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�►���RI�I���1 ��*�� <br />��J�C'�.". PROPOSED CHANGES TO SUBDIVISION ORDINANCES RE: <br />LOT DIMENSIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR COUNCIL <br />APPROVAL <br />FROM: AMY IHLAN <br />DATE: JANUARY 16, 2 0 0 7 <br />As part of the study during the subdivision moratorium, :[ propose that the council <br />consider the following changes to our subdivision ordinances concerning r�i�i��uz-z� lot <br />dimensions and council considerations in approving platsls�bdivisiox�s in single farnily <br />residential (R 1) zoning districts. <br />Lot Diinensions <br />r propose that minimum lot dimensions be the �' r,ase of the ��ni��i����z�-� dimensions <br />currently provided in city code or the median din�en.sior� of lots wholly or partially within <br />504 feet froi�. the borders of the proposed plat or �tzbd'zviszon. This is the approach both <br />Edina and Bloomington use. To incorporate it into our ordinances, I propose we add a <br />definition of "Nexghbor��.00d" parallel to Edina's: <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 � 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. � a <br />neighborhood includes only part of a lo�, 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 />Minimum lat.din�ensions can then be defined as follows: <br />The minimum lot area shall be the greater of i�,DO{� square feet, or the <br />median lot area of lots in the neighborhood. <br />The minimum lot width shall be the greater of 85 feet, or the median lot <br />width � lots in the neighborhood. <br />The minimum 1ot depth shall b e the greater of 110 feet, or fihe� m�di�r� lot <br />depth of lots in the neighborhood. <br />Council Guidelines and Criteria for A.t�nzovz�� Plats a��d Subdivisions <br />