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. Reauest Consider a request by Arnold and Margaret Barsody to amend the Subdivision Ordinance to allow, under certain conditions, a one time exemption to the lot size and dimensional requirements in the Al district. Attachments . Minutes of 7/19/99 City Council meeting . Minutes of 8/24/99 Planning Commission meeting . Memo from Mayor to City Council dated 7/19/99 . Letter from Arlene Mootz, dated 8/19/99 . Location map of Barsody property . Proposed amendment Overview The Barsodys own an 11.6 acre parcel on Brook Road (County Road 21) and would like to subdivide the property into a 2.5 acre lot and a 9 acre lot. The 2.5 acre lot would be used as a homestead for their daughter and the 9 acre parcel would contain the existing home and accessory buildings. . The minimum lot size in this district is 10 acres unless the property is developed under the 4 lots per 40 acres density option. The density option allows smaller lots, down to 2.5 acre minimum, provided the density of the plat does not exceed 4 lots per 40 acres. However, the Barsodys do not have adequate acreage to qualify for the density option. The minimum parcel size needed to qualify for this option is 20 acres. Proposed Amendment and Criteria In order to accommodate the Barsodys, staff has drafted the attached amendment to the Subdivision Ordinance. The proposed amendment would allow property owners that met certain criteria a one-time exemption from the lot area and dimensional requirements in the A-I District. The following are suggested criteria: . Are zoned agricultural (A-I) In other areas of the city, smaller lot sizes are already permitted. . . Have been homesteaded and have not been previously subdivided since October 31, 1977. October 31, 1977 is the date the Elk River Township and City consolidated. This criterion is intended to limit applicability to