06.01 and 06.02 - Rezoning from Transition Residential to Agriculture- Larson and Ordinance Amendment to Increase Impervious coverage Limit, RV Resort Overlay District- City of Pequot Lakes

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2. Ordinance Amendment to Increase Impervious Coverage Limit, RV Resort Overlay District, City of Pequot Lakes. The City recently adopted an amendment to the Ordinance for a Recreational Vehicle Resort Overlay District. In using the Ordinance, it has come to the Staff's attention that there are some minor changes that need to be made for consistency. Specifically, the name of the overlay district is not consistent throughout the section,being referred to as the Campground Overlay District in some places. In addition to those changes noted above, it has also come to the Staff's attention that the overlay district does not address allowed impervious coverage limits in the district. As it is currently written, the Ordinance requires that all recreational vehicle resorts meet the underlying zoning requirements for impervious coverage. The majority of the land that falls within this Overlay District has an underlying zoning classification of Agriculture or Forest Management,both of which have maximum impervious coverage limits of 10%. The impervious coverage limit seems to be a restrictive factor in the viability of a development of this sort. Given the requirements for stormwater management and soil erosion control that accompany the planned unit development process, the Staff feels that the impervious coverage limit could be increased. Discussion at the previous Planning Commission meeting indicated that impervious coverage could be increased to 25%across the entire overlay district. The Planning Commission is recommending that the following changes be made to the RV Resort Overlay District(changes indicated in underlined text): 6.3 Recreational Vehicle Resort Overlay District(RV). 1. Purpose and Intent: The Recreational Vehicle Resort Overlay District(RV) 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 40 acres. 3. Standards. All Recreational Vehicle Resort developments applying for conditional permit within the Recreational Vehicle Resort Overlay District must meet the criteria and standards set forth in Section 8.4 Campgrounds/Campsites and Section 8.2 Planned Unit Development of this Ordinance in addition to the standards contained in this Section of the Ordinance, unless otherwise indicated herein or waived by the Planning Commission. 4. Impervious Coverage. The maximum impervious coverage for properties falling within the Recreational Vehicle Resort Overlay District is 25%. 5. Site Sizing. Recreational Vehicle sites shall have a minimum of 5,000 square feet designated for each unit. 6. Density. Within the overlay district, for the development of a Recreation Vehicle Resort, there shall be no density limitation. The minimum standards for site sizing and 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. 7. Administration and maintenance requirements. Prior to final approval of any Recreational Vehicle Resort containing individually-owned sites or units, the City will require adequate 14084 Baxter Drive, Suite 7 Baxter, MN 56401 (218) 828-3064 www.communitygrowth.com