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GWIRONVYVII <br />INSTITUTE <br />'Toll Free 866 900 3064 � Fax 866 9241928 <br />July 26, 2011 <br />Mayor and City Council <br />City of Pequot Lakes <br />4638 County Road 11 <br />Pequot Lakes, MN 56472 <br />Re: Planning Commission Report <br />Dear Mayor and City Council, <br />The Planning Commission met for their regularly scheduled July meeting at which there <br />were two public hearings. They are forwarding two recommendations at this time. <br />i) Ordinance Amendment for Industrial Park Subdivision Overlay <br />District. City of Pequot Lakes, Applicant. Application 11 -3891. An <br />ordinance amendment has been prepared that would streamline the process for <br />subdividing lots in the Industrial /Business Park. <br />In coordination with the EDC and BLAEDC, the Planning Commission has <br />prepared an ordinance amendment to simplify the subdivision process in the <br />industrial park. With the amendment, property owners in the industrial park can <br />subdivide their land without the need to plat. A subdivision can be completed <br />with a description from a surveyor and a quick site visit. This will reduce the time <br />it will take for a subdivision to occur from three months or more to mere hours. <br />This amendment implements recommendations from the (currently unapproved) <br />2011 Comprehensive Plan, building on work that was done last year to reduce the <br />lot size, coverage limits and setback requirements within the Industrial Park. <br />When this amendment is approved, Staff will be coordinating with Shelia <br />Haverkamp of BLAEDC and the EDC to coordinate the marketing of Industrial <br />Park properties to potential investors. <br />The overall goal of this approach is to squeeze more value out of the Industrial <br />Park properties. There is a significant public investment in the infrastructure <br />serving these properties and both the Planning Commission (through the <br />comprehensive plan process) and the EDC have recognized that our highest <br />return on this public investment will come about by increasing the capacity for <br />private- sector investment in the park. <br />WWW.COMMUNiTYGROWTH.COM WWW.STRONGTOWNS.ORG <br />