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City Council Minutes October 15, 1984 Page Three indicated that Mr. Hommes is requesting the administrative subdivision him to build a new home on the 4.6Z acres and sell the existing home. Administrator indicated that the new home would require a private road to provide access from the newly created parcel to Zllth Avenue. to allow The City agreement Mayor Hinkle opened the public hearing. Mr. Ray Jedneak indicated that when the City Council approved the upgrading of Zllth Avenue and acceptance of Zllth Avenue, the City Council indicated that they would not approve any lot splits, as the road was not constructed to City standards. Mr. Ron Beck indicated that the improved Zllth Avenue is satisfactory for the number of homes on Zllth Avenue at the present time, and further indicated that if lot splits were allowed the road would not serye that much more traffic. Mr. Mike Dean indicated that he had a Z~ acre parcel on Zllth Avenue and had agreed to pay the same amount of money that the rest of the homewoners with ten acres were paying for the improving of Zllth Avenue, therefore, he did not feel it was fair to allow Mr. Hommes, owning 9.6 acres to split his property and therefore, split the assessment also. The City Administrator indicated that Mr. Dehn had a point and appropriately, the cost of the road should be assessed to the additional lot as well. Ms. Diane Mickelson indicated that because of the concern of the additional expense to upgrade the road to blacktop, the City Council should not authorize any lots less than five acres in size. Mayor Hinkle indicated that when the City Council was con- sidering the Z4 foot width for the gravel road, discussion was carred on regarding subdivision of lots onZll Avenue. Councilmember Engstrom indicated that at the time of the discussion of the improvement on Zllth Avenue, the Council was not in favor of allowing subdivision of the properties on Zllth Avenue. Mr. Hommes indicated that he felt the road was well-constructed and that one more home would not cause a problem with the road. Discussion was carried on regarding the City Council approving a Z4 foot gravel road for Zllth Avenue. Discussion was carried on regarding the assessment of the improvements to Zllth Avenue. Councilmember Gunkel indicated that she felt the City could not deny a request for a lot split when the lot size was within the City's Z~ acre zoning ordinance. Councilmember Gunkel further indicated that the City Council has authorized Administrative subdivisions with private road agreements in the past. Therefore, she felt the City Council could not deny the request under the present ordinance. COUNCILMEMBER GUNKEL MOVED TO APPROVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUBDIVISION REQUEST BY MR. HOWARD HOMMES OF Z0954 OGDEN STREET. THE MOTION FAILED FOR LACK OF A SECOND. General discussion was carried on regarding the Zllth Avenue road improvement project. The City Administrator indicated that the City Council could make a policy decision based upon private road agreements and City-owned gravel roads. Councilmember Gunkel indicated that the City Council has authorized administrative subdivisions with private road agreements in the past. Discussion was also carried on regarding the improvement to Z18th Avenue and its similarity to ZII Avenue. COUNCILMEMBER DUITSMAN MOVED TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING OF THE HOMMES ADMINISTRA- TIVE SUBDIVISON REQUEST UNTIL THE OCTOBER Z9TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING. COUNCILMEMBER ENGSTROM SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED Z-I. COUNCILMEMWER GUNKEL OPPOSED.