7(c) Transition Residential Zone - Minimum Lot Size, Discussion

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aye Pequot NEW BUSINESS—TRANSITION ZONE MINIMUM LOT SIZE Agenda Item: 7(c) Background Information: Staff was contacted by a property owner who would like to subdivide an 8 acre parcel into two 4 acre parcels. The parcel is zoned Transition Residential which has a minimum lot size of 5 acres for a metes and bounds subdivision. The 8 acre parcel is surrounded by parcels varying in size from 8.57 acres to 0.9 acre. There is no municipal water or wastewater available to the 8 acre parcel. There are 98 parcels zoned Transitional Residential, including a 42 acre parcel. The average lot size of these 98 parcels is 2.22 acres. The City Code was amended in May, 2015 reducing the minimum lot size from 10 acres to 5 acres for the Transition Residential Zone. The Total Lot Area—acres, minimum are: Agriculture— 20 acres; Forest Management— 10 acres; Rural Residential—5 acres; and Transition Residential — 5 acres. Buildable Lot Area —square feet, minimum are: Shoreline Residential — 20,000 sf Urban Residential (sewered) — 6,25o sf, and Urban Residential (unsewered) — 20,000 sf. Applicable Regulations: Section 17-5.7 TRANSITION RESIDENTIAL (TR) 1. Purpose and Intent: To provide a residential zoning classification that serves as a medium-density buffer between areas of higher-density and areas of lower-density. The Transitional Residential zone may be utilized in some second- tier shoreland areas and/or on the edge of the municipal utility service area. The zone may or may not be served by municipal sewer and water but must be within the projected utility service area. Development in this zone should facilitate future utility extensions. 2. Compatibility: The Transitional Residential zone is compatible with and may be established next to the Shoreline Residential, Urban Residential, Downtown Mixed-Use, Commercial and Light Industrial Zones. The Transitional Pequot Lakes Staff Report 7(c)-1 January 19,2017