Planning Commission recommends Lindstrom minor subdivision to City Council pending full survey

The Rock Creek Planning Commission on June 17 recommended that the City Council approve a minor subdivision application tied to Robert Lindstrom, but only after receiving a full survey to verify the parcel size.

Commissioners raised a discrepancy between the acreage listed on county property records (40 acres) and the submitted survey sketch (39.6 acres). Commissioners noted that City ordinance requires lots in the Agricultural District to be at least 20 acres, so the exact acreage affects whether the proposed split would create two compliant parcels.

Dillon Lindstrom told the commission the surveyor ‘‘did not include the road in his calculations,’’ a rationale the commission rejected; members said the road should be included in acreage calculations. Deputy Clerk Ashley Rauschnot told the commission she had contacted the surveyor by phone and email to explain the city’s expectation for a full survey rather than a partial sketch. Tom Lindstrom offered to obtain a full survey of the entire 40 acres.

Amy Thompson verified that approved soil borings were included with the Minor Subdivision application. Commissioners said that if a full survey confirms a 40-acre parent parcel, the split into two 20-acre parcels would conform to the Agricultural District minimums.

Commissioner Josh Froelich moved and Dillon Barton seconded a recommendation to the City Council to approve the subdivision pending receipt of a full survey to resolve the acreage discrepancy. The motion passed with four yes votes (Kubesh, Barton, Runyan, Froelich) and one abstention (Nancy Rys), who had excused herself from voting because of a business interest in the property but remained in the discussion.

The Planning Commission will forward its recommendation and the condition (receipt of a full survey) to the City Council for final action.