LYNN – The lot size required for development in the Washington Street Gateway and lower Sagamore Hill area associated with the Waterfront Master Plan remains up in the air nearly five months after it was determined that a change had to be made.The major crux of the issue stems from an amendment to the zoning ordinance that calls for a 40,000 square foot lot size – a mix-up, according to city officials, that was quickly going to be changed back to the originally proposed 15,000 square feet.However, due to summer scheduling conflicts and various matters of opinion, City Council President Timothy Phelan said the issue has indeed taken longer than anticipated, but said it certainly has not gone under the radar.?We had a few meetings before on this, but the way the plan exists now, there are some inconsistencies,” he said. “Everyone seems to be on the same page, so then you think you have all of the issues resolved, but then someone comes up with something else.”Phelan said a private meeting would be held Tuesday to shore up any outstanding issues before the matter is sent to the Ordinance Committee for a public hearing.?I think it will pick up steam after that and this should be resolved by the Sept. 23 City Council meeting,” he said.Both the design firm Sasaki Associates and the city law department have agreed that the lot size in the amendment should be reduced to Sasaki?s original recommendation of 15,000 square feet, not the 40,000 square feet that was mistakenly approved.The area is included in the large-scale master plan for the waterfront, and the larger-than-anticipated lot size would disrupt neighborhoods in the middle of the plan if the change is not made.?Right now, the plan shows that a business could be built right next to a residential home, say in the Diamond District on Newhall Street, but we want to make sure that doesn?t happen and infringe on the area,” he said.Phelan said the lot size, setbacks and parking all need to be addressed at Tuesday?s meeting to avoid future obstacles.James Cowdell, executive director of the Economic Development & Industrial Corporation (EDIC), said the issue is a fixable problem that has taken longer than expected to resolve.Cowdell previously claimed that he didn?t know how the lot size came to be 40,000 square feet and said it must have been a typo.