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• The variance will not be detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of <br />• the area and is keeping with the spirit and intent of the ordinance.. One <br />of the purposes of the minimum lot width in this zoning district is to <br />disperse the driveway access points onto public streets. The applicant has <br />indicated that no new driveways would be constructed an the new parcel <br />and an easement would be granted to use the existing driveway. <br />• Granting the variance would not convey any special privileges to this <br />property owner that other property owners in this area would not have <br />with a similar sized parcel in terms of number and size of proposed lots. <br />Recommendation <br />Staff recommends approval of the 24' lot frontage variance request by Gina <br />Havron based on the following findings: <br />1. The unique shape ofthe lot and surrounding wetlands pose a physical <br />hardship in subdividing the parcel. The flag shape with the bulk of the <br />property to the rear,.limits the applicant's development potential in a <br />zoning. district that allows smaller rural lots. The flag shape also <br />precludes a public street from being constructed to meet the frontage <br />requirement as it would result in a long dead end street (also requiring a <br />variance). The ability to extend the public street to tie in with an existing <br />street is limited by neighboring lowlands and would involve the <br />cooperation from other property owners. <br />2. The proposed administrative subdivision is a reasonable use of the <br />property. The property is quite large (24.59 acres) and the minimum <br />lot size is only 2=1/2 acres. Therefore, a 14.b9 acre parcel and a 10 acre <br />parcel would .not be out of character for the area. <br />The variance will not be detrimental to the health, safety and welfare <br />of the area and is keeping with the spirit and intent of the ordinance. <br />One of the purposes of the minimum lot width in this zoning district is <br />to disperse the driveway access points onto public streets. The <br />applicant has indicated that no new driveways would be constructed <br />on the new parcel and an easement would be granted to use the <br />existing driveway. <br />4. Granting the variance would nat convey any special privileges to this <br />property owner that other property owners in this area would not have <br />with a similar sized parcel in terms of number and size of proposed lots. <br /> <br />s:plannin g:pav95.11 <br />