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Applicable Ordinances <br /> Section 17-13.4 AMENDMENT <br /> The City Council may adopt amendments pursuant to Minn. Stat. §462.357, as amended, <br /> to either the Zoning Chapter, Zoning Map or Overlay Maps in relation to the land uses <br /> within a District or the boundaries of the District(s). Such amendments shall not be <br /> issued indiscriminately, but shall only be used as a means to reflect changes in the goals <br /> of the community or changes in the conditions of the City. <br /> 1. Procedure. <br /> D. The City Council shall review the recommendations and shall <br /> make a timely decision. The City Council may amend the Land <br /> Use and Subdivision Chapter by a majority vote of all its members. <br /> The adoption of an amendment of any portion of the zoning <br /> chapter which changes all or part of the existing classification of a <br /> zoning district from residential to other commercial or industrial <br /> requires a two thirds majority vote of all members of the governing <br /> body <br /> Recommendation <br /> The Planning Commission recommends the application be approve d based on the <br /> following findings of fact and with one condition. <br /> Findings of Fact: <br /> 1. The applicant is proposing to rezone the property located at 4143 County Road 16 <br /> from"Forest Management"to"Rural Residential." <br /> 2. The subject property does not contain any natural sensitive areas. <br /> 3. The applicant is the property owner and the property owner intends to subdivide <br /> the subject property into two parcels. <br /> 4. The subject property is not within the Shoreland Area. <br /> 5. There does not appear to be any lowland area on the subject property. <br /> 6. The subject property exceeds the minimum buildable area requirement of the <br /> code. <br /> 7. The vegetative cover of the subject property primarily consists of trees. <br /> 8. The subject property is adjacent not adjacent to a water body, hence the rezoning <br /> will not impact any in-water physical characteristics. <br /> 9. The property has sufficient frontage on County Road 16. <br /> lo. The proposed rezoning does not increase the socio-economic development needs <br /> for the public. <br /> 11. The public sewer and water utilities are not adjacent to the subject property. <br /> There are no plans to extend the public utilities to the subject property. <br /> Pequot Lakes Council Report Recommendation#2 <br /> July 1,2014 <br />