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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 _ Pequot Lakes,MN 56472 www.pequotlakes-mn.gov May 4, 2006 Brian and Taffie Goerges 5363 County Road 11 Pequot Lakes, MN 56472 RE: Rezone to Forest Management PIN: 290141100A0009 Dear Mr. and Mrs. Goerges: Please be advised that on May 2, 2006, the City Council rezoned the above- captioned parcel to Forest Management, based on the following findings of fact: 1. The rezoning to forest is consistent with the City's comprehensive plan. The property is designated as Forestry because it is a large, undeveloped tract of land, it is not served by public utilities and about 50% of the property is wooded. 2. The subject property is adjacent to properties that have been rezoned to Rural Residential to the north, Agriculture to the west, Recreation to the northwest, and Forest Management to the south. 3. The property to the east has not yet been rezoned, but the City has proposed to rezone this property to Agriculture. The property to the southeast has not yet been rezoned, but is proposed to be rezoned to Forest Management. The larger properties to the north are proposed to be rezoned to Transition Residential, but have not yet been rezoned. 4. The Forestry zone is compatible with the Agricultural, Rural Residential, Recreation, and Transition Residential zones. 5. The property was zoned Forestry under the previous Ordinance, which required a minimum lot size of 10 acres. The Agriculture zone has a minimum lot size of 20 acres, while the Rural Residential zone has a minimum lot size of 5 acres. 6. The property meets the minimum lot size for the Forestry zone, being roughly 40 acres in size.