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STAFF REPORT
<br /> Application: Request to rezone from Forestry to Rural Residential
<br /> Applicant: John Hunter
<br /> Background Information: The property lies at the intersection of Ackerson Road and
<br /> Evenson Road in the northeast section of the City of Pequot Lakes. It is a 40-acre parcel
<br /> currently zoned"Forestry". As shown in the diagram below,which is taken from satellite
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<br /> The applicant is requesting that the property be rezoned from"Forestry"to"Rural
<br /> Residential".
<br /> Applicable Statutes: A 4/5ths majority of the Council is required to rezone a property,
<br /> which means that any rezoning must have broad consensus. With seven Council
<br /> members, all but one must support the change or it will not be approved.
<br /> As with all rezoning applications we have considered,there are two questions that must
<br /> be answered. First, is the property zoned incorrectly? Second, if the property is zoned
<br /> incorrectly, what would be the correct zoning classification for this parcel? The primary
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