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4. Lofs cr°eated by an ap�ar�aved di��ision of an RT� platted lat can he na srnaller than the aver�age lot size of all contrguous Iot� (those sl�ar�ing a conzmon bour�dcny with the or�iginal lot) and no sn�aller than the curYer�t standar�d lat siz� of .I I, 000 sf. For example, John and Ma�y Dae have a 4S, D00 sf lot. The three confinuous lots (Yight, left, and Yea�J are ZD, 0�0, 12, OaO, and 30, ODO.square feet r°espectively �vith an average of 20> 6b6 sf. .Ir�hn and.1V(ary may divide their lat, hut they may ondy divide it inta two lats becaa�.re the �emaining 24, 334 sf lot cannot be rnade sn�alle�, Cozz�muni�ty Development staff has revieweci ihese recan�nendations and �as cliscuss�d them wi�h th� Ci�.y'� at�nrney. The follov�g narra�ive is an analysis of each of �e�e recommer�dation.s. �. D��i�� s�a��e-f��i� �� 1�� et �� The City c�f R osevil�e first e�acted a zoz�i�a,� ardinar�ce Qn May 21, 1959, �vith reg�l.a#�o�s �at �req�ired lats zoz�ed R-1 Sit�gle-�'a�nily Residen�i�.l to �ave 1 I,QOQ sc�uaxe feet izi area, an 85- foofi v�dth, and 110-�oat dep�h. Many lofis plat�ed prior to fihis date dit� not meet the requiz'ements set forward by this cQde, wlnzc� zxzade thexn all no�co�afo�ng, pre-existi�g lots. Th� Zonirig Cflde does not call aut or have regul.atio� on noncon%r�ni�g, pre-exis�ing lots; hawe�ver, there are i�a.plicit reg�lations for non-confQr�ning, pre-e�istir}g ,single-fartnily resi�ential lois �vzi�ii� Sec�o� 1012 General Requirem.en�t�. �ec�.o� I0�2.a1(B) states: "a platted lat or paxcel o£ land of recort� o� May 21, 1959, whick� does �o# meet �lae rec�ui_reznents o�this Cc�de as to area, width ox open space may be utzlized �'or single-�aanily �'esidential dvaelli�g �uiposes pravided �ilie rneasurer��n�s of such area, width or n�aen space are wit.la�z s�ven;iy �ercent of th� req�irement;s af t:�.is code." Essentially, this section grants "l�gal no�cnnf'o:rnaity" to �hese pre-May 1959 lots, allo�vi�ag a�o�zse ta be buil� on thena as Xon� �.s they aare wit�izz seventy perce�t of 14t miraimutns, whic� is 7,700 sc�uare feet i� area, 59.5 feefi � width, and 77 ��:� in d�pth. Th� Srrigle-�amily Resid�n�ial Lc�t Spiit Advisory Group spent significan� tim� di�ctassing the issue of pre- ar�d posl-May 1959 lots. UJ1a�aate�y the g,z-oup recfl:�mer�ded tQ the Ciiy Counc� i�a� ir�stead of t�is �uasi averlay d�s3xiet �at c�.urently e�as�s z� i�ae Code for pre-May �9591ots t1�at the Cauncil considers c�eat.�ag �o�h a small �ot zoz�.ng district and at� over�ay zoning dis�ct. T�e zoning district wou.Id a11c�w fnr cor�solidation or simplificatio� of subclivisioi� standards �hile th.e overla� zoning dist�€ct �wo�d maintair� �e l�gally �on-cnn�a�g staius of the pre�May J 9S91ots. �n �.e staff analy�is of t�iis xeco�menc�ation, the p�aposal ta dec�are all siz�gle�family Iots legal on a set date seerns an uncanventional zorazng practice. � Roseville, there are several arcas where p�atted lofis are q�ite �a�'ow (25 fee� wid�). These are l�gally platted lots where fihe owxaexs have purchased o�z� ox r�are lot to cr�at� a buildable parcel witk�out replatting these parceXs. �ec�ior� 1012.01(C) states: � Page 2 A�alysis of Altemati�e Recarnrnendations