HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.c. Request by Ellen Leidner & Keith Bester for the Approval of a Lot Split
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Planning Commission Meeting: January 23, 2018
Tentative City Council Meeting: February 20, 2018
AGENDA ITEM: 18-06-LS: Request by Leidner and
Bester for Lot Split
AGENDA SECTION:
Public Hearing
PREPARED BY: Kim Lindquist, Community Development
Director
AGENDA NO. 6.c.
ATTACHMENTS: Site Location; Lot Division
APPROVED BY: KJL
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Motion to recommend that the City Council approve the Lot Split for the Bester parcel
subject to combination of Parcel E with Parcel C.
ISSUE
The Bester property consists of about 40 acres of land in the Agricultural Preserve District
along Bacardi Avenue and on the south side of Gun Club Road (120th Street West). The
eastern edge of the Bester property actually extends east of Bacardi Avenue. The property
owner to the east, Ellen Leidner, is requesting lot split approval to acquire that portion of the
land that lies east of the centerline of the road, aligning with her property. This is similar to the
request is 2005 when the City requested a lot split to combine a portion of the Bester property
to lands acquired from Wickland for open space purposes.
BACKGROUND
Applicant & Property Owner(s): Ellen Leidner and Keith Bester Family
Location: Mostly west of Bacardi Ave., South of Gun Club Road
(120th Street West).
Area in Acres: 43.6 prior to split.
Comp. Guide Plan Desig: Rural Residential
Current Zoning: Agricultural Preserve
Nature of request: Separate the .74 acres east of centerline of Bacardi
Avenue for access to properties adjacent to the east.
Bacardi Avenue was built at a slight angle deviating to the west of straight north. As a result,
the Leidner property is isolated from Bacardi Avenue by .74 acres of the Bester property. To
ensure the property is not legally landlocked, Leidner is acquiring .74 acres of the Bester
parcel so that there is direct access to Bacardi from the Parcel C property. As a condition of
approval, staff is requesting Parcel C and Parcel E be combined through the County process
so that Parcel E does not stay a separate lot of record.
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The parcel created by the split is approximately 90 feet deep by 320 feet in length. As
created, it will not be a buildable lot according to rural residential standards. Typically, the
City would require Parcel E to be combined with an adjoining property because it is not
buildable and does not conform to ordinance dimensional requirements. Further, the City
requests the combination so that there is no chance that the property will go tax forfeit. This is
an unusual situation and it is recognized that the request is to provide legal access to the
Leidner parcel. Staff is not recommending any variances for the newly created Parcel E and
in fact by combining Parcel E and Parcel C, the action will not increase any non-conformity
currently in existence. Rather, the action addresses an issue that could negatively impact the
Parcel C as is.
SUMMARY
Approval of the split will provide legal access to the Leidner parcel. Staff is supportive of the
lot split with the condition that Parcel E and Parcel C be combined at the County.
LEIDNER PROPERTY
Property Information
January 9, 2018
0 450 900225 ft
0 130 26065 m
1:4,800
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