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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979 02-07 Lot division spurs neighbors interest THE REVIEW Lot division spurs nei hbors' interest gnterest By MELANIE WAAGE Warren Cook, 2715 E. 5th Ave., to the city. This same property.has been presented the council with 21 signatures brought up again and again and I think we A request.for a variance in lot area on from 11 properties surrounding the lot— should forget it. This could set a E.5th Ave. drew neighbors to attend the against the variance. precedent.Start breaking this lot down,it t\\ Feb. 1 Maplewood City Council public "We don't want the two small lots will happen all over." hearing. allowed,"Cook said. "The property is up Greavu added that it was true the same Claudette Brisson and Elizabeth Bach- on a bank and everything would be parcel of land had been brought before the meier, 6144 9th St. No., Oakdale, draining to neighbors' homes and land." city council many times for division and requested approval of a lot division and expressed desire for the appeals to stop. area variance of a location on the MAYOR JOHN GREAVU explained June 1977, the property owner southerly side of 5th Ave.,140 feet west of that the home builders would still have to requested a lot division and area variance Century Avenue. Brisson and Bachmeier work with the city engineer in dealing identical to this request, according to want to divide the lot in order to build two with drainage problems.The lot variance council records.At that time 17 residents homes. The division would create lots of would have no bearing on the drainage representing 13 homes from the area 9,000 square,.feet and since city code problem, Greavu said. presented a petition against the division. requires a minimum lot area of 10,000 "We don't want to jam the block," a On July 21, 1977, the city council denied square feet, a variance of 1,000 square neighbor said. "We moved out there the request on the grounds that having feet per lot is needed. because it was spacious. Let them move approved a lot division (Oct. 28, 1976) another would seem excessive. ANOTHER AREA resident, Eugene House, 2705 E. 5th Ave., said that all the homes in the area were single dwelling and in order to fit on the proposed split lot, Brisson and Bachmeier "must be plan- ning on putting in two story, cheap dwellings," which he said wouldn't be appropriate for the area. The lot split was denied by the city council. In other action, the Maplewood City Council approved a street vacation, a special exception,and plan review for the Moose Lodge located at 1946 English St. The plan calls for the building of a 4,800 square foot building addition.Members of the city council stressed the importance to make sure the changes were in keeping with the surrounding scenery. IN OTHER ACTION the Maplewood City Council: —approved a lot split at 1595 Myrtle; —approved two lot splits at Carver Avenue and McKnight; —approved a lot division on Kohlman Lane; —approved a project review for a Burger Chef Restaurant at the nor- thwesterly corner of White Bear Ave.and County Rd. D; —approved expansion at Aladdin's Castle, Maplewood Mall (revision to previous special exception).