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? Clague Road is being widened as a County project, and the culverts are being done within the next few months, but there is no firm date for the actual widening. He clarified that this was two separate projects, and this project should improve the drainage for the residents as will the city's drainage project in the Alexander area. He concluded that the widening of Clague should improve the traffic situation, but he cannot give a date. R. Tallon moved to accept the proposal for the Bridgeport Village Subd.ivision (Whitlatch Development Company) - Preliminary Plan, the proposal to subdivide permauent parcel nos. 231-14-1, 2, 3 and 4, located on the north side of Lorain Road between Clague Road and West 231 Street and abutting the east terminal ends of Sharon and Woodview Drives, into foriy eight (48) "C" Residence, Single lots plus a center land `Island" Block "A", plus remnant commercial property fronting on Lorain Road. All proposed residential lots are located within the residentially zoned area. The motion was seconded by R. Koeth, and unanimously approved. Assistant Law Director Dubelko clarified that one motion would handle both the preliminary plat and the lot split. 2) James Campana Lot Split. The proposal is to split permanent parcel no. 231-18-13, into two (2) parcels. Location is the southwest corner area of Walter Road and Deerfield Drive. Zoning is "C" Residence, Single entirely; proposed sublot no. 2, fronting on Deerfield Drive, does not have sufficient lot depth and request a variance for approval. Requires referral to Board of Zoning Appeals. Chairinau Tallon clarified that a variance would be needed for the depth of the lot. Mrs. Campana presented the proposal and explained that they wanted to make the yard a little smaller for less maintenance and several friends had mentioned splitting the property and selling off a separate lot from the house. The new lot has been made wider than needed to compensate for the 15 foot variance for depth. The members discussed the proposal and determined that because the lot is only 120 feet deep and even if the house was 30 feet deep and had a 50 front setback, there could only be a 40 foot back yard. Mrs. O'Rourke though that there could be a narrower house. Mr. Tallon noted that if they installed a 15 foot patio on the back, there would only be 25 feet to the back line. Mrs. Campana stated that there were smaller lots across on the street with ranch homes on them and she had been told that they could have actually divide the property so there could be two lots, but they did not want to crowd the neighborhood. Assistant Law Director Dubelko advised that if the city does create a non-conforming lot, a variance would almost have to be granted to develop it. Mrs. Campana stated that homes on Tara Lynn were only built about two years and the lots seem smaller and the homes are much larger than the one on their street. Mr. Dubelko clarified for Mr. Herbster that if the city authorizes a lot that is 120 feet deep and the codes require a 50 foot front yard and a 50 foot back yard, the city has to grant a variance because there is a hardship, and the time to stop it is when the lot is being created. Mr. Herbster questioned if someone could put on any size house. Mr. Dubelko responded that they would have to tailor the variance so that the house would have the least impact on the neighborhood, but some kind of variance must be granted. The city could turn down a ridiculous variance, but some variauce could be granted. Mr. Tallon stated that they could building a 35 foot wide house, but they would still need a variance. Mrs. O'Rourke was concerned that the owners could not sell the lot. Mr. Dubelko advised that, even if they had a buyer with a plan to build, that plan would not come to the commission, only the plat. He further advised that the commission would have to make a recommendation to the board of zoning appeals one way or the other. R. Tallon moved to refer the James Campana Lot Split proposal to split permanent parcel no. 231-18-13, into two (2) parcels. Location is the southwest corner area of Walter Road and Deerfield Drive. Zoning is "C" Residence, Single entirely; and proposed sublot no. 2, fronting on Deerfield Drive, does not have sufficient lot depth. It is this commission's recommendation to the board of zoning appeals that the variance not be granted for the reason that it would be creating a non-conforming lot and the city is not in the business of making non conforming lots. We feel that it would create a density problem because the lot is just too small. The motion was seconded by T. Biennan, and unanimously approved. Mrs. Campana b