06.02 & 06.03 - Ordinance Amendment for Vehicle Resort Overlay District & Park Dedication Fees

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COMMUNITYGROWTH I N S T I T U T E December 28, 2005 Mayor and City Council City of Pequot Lakes 4638 County Road 11 Pequot Lakes, MN 56472 Re: Council Report Dear Mayor and City Council: In addition to the Wilderness Point final plat, which you reviewed earlier this month, the Planning Commission is recommending that you make an amendment to the Ordinance that would create an overlay zone for Recreational Vehicle Resorts. This amendment, which would be to Section 6.3, would read as follows: Section 6.3 Recreational Vehicle Resort Overlay District(CG) 1. Purpose and Intent: The Campground Overlay District (CG) is intended to provide for Recreational Vehicle Resort developments and individual ownership of sites within such developments. The intent is to allow for economically feasible options for such uses and to designate areas in the City where developments of this type are appropriate to maintain the character of the underlying zoning district and to be compatible with the surrounding neighborhood. 2. Minimum Lot Size. The minimum lot size required for establishment of a Recreational Vehicle Resort as defined by this overlay district is 3o acres. 3. Standards.All Recreational Vehicle Resort developments applying for conditional permit within the Campground Overlay District must meet the criteria and standards set forth in Section 8.4 Campgrounds/Campsites, Section 8.2 Planned Unit Development of this Ordinance in addition to the standards contained in this Section of the Ordinance,unless otherwise indicated or waived by the Planning Commission. 4. Density. Within the overlay district,for the development of a Recreation Vehicle Resort, there shall be no density limitation. The minimum standards for buffering contained in Sections 8.2 and 8.4 shall be strictly adhered to. Final density allowed shall be based on an evaluation of the criteria in Section 8.2 and Section 8.4 and an evaluation of the ability of the site to support the proposed level of density. 5. Site Sizing. Recreational Vehicle sites shall have a minimum of 5,000 square feet designated for each unit. 6. Administration and maintenance requirements. Prior to final approval of any Recreational Vehicle Resort containing individually-owned sites or units, the City will require adequate provisions developed for preservation and maintenance in perpetuity of open space and for the continued existence and functioning of the development as a community. a. Association membership must be mandatory for each camping unit or site purchaser and any successive purchaser. 14084 Baxter Drive, Suite 7 Baxter, MN 56401 (218) 828-3064 www.communitygrowth.com