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Case File: V U9-03 Page 2 General Information Variance 1JR Community Agency Applicant Elk River Community Agency 60 Day Rule The application has been deemed complete as of June 29, 2009. The City must take action by August 28, 2009 Requested Action Variance to lot size Location and Size Approximately 1/3 acres north of Hwy 169/10 near the 160t'' street alignment Location Existing Use Land Use Plan Designation Current Zoning Subject Property Agriculture CR -Commercial Reserve CRT -Commercial Reserve Transition North Agriculture AR - Ag Research AR - Ag Research South Agriculture CR -Commercial Reserve CRT East Agriculture CR -Commercial Reserve CRT West Agriculture P -Public/Semi Public R1a -Single Family Residential Analysis The property is zoned Commercial Reserve Transition (CRT) which has a minimum lot size of 20 acres. The proposed plat will subdivide the property into two lots. Lot 1 will be 50.39 aces and Lot 2 will be 0.05 acres. Lot 2 Block 1 will be utilized fora "Welcome to Elk River" sign. The property will be split by the administrative subdivision process for a simple plat, which requires "Council only" approval (scheduled for review at the July 20, 2009 City Council meeting). A variance is required because Lot 2 does not meet the 20 acre requirement of the CRT zoning. Applicable Regulations Tlariance Criteria 7. Literal en orcement of the ordinance will cause undue hardship. The purpose of the lot split is not to evade the regulations for profit. Literal enforcement of the regulation would require the lot to be 20 acres, financially unfeasible for the non-profit group to acquire the property. 2. The hardship is caused by sbecial conditions and circumstances.:vhich are peculiar to the~rot~erty and the structure involved and which are not characteristic o~ or ai~t~licable to, other lands or structure in the same area. S:\PLANNING MAIN\Case Files\Varianee\V 09-U3 F,Ik River Comm Agency\V 09-03_BA.doc