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Page 1 of 5 <br />Cass County Planning Commission Staff Report <br />Entitlements <br />Requested: <br />Minor Subdivision (1 Lot) and Variance request to allow for the transfer of <br />development rights from land that is currently delineated as floodplain that is <br />restricted by Cass County Subdivision Ordinance Section 308 of the West 1/2 <br />of Section 34, Township 137 North, Range 50 West <br />Title: Ottis Subdivision Date: 04-12-2019 <br />Location: <br />West 1/2 of Section 34, <br />Township 137 North, Range <br />50 West (5350 166th Ave SE, <br />Normanna Township) <br />Staff <br />Contact: Barrett Voigt <br />Parcel Number: 55-0000-09828-020 Water <br />District: Southeast WRD <br />Owner(s)/Applicant: Mark & Joan Ottis/Cole A. <br />Neset <br />Engineer/ <br />Surveyor: Cole A. Neset <br />Status: Planning Commission Hearing: April 25, 2019 <br />Existing Land Use Proposed Land Use <br />Agriculture Agriculture (Farmstead) <br />Proposal <br />The applicant is seeking approval of a minor subdivision entitled Ottis Subdivision to create one (1) Lot and one <br />(1) Block for the purpose of selling the farmstead. Because the farmstead is under 10 acres, the proposed sale of <br />the land will not be exempt from the Cass County Subdivision Ordinance. In addition, the applicant requests a <br />variance to allow for the transfer of development rights from land that is currently delineated as floodplain that is <br />restricted by Cass County Subdivision Ordinance Section 308. The proposed lot is located at 5350 166th Ave <br />SE, Normanna Township and is approximately 4.69 acres. <br />The applicant submitted this minor subdivision plat application and received approval from the Planning <br />Commission on February 28th, 2019. However, a physical copy of the Federal Emergency Management Agency <br />(FEMA) Flood Insurance Rate Map was identified after the meeting that verified that the proposed subdivision <br />and surrounding land under common ownership was located in the 1% flood plain. Per Section 308 of the Cass <br />County Subdivision Ordinance (CCSO), lands located in the floodplain are not eligible for the transfer of <br />development rights. Therefore, as required by the CCSO, the applicant is resubmitting the subdivision application <br />again in tandem with the variance application. <br />Agenda Item No. E.2.