing's interpretation; and pointed out pertinent language in Ordinance Section, 1009.04.F; and prohibitions of what Councilmember Ihlan was concerned ,with and that would not be allowed, due to specific language intended to address that particular situation Councilmember Roe expressed interest in clarifying the language of the proposed ordinance, while understanding the explanation. City Attorney Squires suggested, to address Councilmember Ihlan's concern and to specifically clarify the issue, that Chapter 1009, Overlay Districts, page 10, line 150 be revised to read "...individually not of the required minimum area or width