HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-013 Inf Sh 6213 Unity Avenue North Application Filed on 7-22-03
City Council Action Should Be
Taken By 9-20-03 (60 Days)
Planning Commission Information Sheet
Application No. 2003-013
Applicant: Bernard and Kathleen Swanson
Location: 6213 Unity Avenue North
Request: Re-Subdivision Approval
The applicants, Bernard and Kathleen Swanson, are seeking approval to uncombine, or resubdivide, their property to reestablish two platted lots that were combined for tax purposes a
number of years ago. This action would allow the two lots to be used and sold separately.
The property in question is zoned R-1 (One Family Residence) and is located on the west side of Unity Avenue, north of 62nd Avenue. It is surrounded on the north and south by R-1 zoned
property containing a single family home on the north and a vacant lot owned by the City of Brooklyn Center to the south; on the east by Unity Avenue with single family homes on the
opposite side of the street; and on the west by the boundary with the City of Brooklyn Park and property owned by the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC).
The lot is currently 150 ft. wide by 127 ft. deep and is 19,050 sq. ft. in area. The legal description is Lots 6 and 7, Block 3, Lynn Lee Addition and was combined for tax purposes
as mentioned above, by the owners a number of years ago. Lot 6 (northerly lot) is 75 ft. wide by 127 ft. deep, 9,525 sq. ft. in area and contains a house and garage. Lot 7 (southerly
lot) is also 75 ft. wide by 127 ft. deep, 9,525 sq. ft. in area and is void of structures.
The applicants plan to file the survey they have submitted with Hennepin County to reestablish the old lots and to ultimately sell them separately.
The process of combining parcels for tax purposes is an administrative procedure that combines lots without the benefit of replatting. Once done, the City considers the lots to be a
single lot for building purposes and setback purposes and construction can take place accordingly. The lots, once combined for tax purposes, cannot be sold or conveyed separately without
being uncombined or resubdivided, which requires City approval. Because the lots are considered a single lot, the City requires the requestors to provide a survey to show that the reestablished
lots have no property line encroachments or setback deficiencies before the City will allow the lots to be uncombined. No such encroachments or impediments exist in this case to prevent
the uncombination, or resubdivision, of the lots.
The reestablishment of Lot 7 will mean that the old address of 6207 Unity Avenue North will be attached to this lot. Lot 6 will remain addressed as 6213 Unity Avenue North.
RECOMMENDATION
The information submitted by the applicants shows no impediment to the reestablishment of the old underlying properties. Approval of this application is recommended subject to at least
the following conditions:
The legal descriptions and survey showing the reestablishment of the underlying lots shall be filed with Hennepin County.
The City Assessor is authorized to process the resubdivision in conjunction with Hennepin County.
The resubdivision approval does not comprehend approval of any other action pertaining to the use of the property.
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