HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2020-11Approving Preliminary and Final Plat at 4625 Lexington Ave.APPROVING PRELIMINARY A AL PLAT WITH VARIANCES
AT 4625 LEXINGTON AVENUE
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Edina, Minnesota, as follows:
Section I. BACKGROUND.
1.01 David and Jessica Lindberg are proposing to subdivide their property at 4625 Lexington
Avenue into two lots. The existing home on the lot would be torn down, and two new homes
built on the new parcels. Both lots would gain access off Lexington Avenue. The proposal
restores the original plat.
1.02 Within this neighborhood, the median lot area is 9,306 square feet, median lot depth is 135
feet, and the median lot width is 68 feet. The lots to the east, west and south are the same
size as the proposed lots. They were part of the Subdivision of Littel Park.
1.03 The following described tract of land is requested to be divided:
Lots 6 and 7, SUBDIVISION OF LITTLE PARK, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
1.04 To accommodate the request the following is required:
I. A subdivision (Preliminary & Final Plat);
2. Lot width variances from 75 feet to 60 feet for both lots; and
3. Lot area variances from 9,306 square feet to 8,106 and 8,128 square feet.
1.05 The Subject Property is guided Single Family Residential under the City's Comprehensive Plan
and is zoned R-I, Single Dwelling Unit District.
1.06 On December 11, 2019 after published and mailed notice in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes and the City Code, the Planning Commission held a public hearing, at which time all
persons desiring to be heard concerning this application were given the opportunity to speak
thereon. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the Preliminary Plat and
Variances. Vote: 8 Ayes and 0 Nays.
1.07 On January 7, 2020, the City Council held a public hearing on the proposed subdivision and
variances.
Section 2. FINDINGS
2.01 Approval is based on the following findings:
I. Except for the variances, the proposal meets the required standards and ordinance for
a subdivision.
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2. The proposal re-establishes the original plat of two lots.
3. The practical difficulty is due to the fact that previous property owners did not
develop on the lot that is proposed to be divided. The original owner purchased two
lots and combined them into one lot and built a home over the two lots.
4. The requested variances to split this lot are reasonable in the context of the
immediate neighborhood. The lots to the west and south are the same size as
proposed, and the lot to the east appears narrower, due to the large wetland on the
site. The homes to the north face Oak Drive, and have their rear yard face the subject
property.
5. The proposed subdivision would result in two lots more characteristic of the lots to
the west and south.
6. The median width in this neighborhood is 68 feet wide, which is more consistent with
the proposed lots and not the existing 120-foot-wide lot.
Section 3. APPROVAL
NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby resolved by the City Council of the City of Edina, approves
the Preliminary & Final Plat of 4625 Lexington Avenue with lot width variances from 75 feet to 60
feet and lot area variances from 9,300 square feet to 8,106 and 8,128 square feet.
Approval is subject to the following Conditions:
I. Prior to issuance of a building permit, the following items must be submitted:
a. Submit evidence of Minnehaha Creek Watershed District approval. The City may
require revisions to the preliminary plat to meet the district's requirements.
b. A curb-cut permit must be obtained from the Edina engineering department.
c. A grading, drainage and erosion control plan subject to review and approval of the city
engineer. The proposed plans shall meet all conditions outlined in the engineering
memo dated October 29, 2019.
d. There shall be no increase in peak rate or volume to neighboring private property.
e. Any disturbance to the roadway caused by the construction of the new homes must
be repaired by replacing the asphalt pavement from curb-to-curb and from saw-cut to
saw-cut.
f. A construction management plan will be required for the construction of the new
homes.
g. Utility hook-ups are subject to review of the city engineer.
Adopted this 7th day of January 2020.
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ATTEST:
II'son, City Clerk James B. Hovland, Mayor
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN )SS
CITY OF EDINA
CERTIFICATE OF CITY CLERK
I, the undersigned duly appointed and acting City Clerk for the City of Edina do hereby certify that the
attached and foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Edina City Council at its Regular Meeting
of January 7, 2020 and as recorded in the Minutes of said Regular Meeting.
WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this day of , 2020.
City Clerk