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The property is zoned R1-c which requires lots to be 11,000 sq. ft. in size with a minimum width of 80- feet. The applicant would like to complete a lot line adjustment where Lot 11, Block 2, Orono Lake Addition (75-468-0265) will expand/absorb into Parcel A (8,779 sq. ft. & about 44' wide) leaving Parcel B (7,612 sq. ft. & about 44' wide) as a stand-alone buildable lot, but which does not meet the lot size standards of the zoning district, thus requiring the variance. Applicable Regulation Variances may be granted when the petitioner establishes that the variance satisfies all five of the criteria described below. The variance is: Is in harmony with the general purpose and intent of the ordinance, and The purpose and intent of the ordinance is to maintain uniform development in a neighborhood or zoning district, provide a reasonable buildable area for asingle-family home, and to provide reasonable distances between structures, as established by the ordinance. While the current property owners have no intention of developing Parcel B, the undersized parcel can support a structure approximately 22' x 100'. The minimum house width allowed by ordinance is 22 feet. The variance is not in harmony with general purpose and intent of the ordinance. 2. Is consistent with the City of Elk River Comprehensive Plan. The property is guided for residential. The request is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Variances may be granted when the petitioner establishes that there are practical difficulties in complying with the zoning ordinance. Practical difficulties means that: 3. The petitioner proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by the zoning ordinance; While adjusting lot lines to make one parcel larger is reasonable, it is not reasonable to leave a standalone remnant parcel nearly 1 /2 the required size for the zoning district. The use is not reasonable nor permitted by the zoning ordinance. 4. The plight of the petitioner is due to circumstances unique to the property not a consequence of the petitioner's own action or inaction; and The plight is a consequence of the petitioner's own action. They are trying to execute a lot line adjustment on two conforming parcels resulting in one parcel becoming non -conforming, requiring the variance. They can accomplish the same goal by platting the parcels as the city streamlined that platting process in 2017. 5. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality. The essential character of the locale could be altered if a non -conforming parcel is approved and a home is built on the site. Financial Impact None