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I <br /> 2. The present land use tax classification of the parcel is for seasonal residential. <br /> 3. The landowner's stated desire to zone the parcel to Commercial would be inconsistent with the City's <br /> Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Map, which designates this area as a Rural Residential <br /> area. The partial commercial zoning would also be considered to be spot zoning, granting this <br /> property owner special privileges unafforded to those neighboring properties within the City <br /> boundaries. <br /> 4. Rezoning to Commercial would be inconsistent with the immediate surrounding land use pattern. <br /> This is particularly the case, given the Future Land Use Map designation and the present zoning of <br /> existing adjacent properties. <br /> 5. The subject property is adjacent to properties that have been rezoned to Rural Residential to the south <br /> and east across County Highway 112,and Forest Management adjacent to the west. <br /> 6. The property immediately adjacent to the south reflects an established development pattern of rural <br /> residential housing.The larger property to the north is out of the city limits,but also reflects a present <br /> land use pattern for residential uses. <br /> 7. The principal frontage of this property is along County Highway 16 and all future land use <br /> designations of parcels along this northern boundary thoroughfare of City of Pequot Lakes are guided <br /> as Future Land Uses for Rural Residential, Agriculture, or Forestry Management. This reflects a <br /> major land use pattern of both current and future use for this area of the City. Any change from <br /> pattern would consititute a major departure from the City's current policy for land use in this area and <br /> would require an extensive re-examination of its Comprehensive Plan and a subsequent amendment <br /> thereto. Without such an initiative,this would in fact be considered spot zoning. <br /> 8. The Rural Residential zone is compatible with the Agriculture, Forest Management, Transitional <br /> Residential,and Recreation Zones. <br /> 9. The Rural Residential Zone is compatible with Forest Management, Recreation, Agriculture, and <br /> Transition Residential zones,although cannot be surrounded by Forestry and Agriculture. <br /> `.. 10. The property was zoned Rural Residential under the previous ordinance and had a minimum lot size <br /> of 5 acres, and the new Rural Residential lot minimum size is the same. Therefore the proposed <br /> rezoning would be an equal lot size minimum requirement from the previous zoning classification <br /> and will not result in a downzoning. <br /> 11. The property meets the minimum lot size for the Rural Residential zone, being roughly 10 acres in <br /> size. The property meets the minimum lot width for both street frontages in the Rural Residential <br /> zone,being over 200 feet wide on both sides. <br /> If you have questions or concerns,please do not hesitate to contact one of us. You can reach us by phone <br /> at(218)828-3064 or by email at marohn(a communitygrowth.net or barajas(a-)communitgrowth.net. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> COMMUNITY GROWTH INSTITUTE <br /> Charles Marohn,PE&LisaBeth Barajas <br /> City Planner <br /> 14084 Baxter Drive, Suite 7 <br /> Baxter, MN 56425 <br /> (218) 828-3064 <br /> www.communitygrowth.com <br />