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Minnetonka council approves two‑lot subdivision at 14705 Glendale Road over staff recommendation
Summary
The Minnetonka City Council approved a two‑lot subdivision and associated lot‑area variances for 14705 Glendale Road after a contentious review; staff had recommended denial because the resulting lots would be smaller than the city's 22,000‑square‑foot minimum.
The Minnetonka City Council voted to approve a preliminary plat and lot‑area variances that will split 14705 Glendale Road into two single‑family lots.
The decision came after staff recommended denial and after the Planning Commission failed to deliver a recommendation. Councilmember Schack moved to approve the subdivision using the approval resolution in the packet with an addendum; Councilmember Foster Bolton seconded. The council approved the measure in a roll‑call vote with all members present voting yes.
The property sits on roughly one acre and currently contains a house built in 1908. Under city code new lots must be 22,000 square feet; the two new lots would each fall short of that threshold, at roughly 20,000 square feet after required right‑of‑way dedications for Eden Prairie Road (County Road 4) and Chastick Way. City staff and county engineering indicated those dedications are needed because those rights of way are substandard; a subdivision provides the city the regular opportunity to secure that…
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