02-16-2006 Planning Commission Minutes

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A motion was made by Dean Williams, seconded by Bill Habein,to recommend rezoning these parcels to Rural Residential, based on the 9 findings of fact listed in the Staff Report, and adding No. 10: 1. The rezoning to Transition Residential is consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Map, which designates this area as an urban/rural transition area. 2. The rezoning to Commercial does not conform to the City's Comprehensive Plan or Future Land Use Map. 3. The subject properties are surrounded by a parcel that the City has proposed to rezone to Transition Residential. This property, and the property immediately adjacent to the east have both opted out of the blanket rezoning and have yet to have their rezoning public hearings. 4. The parcel is bordered to the south by a property that the City has proposed to rezone to Agriculture from Forestry. This property has also opted out of the blanket rezoning and has not yet been rezoned. 5. The Transition Residential Zone is compatible with the Rural Residential, Agriculture, and Recreation zones; however, the Land Use Ordinance indicates that the Transition Residential zone can be established next to these zones so long as these zones do not surround the Transition Residential zone. In this case, the subject property, and the other properties in the immediate area that are proposed to be Transition Residential, would be entirely surrounded by these low density zoning classifications. 6. The Ordinance indicates that the Commercial zone may not be established in an area where it is completely surrounded by residential zones, and the subject properties are completely surrounded by such properties. 7. The properties were zoned Rural Residential under the previous Ordinance, which required a minimum lot size of 5 acres. Rezoning to Transition Residential would not be down-zoning as the Transition Residential zone also has a minimum lot size of 5 acres. 8. The properties would be non-conforming if they were rezoned to Transition Residential because they do not meet the minimum lot size for the zone. 9. The properties meet the minimum lot size of 20,000 square feet for the Commercial zone. 10. The Transition Residential zone also required that the property be within the projected utility service area_ This property falls just outside of the potential future service area, as indicated on the Potential Utility Service Area map in the City's Comprehensive Plan. Staff was directed to send Mrs. McBrien a copy of the Matrix. ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO AGENDA: Staff added the following: 7. f. Dan Helbling Recreational Vehicle Resort Sketch Plan. 7. g. Joe Dotty Condition Follow-up Visit. 7. h. Special Council Meeting. Planning Commission Minutes 3 February 16, 2006