02-13-2003 Long Range Planning Commission Minutes

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Page 2 of 3 City of Pequot Lakes Comprehensive Plan Update/Zoning Ordinance Update �-' Goal 1: Update the Sibley Township Comprehensive Plan to reflect the new City of Pequot Lakes boundaries. Updates should focus on the following areas: - Land within the old city limits of Pequot Lakes - Land in transition between the old city limits of Pequot Lakes and Sibley Township - The bypass corridor - The impacts of the proposed bypass - Coordination with WSN on storm sewer in downtown - Coordination with capital improvements budget and department heads for roads, water and sewer How to proceed: Working with the Long Range Planning Committee, proceed as if preparing a comprehensive plan for the old City. There should be two or three public town hall type meetings(this spring and early summer) geared at downtown business people and those property owners in the transition zone. We would present information and then solicit feedback. We should then prepare the updated plan working with the LRP committee and present it at another town hall meeting. Target date for completion: July 1, 2003 Note: We may benefit(and save expense)by partnering with Mn/DOT or tagging along with Mn/DOT as they do some of this planning. Mn/DOT may also be a source for funds if we proceed now with the understanding that we are seeking to protect the bypass corridor through sound planning. Goal 2: To update the land use and subdivision ordinances to reflect the updated Comprehensive Plan. Updates should focus on the following areas: - Establishing land use classifications that blend across the old boundaries - Adding language for downtown/urban areas - Developing rural subdivision standards (rural cluster) - Developing urban subdivision standards for PUD's - Correcting spelling mistakes, contradictions in language - Making the document easier to use How to proceed: This should really come after the comprehensive plan is updated,but that may not be a luxury that we have unless we want to declare a moratorium(not recommended,unless it was for subdivisions and rezoning requests only). It is unclear whether or not this should go through the Planning Commission or through the Long Range Planning committee. There are advantages and disadvantages to both. Whichever group, updates should be prepared to be reviewed at a monthly meeting. Sections can be adopted—through a public hearing at the Planning Commission level—and take effect as they are developed. (We will need to amend the existing Ordinance to allow this to happen) When the entire new ordinance has been completed, it should be made widely available to the public for 30 or 60 days. Then the Planning Commission should have a final public hearing on the ordinance in its entirety. Target date for completion: September 1 for the entire ordinance to be prepared,December 1 for the final public hearing 02/13/2003