5H - Rezoning from Agricultural to Forest Management and Rural Residential, Saxvold

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1. The proposed rezonings to Rural Residential and Forest Management are consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Map, which designates these areas �- as such. 2. The subject property is surrounded by properties that have been rezoned to Forest Management to the east, Rural Residential to the south, and Agricultural to the north and west. 3. The adjoining properties to the west are proposed to be rezoned to Agricultural,but have not yet been rezoned. These properties are subject of a public hearing for rezoning this month as well. 4. The Forest Management zone is compatible with the surrounding Rural Residential and Agriculture zones. 5. The Rural Residential zone is compatible with the surrounding Forest Management and Agriculture zones. The two western properties proposed to be rezoned to Rural Residential also meet the compatibility requirement of not being entirely surrounding for the Forest Management and Agriculture zones. 6. All four of the properties were zoned Agricultural under the previous Ordinance, which required a minimum lot size of 20 acres. The Forest Management zone has a minimum lot size of 10 acres, while the Rural Residential zone has a minimum buildable lot size of 5 acres. 7. Rezoning these properties as proposed would increase the development capabilities on these properties. 8. All four properties meet the minimum lot size for both the Rural Residential and Forest Management zones,each being roughly 20 acres in size. Planning Commission Direction: The Planning Commission can recommend that the City Council approve,deny,or table this rezoning. Staff Recommendation: Based on the findings of fact presented in this report, the Staff recommends that the two western parcels (PIDs 2901222ooB00009 & 29012220oA00009) be rezoned to Rural Residential, and the two eastern parcels (PIDs 290122iooB00009 & 29012210oA00009) be rezoned to Forest Management. Rezoning to this classification would serve to maintain the rural character of the area while not downzoning any of the properties from development options afforded to them under the previous zoning ordinance. City of Pequot Lakes Staff Report 9-3 May 18,2006