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STAFF REPORT <br /> Application: Ordinance Amendment for the Recreation Zone Section <br /> Applicant: City of Pequot Lakes <br /> Background Information: When the new Land Use and Subdivision Ordinance was <br /> reviewed and adopted, a section describing the recreation zone was inadvertently left out of the <br /> Ordinance.As the adoption of the new Ordinance was partly to correct this same problem in the <br /> last Ordinance, and as residents in the Recreation zone may be seeking to develop their <br /> properties, the Staff has prepared this section. This section is contained herein and is in draft <br /> format.The proposed Ordinance amendment would be entitled Section 5.14 Recreation (R) <br /> to be included under Section V Zoning Districts and District Provisions. The existing Section <br /> 5.14 Land Use Matrix would be revised to become Section 5.15 Land Use Matrix. <br /> Planning Commission Direction:At this time,the draft is open to revisions, comments, or <br /> suggestions from the Planning Commission and the public. As this is a public hearing, the <br /> Planning Commission can choose to recommend to the City Council that the Land Use and <br /> Subdivision Ordinance be amended to include the language and items discussed herein. <br /> Draft Ordinance Language <br /> Section 5.14 Recreation(R) <br /> 1. Purpose and Intent: To establish and maintain a land use district for existing uses of <br /> land or for land properly suited for recreational development that is semi-rural in <br /> character, allows public and private recreation facilities and accessory uses, and <br /> promotes and maintains aesthetics in areas that serve as a transitional zoning district <br /> between residential uses and commercial uses. <br /> 2. Compatibility: Recreation zones are compatible with and can be established adjacent to <br /> every other zoning classification, and any property that meets the purpose and intent of <br /> this zoning classification may be zoned Recreation. <br /> 3. Lot,Use,and Density Requirements: <br /> Lotwidth—feet,minimum.....................................................................................500 <br /> Total Lot Area—acres,minimum............................................................................10 <br /> Setback,right-of-way,local streets—feet,minimum.............................................50 <br /> Setback,right-of-way,collector and arterial streets—feet,minimum..................50 <br /> Setback,side—feet,minimum.................................................................................30 <br /> Setback,corner side—feet,minimum.....................................................................40 <br /> Setback,sign—feet,minimum....................................................................................1 <br /> Setback,OHW—feet,minimum............................................................................150 <br /> Setback,wetland—feet,minimum..........................................................................50 <br /> Maximum impervious coverage............................................................................ 15 <br /> Maximumbuilding height—feet..............................................................................25 <br /> Building above highest known groundwater—feet,minimum................................3 <br /> Performance Standards: The following performance standards apply to all development in this <br /> zone: <br /> a. General. All proposed development in the Recreation zone shall be reviewed by the <br /> Parks Board,which will make recommendations to the Planning Commission. <br /> City of Pequot Lakes Staff Report 8-1 <br /> October 20,2005 <br />