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e ~ ., _.. PuFLiC fii~nTvG VN-166 , December 28, 1976 (8:05~P.M.) Request: VN-166, Variance toypermit subdivision of property - with lots having less than the x'equred:minmum width. Applican Eugene. F. Skiba~ Locations 8th. Street NW-west of 11th Avenue ;Zoning: R-l Code~Reguirements: _ , Section 10-010 states th~t the minimum requirements tor.. lot dimensions in a single family residence district are: 1. 75 feet wide at established building setback line. .Sections 2-700 and 11-040 state -that the crucial points of a variance request are: 1. Undue hardship 2. Unique circumstances, and 3a Applying to property. It his further stated that a variance is not justified un-less 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 unglatted parcel into four lots with each lot having 74.5 feet in width. The applicant has noted in his application that the parce l only has access .off of 8th Street and that because of the sizable assessments, development into at .least 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 10,000 square foot_ ' minimum arFa and should not cause-any problem for access, development or drainage. In these regards, the overall. intent of the. Zoning Code and platting regulations would not appear to be violated by this request. The Zoning Code does not, however, make provision' for one.. `excess factor (iee., greater lot area) to compensate for a d:~f ic,iency.(i.e., inadequate lot width). Therefore,`the factors