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f. Article IX of the Association Bylaws indicate that the Association is responsible for signage on the property. 2. The final plat agrees with and is consistent with the approved preliminary plat. 3. The City Attorney has indicated that adequate title insurance has been provided to assure all parties with an interest are represented. 4. There are no required improvements with this subdivision. 5. An independent land surveyor has verified that the final document meets the statutory requirements. 6. No financial security is required. All members voted "aye ". Motion carried. Mr. Williams asked how long the process had taken, from beginning to end. Mr. Marohn stated that it had taken approximately 3 1/2 months. Mr. Trottier stated that drafting of the Declaration, etc. had taken about a month. He also stated that he thought the process had gone as quickly as it could have. APPLICANT: Hunt Technologies, LLC Applicant requests to Rezone from Rural Residential to Commercial. Mr. Marohn explained the Staff Report. He stated he would like to discuss both the Rezone application and the Conditional Use Permit application at the same time. Chairman Woog opened both public hearings. Mr. Marohn explained that the City received the request to reopen the call center out by the Hunt Technologies building right before we needed to publish the notices. Staff determined, maybe overly cautiously, to recommend they make application for the rezone and a conditional use permit. Mr. Marohn thanked the applicants for making application so quickly. This property at one point was zoned as Light Industrial, used as a call center and the building has been in existence since the building was used as a call center. A new commercial use would require a Conditional Use Permit and a commercial zoning. What they are requesting is to essentially flip the switch and reopen the call center. The main issues are the zoning and the use. State statute does not allow spot zoning. Rezoning these parcels would be spot zoning. The adjacent community has their property along County Road 11 zoned commercial. There is a wide range of uses allowed in the commercial zone that would be allowed on these parcels. There is no disagreement that the use being proposed has historically been the use and does not create any negative issues. Staff acknowledges this as an existing use, maybe not in a full state of operation, but restarting an existing use. Applicants would not need a rezone or a conditional use permit to continue to operate as it has been. If the Planning Commission acknowledges this as an existing use, we can discontinue the public hearing Minutes Pequot Lakes Planning Commission July 16, 2009 2