Subdivisions
From:
Tim Erickson
Date:
2007 May 02 20:38 UTC
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On May 1, 2007, at 6:18 PM, Dick Lambert wrote:
> The Single Family Residential Lot Split Advisory Group will present
> a draft of their recommendations at the Planning Commission on May
> 2 at 6:30 p.m. at Roseville City Hall, 2660 Civic Center Drive. The
> meeting is open to the public. They will seek public input
> regarding their recommendations before they are presented to the
> City Council on May 14.
If anyone is able to attend this meeting and report back to the
forum, I think it would be interesting.
I have the sense, that most folks in the forum are not quite sure
what to think about this issue. Here is a link to an article that
appeared in the StarTribune a few weeks ago, along with an concrete
example of how this might affect folks.
Splitting up lots creating ill will
Tougher restrictions could slow the rush to divide older, large
single-family lots.
http://www.startribune.com/462/story/1117932.html
"Art Mueller has meticulously tended his wooded 2 acres in
Roseville since he built his house there in 1949. But his
plan to carve out a cul-de-sac along Acorn Road so he can
divide his property into four lots has some neighbors up
in arms.
Mueller says he wants to make the most of his property's
prime real estate value, but his critics say he will destroy
the rural setting of their neighborhood. "It's created some
bad feelings," said Mueller, 82, a plain-spoken real estate
developer who will keep one of the four newly created lots
for his house and sell the other three. "People just don't
like change."
Last weekend I drove around Roseville and looked closer at the very
different neighborhoods, with different style housing on very
different types of lots. I can see, where this issue might be much
more important in parts of the city, while having little effect in
other parts.
Please, post use the forum to post your thoughts, experiences, or
questions about this issue.....
Tim Erickson
Temporary Forum Manager
Roseville E-Democracy
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