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Council denies two‑lot preliminary plat at Dominic Spur, citing steep‑slope and shoreland protections
Summary
The Minnetonka City Council voted to deny a proposed two‑lot subdivision at a steep, shoreland property on Dominic Spur, concluding the requested variances failed the state and local practical‑difficulties test and risked setting an unfavorable precedent for bluff development.
The Minnetonka City Council voted April 7 to deny a request to create two lots from a 2.5‑acre parcel on Dominic Spur after staff and multiple council members concluded the required variances would not meet state and city standards for steep‑slope and shoreland development.
Planning staff briefed council on the proposal and the relevant ordinances. Miss Thomas said the property contains steep slopes up to 46 percent and lies inside the city’s Shoreland Overlay District; when setbacks and slope restrictions are applied, the existing lot offered only about 950 square feet of buildable area and would not meet the 40-by-40-foot minimum buildable area…
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