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Single-Family Residential Lot Split Study Report May 14, 2007
<br />Today, fewer than half of the standard (i.e., non-shoreland) single-family residential lots meet the
<br />minimum standards set forward in the Subdivision Code. Based on an analysis of city geographic
<br />data, only 45 percent (3,595 of 7,950 lots) conform to both the minimum front yard width and area
<br />requirements. Of those that do not conform to the current code (4,396 lots), 50 percent of lots do
<br />not meet minimum width and area requirements, 40 percent do not meet the area requirement, and
<br />10 percent do not conform to width requirement. (See Appendix 5, Map 3) Additionally, over 70
<br />percent of the single-family residential lots that fall within the shoreland overlay district do not
<br />conform to the minimum standards set forward by this code. However, this is not unexpected as the
<br />ordinances regulating these standards were not put into place until the mid-1990s. (See Appendix 5,
<br />Map 4)
<br />In addition to examining the current single-family residential standards in Roseville, lot standards for
<br />Minneapolis and St. Paul as well as thirteen inner-ring suburbs were tabulated and compared to
<br />those of Roseville. Of the fifteen communities researched, Roseville has the largest minimum
<br />standards with the exception of Mendota Heights. Only six of these communities have one or more
<br />zoning districts that exceed Roseville's minimum requirements, including St. Paul, Hopkins,
<br />Richfield, West St. Paul, Maplewood, and Mendota Heights. Fewer than one-third of the
<br />communities have a"large-lot" district-a district requiring 20,000 square feet or more minimum
<br />area. (The following table summarizes the data.)
<br />Figure 4: Central Cities and First-Ring Suburbs: Lot Siae Requirements for Single-Family Residential Zoning
<br />Districts
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<br />St. Paul R-4 ; 5,000 ; 40 R-3 ; 6,000 ; 50 R-2 ; 7,200 ; 60 R-1 ; 9,600 80 RL ; 21,780 ; 80
<br />Lauderdale R-2 5,000 40 R-1 7,500 60
<br />Minnea olis R-1A : 5,000 40 R-1 6,000 50
<br />R_1_ : R_1_ ; R_1_ :
<br />Hopkins A 6,000 50 R-1-B : 8,000 60 C 12,000 : 80 D 20,000 100 R-1-E : 40,000 : 100
<br />Richfield R 6,700 50 R-1 15,000 75
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<br />West St. Paul R 1A = 7,000 50 R 1B = 10,000 = 75 1C 15,000 = 100
<br />St. Louis Park R-2 7,200 60 R-1 9,000 75
<br />20K- � 100-
<br />Ma lewood R 1S = 7,500 60 R 1 10,000 = 75 R-E = 40K 140
<br />South St. Paul R-1 9,000 75
<br />Edina* R-1 9,000 75
<br />St Anthon R-1 9,000 75
<br />New ort R 1 9,100 70 R 1A - 15,000 - 100 RE - 435,600 - 200
<br />Falcon
<br />Hei hts R-1 10,000 i 75
<br />Golden
<br />Valle R 1 = 10,000 = 80
<br />Roseville R-1 11,000 - 85
<br />Mendota R-
<br />Heights R-1 15,000 100 R-1C 20,000 100 1B 30,000 125 R-1A 40,000 150
<br />*L� dina utrlizes a neighborhood-context type subdivision ordinance that determines mmimum standards tor each lot based on the median area, width, and depth ot lots within
<br />500 feet of a subject parcel.
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