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The Planning Commission is recommending that the property, PIN 290142100A0009, be <br /> rezoned to Aericulture based on the following findings of fact: <br /> 1. The rezoning to Transition Residential is consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan and <br /> Future Land Use Map, which designates this property as Urban/Rural Transition. <br /> 2. The parcel is bordered on the north by property zoned Commercial and bordered on the south <br /> and west by property zoned by Transition Residential. <br /> 3. The parcel is bordered on the east by a property the City has proposed to be rezoned <br /> Agriculture; Pfeifer is also the owner of this property is requesting the property also be <br /> rezoned to Agriculture. <br /> 4. The Transition Residential zone is compatible with the Commercial and Agriculture zones. <br /> 5. The property was zoned Agricultural under the previous ordinance,which had a minimum lot <br /> area of 20 acres and a minimum lot width of 500 feet. Rezoning to Transition Residential <br /> would not be down zoning. <br /> 6. The parcel area of 12.5 acres meets the minimum lot area of 5 acres for the Transition <br /> Residential zone. <br /> 7. The parcel area of 12.5 acres does not meet the minimum lot area of 20 acres for the <br /> Agriculture zone. <br /> 8. The parcel lot width of nearly 1000 feet meets the minimum lot width of 200 feet for the <br /> Transition Residential zone. <br /> 9. The parcel lot width of nearly 1000 feet meets the minimum lot width of 500 feet for the <br /> Agriculture zone. <br /> 10. Rezoning to Transition Residential would be compatible with the existing zones and <br /> proposed zones immediately adjacent to this property. <br /> 11. Rezoning to Agriculture would also be compatible with the existing zones and the proposed <br /> zones immediately adjacent to this property. <br /> 4. Rezoning from Forestry to Commercial,PIN 290142200K00009,Mary Pfeiffer,City of <br /> Pequot Lakes. <br /> The property is located east of downtown on County Road 11 and is roughly 9.5 acres in size. <br /> The property was previously zoned Forestry District and the proposed zoning for the property is <br /> Commercial. The owner has indicated to staff that she would like to retain the lower density of <br /> the property and would like it to be zoned Forest Management. <br /> The Planning Commission is recommending that this property,PIN 290142200K00009,be <br /> rezoned to Forest Manatement,as defined in the new Ordinance,based on the following <br /> findings of fact: <br /> 1. The rezoning to Commercial is consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan and Future <br /> Land Use Map. <br /> 2. The parcel is bordered on the north by property zoned Commercial. <br /> 3. The parcel is bordered on the south and east by property zoned Transition Residential. <br /> 4. The parcel is bordered on the west by property zoned Downtown Mixed Use. <br /> 5. The Commercial zone is compatible with the Downtown Mixed Use and Transition <br /> Residential zones. <br /> 6. The Forest Management zone is compatible with the Transition Residential and Commercial <br /> zones;however it is not compatible with the Downtown Mixed Use zone. <br /> 14084 Baxter Drive, Suite 7 <br /> Baxter, MN 56401 <br /> (218) 828-3064 <br /> www.communitygrowth.com <br />