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Pequot City of <br /> Lakes__ <br /> 4638 MAIN STREET•PEQUOT LAKES,MN 56472• (218) 568-5222•FAR: (218) 568-5860•www.pequotlakes-mn.gov <br /> August io, 2022 <br /> John and Debra Wesp <br /> 32342 Evenson Road <br /> Pequot Lakes, MN 56472 <br /> RE: Rezone to Forest Management <br /> PIN: 29010509/ 290013200000009 <br /> Dear Mr. and Mrs.Wesp: <br /> Please be advised that on August 2, 2022,the City Council approved your request <br /> to rezone the above-captioned parcel to Forest Management,based on the <br /> following findings of fact: <br /> 1. The applicant is proposing to rezone 12 acres from "Agriculture"to"Forest <br /> Management". <br /> 2. The subject property is privately owned. The property owner has indicated <br /> plans to subdivide the property into two tracts; each tract would exceed 10 <br /> acres in size and 500 feet in width. <br /> 3. The subject property is not within the Shoreland Area and no Shoreland <br /> soil types have been identified. <br /> 4. The vegetative cover of the subject property consists of trees and grasses. <br /> 5. The subject property is not adjacent to a public water body. "In-water <br /> physical characteristics" and recreational use of surface water do not <br /> apply. <br /> 6. The subject property is accessed from Evenson Road. <br /> 7. The proposed rezoning does not increase the socio-economic development <br /> needs of the public. <br /> 8. The public sewer and water utilities are not available in the vicinity of the <br /> subject property. There are no plans to extend the public utilities to the <br /> area of the subject property. <br /> 9. The subject property does not contain any known significant historical or <br /> ecological value. <br /> 10.The subject property is adjacent to property zoned "Forest Management" <br /> and "Agriculture". The proposed reclassification is not considered "spot <br /> zoning." <br /> "This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer." <br />