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PvELC ti~ilRTitiTCG vN-166 _ December 28, ,1976 (8:'05. P..~i. Rectuest: VN-166, Variance to permit subdivision-of property. with -lots having less thin the required minimum width. Applicant: Eugene F. Skba Locations 8th Street-NW west of Ilth Avenue. Zon inq R.. l _Code Requirements: Section 10-010 .states .that the minimum requirements for lot dimensions in ;single fam y residence district are: 1. 75 feet wide at established .building setback Tine. -Sections 2-700 and'~11-040 state that the crucial points of a variance .request are: 1. Undue hardship 2.' Unique circumstances,-and 3. Applying to property. It is further stated that a variance is not justified unless all three elements are present in the case< Discussion: The applicant is requesting a variance in conjunction with his application for preliminary plat approval to subdivide a presently unplatted parcel into four lots with each -lot having 74.5 feet in width. The applicant has noted in his application: that the parcel only has access off of 8th Street and that because of the sizable assessments, development into at 1Fast 4 lots is required. The.Zoning Code and platting regulations show an intent to create lots of certain shapes and sizes. The question in this ' case is whether the request violates the intent of these ordinances. The. lots would be uniform in shape and size, are six inches short of 75 feet in width, are considerably over the LO-,000 square foot minimum area and should not cause any problem for access, development or drainage. In these regards, the overall intent of the Zoning Code andplatting regulations would not appear~to be violated by this request. The Zoning Code does not, however, .make provision for one excess factor (ioe., greater lot area) to compensate for a deficiency (i.e., inadequate lot width}e Therefore, the factors