05.01 -05.03 - Rezoning Wilderness Point Villas, Ordinance Amendment, Sibley Lake Park

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COMMUNITYGROWTH I N S T I T U T E January 20, 2006 Mayor and City Council City of Pequot Lakes 4638 County Road 11 Pequot Lakes,MN 56472 Re: Zoning Administrator's Report Dear Mayor and City Council, The Planning Commission met for their regularly scheduled January meeting where they held four public hearings — one for a preliminary plat, one for a final plat, one for a variance, one for an individual property rezoning, and one for an Ordinance amendment. Both the preliminary and the final plats were tabled with requests for more information, and the variance application was denied. The Planning Commission is forwarding the following recommendations for your consideration: 1. Rezoning from Commercial Shoreline to Open Space,Wilderness Point Villas,LLC. Wilderness Point Resort is located along the northern shore of Middle Cullen Lake. The property is current zoned Commercial Shoreline. As a condition on approval of the Wildemess Point PUD, the City placed the following condition: 18. As part of the final plat application, common space shall be rezoned to allow for resort operation but to limit future subdivision of the common space. In December, the Planning Commission approved the Wildemess Point final plat application. This rezoning is one of the final steps in the final plat process for this development. The Planning Commission is recommending that the common space areas of the Wilderness Point development be rezoned from Commercial Shoreline to Open Space based on the following findings of fact: 1. The rezoning to Open Space is consistent with the City of Pequot Lakes Comprehensive Plan, which states as a policy that the City should protect and enhance natural resources and open space contributing to the character and vitality of Pequot Lakes. 2. The rezoning to Open Space is consistent with the purpose and intent of the Open Space classification, which states that lands set aside as part of the development process should be zoned Open Space. 3. The Open Space zone is compatible with every other zoning classification, so there are not any incompatibility issues with surrounding properties. 4. There are not any lot,use, and density requirements for the Open Space zone as any size property can be zoned Open Space. 14084 Baxter Drive -;,ite 7 Baxter, P" �ci401 (2"'; o28-3064 wwty . .,,nmunitygrowth.com