4A - Rezoning from Forestry to Agriculture, Georges

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3. 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. 4. 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. 5. The Agriculture Zone is compatible with the Forest Management, Rural Residential, Recreation,and Transition Residential zones. 6. The Rural Residential Zone is compatible with Forest Management, Recreation, Agriculture, and Transition Residential zones, although cannot be surrounded by Forestry and Agriculture. 7. 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. 8. The rezoning to Agriculture would be a down-zoning from the previous zoning classification. 9. The property meets the minimum lot size for both the Rural Residential and Agriculture zones,being roughly 4o acres in size. 10. The property meets the minimum lot width for both the Rural Residential and Agriculture zones,being over 1,300 feet wide. Planning Commission Direction: The Planning Commission can recommend that the City Council approve,deny,or table this rezoning. Staff Recommendation: The Planning Commission has the latitude to zone this property. While the Agriculture zoning conforms to the Future Land Use map in the Comprehensive Plan, it would technically be a down-zoning,which the City has sought to avoid. The property used to be zoned Forestry, and retaining that classification in the new Ordinance would not be incompatible with the development pattern of the area. There are no development plans for this property that have been submitted to the City. There does not seem to be any compelling reason to vary from the Future Land Use map and the findings of fact in this report. We recommend that the City contimue to maintain a large-lot zoning classification and establish the zoning as either Forestry or Agriculture. City of Pequot Lakes Staff Report 1-3 April 20,2006