§ 20-906. Alternate lot size requirements in A-2 and RR residential zoning districts.

Minimum lot size requirements in the A-2 and RR residential zoning districts located outside of the Metropolitan Council's Urban Service Area shall be regulated by article IX and article X of this chapter, respectively, or in the alternative may be 15,000 square feet if the following conditions are met:

(1)

A one-unit per ten-acre density is maintained. This requirement shall not apply to lots of record in existence on January 15, 1987, or lots created thereafter, if they were subject to a pending subdivision application on that date and the lots were created as a result of that application.

(2)

All lots must have soil and water conditions which permit a well.

(3)

All lots must have conditions which will permit two on-site sewer systems installed in conformance with chapter 19, article IV.

(4)

The one-unit per ten-acre density applies to contiguous property under single ownership. Acreage under single ownership, which is not contiguous, cannot be combined for increased density/building eligibility on one of the parcels. Transfer of development rights from one parcel of land to another is not allowed, except as permitted in subsection (7) below.

(5)

Once a building eligibility has been used for a property, a development contract must be recorded with the county establishing the number of building eligibilities remaining or documenting that no building eligibility remains. Transfer of development rights from one parcel of land to another is not allowed.

(6)

Each site must have an area which can support two septic system sites, on a slope of less than 25 percent.

(7)

Parcels which do not have public street frontage and are landlocked may transfer building eligibilities to an adjacent parcel which does have public street frontage and meets other provisions of this section.

(Ord. No. 80, Art. VI, § 7, 12-15-86; Ord. No. 170, § 3, 6-8-92; Ord. No. 194, § 3, 10-11-93; Ord. No. 240, § 23, 7-24-95; Ord. No. 307, § 1, 7-24-00)