4B - Rezone from Forest Management to Rural Residential - Habein

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Staff Findings: Staff provides the following findings of fact for consideration by the Planning Commission: i. The applicant is proposing to rezone the property located at 4143 County Road 16 from"Forest Management"to"Rural Residential." 2. The subject property does not contain any natural sensitive areas. 3. The applicant is the property owner and the property owner intends to subdivide the subject property into two parcels. 4. The subject property is not within the Shoreland Area. 5. There does not appear to be any lowland area on the subject property. 6. The subject property exceeds the minimum buildable area requirement of the code. 7. The vegetative cover of the subject property primarily consists of trees. 8. The subject property is adjacent not adjacent to a water body, hence the rezoning will not impact any in-water physical characteristics. 9. The property has sufficient frontage on County Road 16. 10. The proposed rezoning does not increase the socio-economic development needs for the public. 11. The public sewer and water utilities are not adjacent to the subject property. There are no plans to extend the public utilities to the subject property. 12. The subject property does not contain any known significant historical or ecological value. 13. The subject property is adjacent a property zoned"Rural Residential." The other properties adjacent to the subject property are located in the City of Jenkins. 14. The proposed reclassification is not considered"spot zoning." 15. The proposed rezoning is in conformance with the City of Pequot Lakes Comprehensive Plan. 16. The future land use map identifies the property as "Forest Management." Other properties in the vicinity of the subject property are classified as "Rural Residential." 17. The subject property meets minimum requirements for the "Rural Residential' zone. Planning Commission Direction: The Planning Commission can recommend that the City Council approves, denies, or tables this rezoning. Findings of fact should be cited if the recommendation is for approval or denial. Staff Recommendation: Rezoning of the property to "Rural Residential' is in conformance with the surrounding neighborhood. Although the future land use map does not identify the subject property as "Rural Residential," other properties in the vicinity of the subject property are identified as that classification. The future land use map identifies the subject property (and incorrectly identifies properties located in the City of Jenkins) as "Forest Preservation." Since the request is not considered "spot zoning, "we recommend the application be approved with the following condition: Pequot Lakes Staff Report 4(b)-3 June 19,2014