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. . . Memo to City Council/AS99-3 & AS 99-4 AugustS, 1999 Page 2 Analvsis Administrative Subdivision, AS 99-3 This request will split 4.5 acres north of County Ditch NO.1 from a parcel approximately 42.9 acres in area. This 4.5 acres will be then combined with the 25.5 acre parcel to provide additional land area for division. The 4.5 acre parcel is unusable by the current property owner as it is separated on its south side from the remaining parcel by County Ditch No.1. Administrative Subdivision, AS 99-4 With the 4.5 acres from AS 99-3, Mr. Foster has a total of 30 acres to subdivide into three parcels. However, four acres of the 30 are located in Big Lake Township, leaving only 26 acres in the City of Elk River. The A 1 District requires a ten acre minimum lot area, therefore, as proposed, the lots are ten, ten and six acres respectively. The proposed subdivision meets the spirit, but not the literal interpretation of the subdivision code. Staff recommends that the subdivision be denied as proposed and reconfigured to provide two lots, each 13 acres. Mr. Foster could have a third lot with the four acres located in Big Lake Township. An access easement over the new lot in Elk River would need to be granted for a driveway. Sherburne County and Big Lake Township would have to approve a building permit on the four acres located in Big Lake Township. If a third lot is created using the four acres located in Big Lake Township and the six acres in Elk River, deeds will need to be cross-recorded between the parcels in order to prevent future subdivision of the two parcels. In addition to the lot area issue, there are three wetlands located on the property (see attached delineation map). The applicant will be required to provide drainage easements over the wetland areas. Park dedication fees ($1300 per lot) and surface water impact fees ($70.89 per lot) will be required to be paid. Council Uodate The applicant's requests were tabled to the August 9 meeting when the applicant discovered a 1.69 acre Type III wetland on proposed Parcel B. Type III wetlands over one acre in area cannot be included in the lot area, therefore Parcel B would have had only 8.51 acres. The property lines have been re-drawn to meet the frontage and area requirements while splitting the wetland in half, each on Parcels Band C.