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The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional service, and community <br />engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br />To <br />Board of Adjustments <br />Item Number <br />5.2 <br /> <br />Meeting Date <br />September 23, 2025 <br />Prepared By <br />Chris Leeseberg, Senior Planner <br /> <br />Item Description <br />Variance: Lot Width, Colleen Solors - 21538 Brook <br />Rd NW <br />Reviewed by <br />Zack Carlton <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Approve the lot width variance of 30 feet for one parcel adjacent to 11038 217th Avenue (75-00630-0120), as <br />the following standards have been met: <br />1. The general purpose and intent of the ordinance are met. <br />2. The property has a land use guidance for rural residential, and the proposed single-family residential <br />use is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. <br />3. The proposed use is reasonable and is permitted in the zoning ordinance. <br />4. The plight of the petitioner is due to circumstances unique to the property, not a consequence of the <br />petitioner's own action or inaction. <br />5. The variance will not alter the essential character of the locality. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />The property is zoned R1-a (single-family residential) and is 70.43 acres in size. The applicant would like to <br />create a new buildable parcel (10–15 acres) with access to the 217th Avenue cul-de-sac. The R1-a district <br />requires 160 feet of width, and the ordinance requires all new lots to have direct access and frontage on a <br />public street. Access through an easement is not permitted for new lots. The lot width on a cul-de-sac is <br />measured at the required front setback line tangent to the curve of the street. <br /> <br />The applicant requests a variance from the minimum lot width to approximately 135 feet, which is based on <br />staff Exhibit A. The variance would allow the applicant to subdivide the existing parcel into two lots as shown <br />in the attached exhibit. <br /> <br />Once a new 10–15 acre buildable lot is created, it will leave 55–60 acres that could be developed in the <br />future. Staff support the request for one variance, as the larger lot is likely to be developed with a public <br />street and right-of-way in the future, supporting further development. <br /> <br />Applicable Regulations <br />Variances may be granted when the petitioner establishes that the variance satisfies all five of the criteria <br />described below. The variance is: <br />Page 29 of 84