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City Council Minutes Page 3 <br />July 2, 2019 <br />--------------------------- <br />10.1 Zoning to Reduce Lot Sizes <br />Mr. Leeseberg presented the staff report. He reviewed the developable land outside <br />the Urban Service Area, potential lot numbers when manipulating lot sizes, the <br />Comprehensive Plan, population estimates, and transportation. He discussed lot <br />sizes and the need for land for a primary and secondary septic system. <br />Councilmember Ovall questioned if there is anything allowed with a 2.5 acre lot that <br />couldn't be done on a 1.5 acre lot. <br />Mr. Leeseberg noted yes and cited some examples such as smaller accessory <br />structures and the disallowance of chickens. <br />Mayor Dietz expressed concerns with changing everything located north of County <br />Road 33 to allow 1.5 acre lots and questioned if Mr. Christianson's request could be <br />the only allowance. He suggested looking at the whole 2.5 acre area and evaluate if <br />there are certain sections that lend itself as a better fit to be 1.5 acre lots versus the <br />2.5 acres. He stated he is not in favor of changing everything north of County Road <br />33 from 2.5 to 1.5 acres. He felt Mr. Christian's request was unique. He stated he <br />prefers the 1.5 acre lot size, not the 1 acre option requested. <br />He stated staff would like to avoid utilizing the Planned Unit Development process <br />for this type of development. <br />Councilmember Wagner stated she doesn't feel the city needs to change the entire <br />area north of County Road 33 to the 1.5 acres. She stated wetlands can hinder <br />development on some property. She suggested looking at certain wetland areas and <br />rezone them to allow for the smaller lot sizes, noting it would take some work to <br />figure out. <br />Mayor Dietz questioned if Council could review this on a case by case basis as each <br />development comes forward. <br />Mr. Portner stated Council would be creating spot zoning and possibly other issues <br />but there may be alternative solutions based on other zoning criteria. <br />Mr. Leeseberg stated Council would need to be careful with the spot zoning and <br />would need criteria developed in order to say no to other future developments. <br />Mayor Dietz questioned if it would take some work for staff to review the whole <br />area to determine what would be best for 1.5 acres versus 2.5 acres. <br />Mr. Leeseberg stated it would be a significant amount of work and tine to perform <br />the level of detail requested. <br />Councilmember Ovall asked if there is any guidance or other community examples <br />regarding cluster developments and community septic systems. <br />PpGIIRto�9eer <br />NATUR <br />