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<br />March 24, 2010
<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 March meeting at which
<br />they held five public hearings, a special session on the Comprehensive Plan's Economic
<br />Development section and reviewed various other agenda items. They acted on two of the
<br />applications, continued two until April at the request of the applicants and are
<br />forwarding you one ordinance amendment and one official map for consideration at this
<br />time.
<br />1. Ordinance Amendment on Non - Conformities. In making an
<br />interpretation on a non - conforming issue, Staff became aware of some
<br />ambiguities in the Code. This amendment is proposed to resolve the ambiguities.
<br />Recent changes in Statute give the landowner the right to maintain — including
<br />completely replace — existing non - conforming structures. Subpart 5 of Section 17-
<br />4.4 conflicts with this requirement, as well as conflicting the language in Subpart
<br />1. The Planning Commission is recommending removal of Subpart 5.
<br />Additionally, the Commission has found that Subpart 1(C) is also inconsistent
<br />with the Statute and are subsequently recommending it also be removed.
<br />2. Grow Zone Overlay Map. In 2009, the City Council adopted a Grow Zone
<br />overlay district providing an alternative, streamlined approach to permitting in a
<br />portion of the downtown area. The amendment referred to a map which had been
<br />described but not presented in a graphic format. The map was subsequently
<br />reviewed by the Planning Commission and recommended to the City Council for
<br />adoption as the official boundaries of the Grow Zone Overlay District.
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