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Board of Adjustments Minutes <br /> September 27,2005 Page 2 <br /> • Commissioner Stevens asked if the property could be further subdivided. Mr.Leeseberg <br /> stated yes. <br /> Commissioner Westgaard asked if it was necessary to require the shared driveway as a <br /> condition of approval. City Engineer Terry Maurer stated no,that this will be a condition of <br /> approval for the administrative subdivision. <br /> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER STEVENS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br /> OFFERMAN TO APPROVE THE REQUEST BY PHILLIP OSBERG FOR A <br /> LOT AREA VARIANCE,CASE NO.V 005-04, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING <br /> FINDINGS: <br /> 1. LITERAL ENFORCEMENT WOULD REDUCE THE NUMBER OF LOTS <br /> ABLE TO BE CREATED TO ONE. THIS MAY CREATE AN ECONOMIC <br /> HARDSHIP FOR THE APPLICANT, BUT THIS CANNOT BE THE SOLE <br /> HARDSHIP FOR GRANTING THE VARIANCE. <br /> 2. THE HARDSHIP IS CAUSED BY SPECIAL CONDITIONS PARTICULAR <br /> TO THE PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY IS BOUND BY CITY AND <br /> COUNTY ROADS REQUIRING ADDITIONAL RIGHT-OF-WAY IN FEE <br /> TITLE AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL. <br /> 3. OTHER PROPERTIES THAT HAVE 20+ACRES WITHOUT THE NEED <br /> TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RIGHT-OF-WAY HAVE THE ABILITY TO <br /> DEVELOP THE LAND INTO TWO PARCELS. <br /> • 4. THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS WERE NOT CREATED BY THE <br /> PETITIONER. <br /> 5. THE REQUEST WOULD NOT ADVERSELY IMPACT OTHER <br /> PROPERTIES IN THE VICINITY,AS THE REQUESTED REDUCTION IN <br /> LOT AREA IS NOT SIGNIFICANT(LESS THAN 2%)AND THIS AREA <br /> WILL SEE LOT AREA MINIMUMS OF 2 '/z ACRES IN LESS THAN FIVE <br /> YEARS. <br /> MOTION CARRIED 6-0. <br /> 6. Adjournment <br /> There being no further business,MOVED BY COMMISSIONER STEVENS AND <br /> SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LEMKE TO APPROVE ADJOURN THE <br /> MEETING. MOTION CARRIED 6-0. <br /> The meeting of the Elk River Board of Adjustments adjourned at 6:40 p.m. <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> £J ' - <br /> Debbie Huebner <br /> Recording Secretary <br /> • <br /> S:\MINUTES\2005\Board of Adjustments Minutes\092705 ba.doc <br />