06.01-06.03 - Items from Planning Comm Report

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`.. August 25, 2009 Mayor and City Council City of Pequot Lakes 4638 County Road ii Pequot Lakes, MN 56472 Re: Planning Commission Report Dear Mayor and City Council, Fj COMMUNITYGROWTH I N S T I T U T E Experts in Small Town Planning The Planning Commission met for their regular August meeting, at which there were six public hearings and other various items on the agenda that were discussed. They are forwarding you three items for your review in this report at this time. A separate report contains the public hearing information regarding the Oppidan requests. 1. Rezoning from Rural Residential to Light Industrial, Application 09 -318o, Hunt Technologies LLC, applicant. Hunt Technologies, LLC applied last month to- rezone the property where the former TDS Company was located from Rural Residential. to Commercial. The Planning Commission tabled the application last month to allow time to meet and discuss what should take place since the Conditional Use application was withdrawn as determination was made it was not needed. `' Consistent with the recommendation of Staff and the original zoning that existed on the property prior to the comprehensive rezoning that was done following the adoption of the updated ordinance, the applicants are now requesting the rezoning to be from Rural Residential to Light Industrial. This would allow them to establish a testing facility for the testing of meters. The property was rezoned as part of the city -wide rezoning process at which time it was rezoned from Light Industrial to Rural Residential. When the City conducted the mass rezoning it was not the intention to down zone any properties without the owner's consent. Due to the ownership transition of the property that was taking place at the time, it is evident this was overlooked and they did not want it to be down zoned at that time. The properties are designated on the Future Land Use Map as Rural Residential and Open Space. The Planning Commission recommends the rezoning request be approved. The approval was made based on the following findings of fact. Findings of Fact: i. The rezoning to Light Industrial is not consistent with Future Land Use Map, which designates the property as Rural Residential. It is consistent with the prior zoning and the City's intent to avoid downzoning properties as part of the comprehensive rezoning process. 2. Rezoning to Light Industrial is keeping with the purpose and intent of the- Ordinance as it will be maintaining a land use district for the existing light industrial facility that exists on the property. 14084 Baxter Drive, Suite 7 1 Baxter, Minnesota 56425 1 866.900.3064 1 www.communitygrowth.com