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Police City Of Pequot City Hall 218-568-8111 Lakes 218-568-5222 Fax 218-568-5647 _ Fax 218-568-5860 plpd @pequotlakes-mn.gov - 4638 County Road 11 cityhall @ pequotlakes-mn.gov 1' Fequot Lakes,MN 56472 www.pequotlakes-mn.gov September 9, 2008 Wilderness Resort Villas, LLC 6600 France Avenue South, Suite 680 Edina, MN 55435-1814 RE: Rezone From Open Space and Shoreline Commercial to Open Space and Shoreline Commercial (New Lot Configuration) PIN: 296060010010009 through 296060010460009 Dear Mr. Steffens: Please be advised that on September 2, 2008, the City Council approved your request to rezone the above-captioned parcels to Open Space and Shoreline Commercial, based on the following findings of fact: 1. The rezoning to Shoreline Commercial and Open Space is consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan as the Comprehensive Plan specifically identifies Wilderness Resort as a recreational amenity of the City (page 64). One of the goals of the Comprehensive Plan is to "Maintain private resorts and facilities for public recreational use" (page 65). 2. The rezoning to Shoreline Commercial and Open Space is not entirely consistent with the City's Future Land Use Map, which designates this property as Forest Preservation for the majority of the area, Shoreline Commercial strictly along Middle Cullen Lake, and patches of Open Space throughout the property. 3. Reconfiguring the Open Space areas is keeping with the purpose and intent of the Ordinance as it will be preserving sensitive areas, unique resources and designated non-developable property. 4. Reconfiguring the Shoreline Commercial areas is keeping with the purpose and intent of the Ordinance as it will be maintaining a land use district for existing commercial, recreational oriented uses within the shoreland area.