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COMMUNITYGROWTH September 25, 20o6 1 N S T 1 T U T E Mayor and City Council City of Pequot Lakes 4638 County Road ii Pequot Lakes,MN 56472 Re: Planning Commission Report Dear Mayor and City Council, The Planning Commission met for their regularly scheduled September meeting where they held six public hearings.They are forwarding the following recommendations for your consideration: 1. HEARING: Rezoning from Medium Density Residential to Downtown Mixed Use. City of Pequot Lakes, applicant. Parcel No. 2901422ooB00009, St. Alice's Church,property owner. The property in question is located just to the south of County Highway li near the intersection of Washington Street and Butler Street. The property is approximately 1.8 acres in size, is currently developed as a church, and was previously zoned Medium Density Residential under the old Ordinance. The surrounding properties have all been rezoned to Downtown Mixed Use. THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDING THAT PARCEL NO. 2901422ooB00009 BE REZONED TO DOWNTOWN MIXED USE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS OF FACT: 1. The proposed rezoning to Downtown Mixed Use would be consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan which states that properties in the downtown are suitable for mixed uses. 2. The proposed rezoning to Downtown Mixed Use is consistent with the Future Land Use Map,which designates this area as a future Downtown Mixed Use area. 3. The property currently is a church and churches are conditional uses in the Downtown Mixed Use zone. 4. The proposed rezoning to Downtown Mixed Use meets the compatibility requirements for the zone as the surrounding parcels are all zoned Downtown Mixed Use. 5. The subject property meets the purpose and intent of the Downtown Mixed Use zone as it would allow redevelopment to a mix of high-density residential and commercial uses. 6. The property meets the minimum lot size requirement of 2,250 square feet for the Downtown Mixed Use zone,being it is 1.8 acres,or approximately 78,400 square feet. 7. The property meets the minimum lot width standard of 25 feet for the Downtown Mixed Use zone. 8. Rezoning to Downtown Mixed Use would not constitute a down-zoning but would increase the variety of uses that would be allowed or permitted on the property. 2. HEARING: Rezoning of Lots 1, 2, & 3 of Rush Bay. City of Pequot Lakes, applicant. Lot i, Parcel # 2911600iooi000g, Larry Greden,property owner. Lot 2, Parcel # 29rt6o010020009, Todd Kellogg, property owner. Lot 3, Parcel # 29116o01003000g, Gerald Calhoun,property owner.