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Planning Commission Report, December 2006 8 SHORELINE RESIDENTIAL BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS OF FACT: i. The rezoning to Shoreline Residential is consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan as the properties are adjacent to shoreline and are residential in character. 2. The proposed rezoning to Shoreline Residential is consistent with the Future Land Use Map,which designates the area adjacent to the shore as Shoreline Residential. 3. The proposed rezoning to Shoreline Residential meets the compatibility requirements in that the properties are adjacent to the Water Resource zone. 4. The subject property meets the purpose and intent of the Shoreline Residential district: to provide a district for riparian residential development. 5. Each of the properties meets the minimum lot size requirement of 20,000 square feet for the Shoreline Residential zone,with each property being 29,000 square feet or greater. 6. Both properties meet the minimum lot width standard of loo feet for the Shoreline Residential zone, each being ioo feet wide. 7. Rezoning to Shoreline Residential would be compatible with the surrounding zoning classifications as the adjoining properties to the west and east are also Shoreline Residential and the property to the north of the road is Shoreline Commercial. 8. Rezoning these properties entirely to Shoreline Residential would not constitute a down- zoning as these properties were previously zoned Residential with similar provisions governing their use. 8. HEARING: Rezoning from Rural Residential to Rural Residential, City of Pequot Lakes. Parcel No. 290361402Coo009.John Johnson,property owner. The subject property is located in the southeastern corner of the City adjacent to Wilderness Point, on the north shore of Middle Cullen Lake. The property is roughly i acre in size and contains an existing dwelling unit. This property was not included in the City-wide rezoning last year. This is the public hearing to zone this property to a district that is consistent with the current Land Use and Subdivision Ordinance. The property was zoned Rural Residential under the previous Ordinance, with the proposed new zoning classification being Rural Residential. Mr. Tom Steffens of Wilderness Point resort recently purchased the property and has indicated plans to join the parcel with the surrounding resort parcels,using the existing dwelling as a lodge. THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDING THAT PARCEL 290361402Co00o9 BE REZONED TO SHORELINE COMMERCIAL BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS OF FACT: 1. The rezoning to Rural Residential is consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan, which indicates that Rural Residential areas contain development patterns that are low- density residential, not served by municipal utilities, and containing limited demand for accessibility and new roads. 2. Neither the rezoning to Rural Residential nor to Shoreline is not consistent with the City's Future Land Use Map,which designates this area as future Forest Preservation. 3. The proposed rezoning to Rural Residential meets the compatibility requirements in that the property is established near Shoreline Residential uses. The Ordinance does not indicate whether the Rural Residential zone is compatible with the Shoreline Commercial zone. 14084 Baxter Drive, Suite 7 1 Baxter, Minnesota 56425 1 218.828.3064 1 www.communitygrowth.com