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The hearing notification requirements are met. Staff is working with the Metropolitan Council to determine if the adjacent government’s review period would be waived. In the meantime, the request will be sent to adjacent communities and the school district. If the adjacent communities review period is not waived, final action on the land use requests will have to be suspended until 60 days has elapsed. Staff has included this as a condition of approval MINOR SUBDIVISION ANALYSIS The applicant intends to retain the existing single family home. In order to do that and develop the northern vacant portion of the property for office, a subdivision must be processed. Because the subdivision is “of small size and minor importance which is situation in a locality where condition are well defined”, per City Code Section 26-18 a Minor Subdivision may be processed. The subdivision details are as follows: Lot Standards* Lot Area Lot Width Existing 64,099 SF 1.47 Acres 330’ Proposal Parcel A (northern office parcel) 45,163 SF 1.04 Acres 237’ Proposed Parcel B (southern residential parcel) 18,936 SF 0.43 Acres 93’ *the lot area and lot width dimensions noted do not include the Cleveland Avenue right-of-way, which equates to an additional 10,880 SF of land area included in the existing legal description for 256 Cleveland AVE SW. Only the R-1 zoning district provides for minimum lot area and lot width standards. Proposal Parcel B will remain zoned R-1 under this request. With a 10,000 SF minimum lot area standard and a 75’ lot width standard, Proposal Parcel B will remain in compliance. There are no minimum lot area or width standards in the B-1 zoning district (Proposal Parcel A). Minor Subdivisions only require review and approval by the City Council. Because the subdivision is integral to the other land use requests, staff has included the analysis herein, however, only the City Council is required to act on the Minor Subdivision. A separate resolution will be drafted for the Council’s consideration on June 27, 2017, assuming the Commission recommends approval of the other land use requests. SITE PLAN ANALYSIS The applicant wishes to develop the vacant portion of the property within a two story, 11,200 SF office building and associated surface parking. Zoning Code Section 8-010 requires review and approval of a Site Plan for construction of any new building or structure other than single and double family residences. The purpose of the Site Plan review is to determine compliance with minimum zoning standards. The below analysis assumes approval of a Rezoning and amendment to the City’s Comprehensive Plan in support of Limited Business.