11-16-2006 Planning Commission Minutes

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Mr. Adams explained that the City had received a request from Ms. Watt's attorney to table this public hearing to the December Planning Commission meeting. A motion was made by Scott Pederson, seconded by John Derksen,to table this public hearing to December. After discussion, Mr. Derksen withdrew his second and Mr. Pederson withdrew his motion. The Planning Commission discussed the Findings of Fact and decided to add the following one: Representation of the applicant has failed to develop findings to support his client's request to zone it commercial. A motion was made by John Derksen, seconded by Mark Hallan,to recommend the City Council rezone this parcel Rural Residential, based on the following Findings of Fact: 1. The rezoning to Rural Residential is consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Map, which designates this property as a Rural Residential. 2. The present land use tax classification of the parcel is for seasonal residential. 3. The landowner's stated desire to zone the parcel to Commercial would be inconsistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Map, which designates this area as a Rural Residential area. The partial commercial zoning would also be considered to be spot zoning, granting this property owner special privileges unafforded to those neighboring properties within the City boundaries. 4. Rezoning to Commercial would be inconsistent with the immediate surrounding land use pattern. This is particularly the case, given the Future Land Use Map designation and the present zoning of existing adjacent properties. 5. The subject property is adjacent to properties that have been rezoned to Rural Residential to the south and east across County Highway 112, and Forest Management adjacent to the west. 6. The property immediately adjacent to the south reflects an established development pattern of rural residential housing. The larger property to the north is outside of the City limits, but also reflects a present land use pattern for residential uses. 7. The principal frontage of this property is along County Highway 16 and all future land use designations of parcels along this northern boundary thoroughfare of City of Pequot Lakes are guided as Future Land Uses for Rural Residential, Agriculture, or Forestry Management. This reflects a major land use pattern of both current and future use for this area of the City. Any change from pattern would constitute a major departure from the City's current policy for land use in this area and would require an extensive re-examination of its Comprehensive Plan and a subsequent amendment thereto. Without such an initiative, this would in fact be considered spot zoning. 8. The Rural Residential zone is compatible with the Agriculture, Forest Management, Transitional Residential, and Recreation Zones. Planning Commission Minutes 3 November 16, 2006