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STAFF REPORT <br /> Application: Rezoning of Sibley Center from Agriculture to Commercial, <br /> and/or <br /> Ordinance amendment to allow professional offices and contractor's offices in the <br /> agricultural zone. <br /> Applicant: City of Pequot Lakes <br /> Background Information: The City of Pequot Lakes has purchased the Liberty Tool <br /> building and will be relocating City Hall there this summer. Part of the financing plan <br /> includes the sale of Sibley Center. <br /> The Sibley Center property is zoned Agriculture. The minimum lot size is 20 acres <br /> which, at less then 3 acres, the property does not meet. The property has few agricultural <br /> uses. <br /> The property surrounding Sibley Center is also all zoned Agriculture. <br /> The need for Sibley Center is to find a use or classification that would make the property <br /> more salable. The first option is to rezone the property to a different classification with <br /> Commercial being suggested by some Council members. The second option is to modify <br /> the allowable uses within the Agriculture zone to provide more options for use of the <br /> property. <br /> Applicable Statutes: A rezoning would establish a new classification for the parcel. <br /> Keep in mind that all permitted and conditional uses would be allowed within whatever <br /> zoning classification would assigned. <br /> An ordinance amendment approach would make "Professional Offices" and <br /> "Contractor's Offices" conditional uses in the Agriculture zone. This would provide for <br /> uses that are similar in nature to what is currently being done at the site with oversight by <br /> the City to deal with issues where things might not be completely compatible (this is <br /> done through the CUP process). These two uses would be added to Section 35-030. <br /> The Commission should be informed that we intend to have a draft copy of an updated <br /> ordinance distributed to you by the March meeting. <br /> Planning Commission Direction: The Planning Commission can approve one approach <br /> or the other. The Commission has the option to approve both, although there does not <br /> seem to be an immediate need to do so and, since we are going to be reviewing the <br /> ordinances soon, does not seem to be warranted if an expansion of the agriculture uses is <br /> desired. The Commission could deny both approaches as well. <br /> February 2004 Staff Report Page 5 <br />