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Memo to Planning Commission/P96-6&V 96-7 Page 2 June 25, 1996 • into groundwater and wetland conditions, it was determined that the plat, as proposed, was not feasible at that time. The preliminary plat was withdrawn. On May 15, 1995, the applicant applied for, and was granted, an administrative subdivision approval for two lots. Parcel A was a six acre lot, shown on the proposed preliminary plat as an exception with frontage on 217th Avenue, and parcel B, the 35 acre parcel that is the subject of this proposed preliminary plat. As a condition of that subdivision approval, an additional 17 feet of right-of-way was granted to the County along County Road 32 making a 50 right-of-way. Existing Conditions The 35 acre parcel is currently a farm. Three outbuildings are located on proposed lot 1 and the farmhouse and three outbuildings are located on proposed lot 2. The 35 acre parcel is relatively flat with some wetland area and drainage ditches. There are four wetland areas shown on the plat. Three are located on lot 3 and one is located on lot 1. There also appears to be a drainage swale that connects a wetland located in the northeast corner of lot 3 with a wetland located on the western edge of the same lot. A drainage ditch is located along the • southern boundary of lot 3. There is a row of pine trees that extends through the middle of lot 1 and about 200 feet into lot 3 and stand of trees adjacent to the existing house on lot 2. The remaining area, for the most part, is open with few trees. The character of the area is rural. The property sits on the boundary between the Al zone and the Rla zone. On the north side of 217th Avenue, property is zoned agricultural. To the south is North Meadows Addition, an eight lot, 2 1/2 acre minimum lot size development. To the east the property is zoned Rla and is mostly farmland; on the west is the Township of Big Lake. Variance Request The applicant is requesting a variance to allow a 2.22 acre lot in the Rla zoning district which has a minimum lot size requirement of 2 1/2 acres. There does not appear to be any physical, topographic or vegetative constraints the would prohibit the applicant from complying with the 2 1/2 acre minimum lot size requirement. The applicant has indicated that the variance is needed because of the 17 feet of right-of way along County Road 32 that was granted to • the County as a condition of the administrative subdivision approved in May 1995. s:\planning\scott\p96-6.doc