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C OMMUNITI"GROWTH GO of <br /> I N S T I T U T E 'equot _ <br /> Experts in Small Town Plonnr�rG <br /> Staff Findings: Staff provides the following findings of fact for consideration by the <br /> Planning Commission: <br /> 1. The rezoning to Shoreline Commercial and Open Space is consistent with the <br /> City's Comprehensive Plan as the Comprehensive Plan specifically identifies <br /> Wilderness Resort as a recreational amenity of the City (page 64). One of the <br /> goals of the Comprehensive Plan is to"Maintain private resorts and facilities for <br /> public recreational use"(page 65). <br /> 2. The rezoning to Shoreline Commercial and Open Space is not entirely consistent <br /> with the City's Future Land Use Map, which designates this property as Forest <br /> Preservation for the majority of the area, Shoreline Commercial strictly along <br /> Middle Cullen Lake,and patches of Open Space throughout the property. <br /> 3. Reconfiguring the Open Space areas is keeping with the purpose and intent of the <br /> Ordinance as it will be preserving sensitive areas, unique resources and <br /> designated non-developable property. <br /> 4. Reconfiguring the Shoreline Commercial areas is keeping with the purpose and <br /> intent of the Ordinance as it will be maintaining a land use district for existing <br /> commercial,recreational oriented uses within the shoreland area. <br /> 5. The Open Space zone is compatible with the zoning of the surrounding parcels,as <br /> Open Space is compatible with every other zoning classification. <br /> 6. The Shoreline Commercial zone meets the compatibility requirements of being <br /> riparian and adjacent to existing Shoreline Commercial zones. It is not <br /> completely surrounded by residential zones. <br /> 7. The reconfiguring of Shoreline Commercial meets the lot, use, and density <br /> requirements as there are approximately 35.5 acres of useable area and 2,653 feet <br /> of shoreline. <br /> 8. The reconfiguring of Open Space meets lot, use, and density requirements as <br /> there is no minimum lot size associated with Open Space. <br /> Planning Commission Direction: The Planning Commission can recommend that <br /> the City Council approve,deny,or table this rezoning. <br /> Staff Recommendation: Due to the fact that the final plat is unable to be approved at <br /> this time,we recommend that this application be tabled as well pending final resolution <br /> of the plat. <br /> Once the final plat is resolved,based on the findings of fact presented,Staff recommends <br /> this property be rezoned from Shoreline Commercial and Open Space to Shoreline <br /> Commercial and Open Space, new configuration. Reconfiguring the zoning districts will <br /> meet the condition of preliminary plat approval for the continued operation of the resort <br /> and the maintenance of Open Space. <br /> Pequot Lakes Staff Report 4(b)-3 <br /> July 17,2Oo8 <br />