04B - Rezoing from Agriculture to Transition Residential

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boundaries represented in Mr. Greer's sketch plan. The property boundaries in the Staff Report are the properties that are recorded with the County, as this information comes directly from Crow Wing County. At last month's meeting, the Planning Commission suggested reviewing three different options for rezoning this property and what it would require for additional rezonings with each option. Option A: The first option is to rezone all the properties as the City had proposed—to Transition Residential. Findings of fact supporting this rezoning option are provided in this report. Rezoning in this option would not require additional adjoining properties to be rezoned to accommodate this request. Option B: The southeastern parcel, (29011320oCoo889) Parcel "C", Parcel Option B ` "AAC", and Parcel "D" rezoned to Urban AGRICULTURE Residential, with the remaining north parcel rezoned to Transition Residential. TRANSITION This option does not necessarily require RESIDENTIAL ' additional rezonings as the Ordinance A �I;I O r indicates that the Forest Management zone may also be compatible with other " u R zones other than Transition Residential, R E S I D E NT I AL Commercial, Agriculture, Rural Residential, and Light Industrial zones in areas where forest stands exist. Because the purpose and intent of the Forest ' 1' '' R A N S i T i G N R E S I D E N T I A L t Management District is to preserve rural `o ,.,``E a If character and provide for sustainable ` forest management, the Transition Residential zone would be a better zoning classification for the property to the east �Opti*R ICU L T U R E R R A G R I C U L T„R,,E in this option. Option C: All parcels rezoned to Urban i Residential. This option requires that the three properties to the north be rezoned :R R N s I T I o N RESIDENTIAL from Agriculture to Transition Residential in order to provide the appropriate buffer between Urban Residential uses in the IRAN 51 T 1 O N south and Agriculture and Rural R E S I D E N T I A L 'TRANSITION -__ RESIDENTiAi Residential uses to the north. Like Option i B, this option may also require that the r R E S I D E N T I A , property to the east be rezoned to Transition Residential, as the purpose and 4 " intent of this zone is to serve as a medium- T R A N S I Tc density buffer between areas of higher �► -- density and areas of lower density. An important item to note, however,is that, should the City choose to pursue either Option B or Option C,the property that is nestled into Mr. Greer's properties on the western side would then be surrounded by Urban Residential zones. This property, owned by Mr. Cogan, also on this agenda,was proposed to be rezoned to Transition Residential,but Mr.Cogan would like to see if Rural Residential would be an option for his property. Rezoning Mr. Greer's properties to Urban City of Pequot Lakes Staff Report 3-4 October 20,2005