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7. The property was zoned Forestry District under the previous ordinance, which had a <br /> minimum lot area of 10 acres and a minimum lot width of 300 feet. Rezoning to Transition <br /> Residential would not be down zoning. <br /> 8. The parcel is not currently serviced by City sewer and water, but is adjacent to parcels that <br /> are serviced. Developing this area would facilitate future expansion of services, fitting with <br /> the intent and purpose of the Commercial zone. <br /> 9. The parcel's area of roughly 9.5 acres meets the minimum lot area of 20,000 square feet for <br /> non-sewered parcels in the Commercial zone. <br /> 10. The parcel's area of roughly 9.5 acres does not meet the minimum lot area of 10 acres for the <br /> Forest Management zone. <br /> 11. The parcel's lot width of roughly 625 feet meets the minimum lot width of 50 feet for the <br /> Commercial zone. <br /> 12. The parcel's lot width of roughly 625 feet meets the minimum lot width of 300 feet for the <br /> Forest Management zone. <br /> 5. Rezoning from Rural Residential to Transition Residential, PIN 290142200BA009, Mary <br /> Pfeiffer,City of Pequot Lakes. <br /> The property is located south of County Road 11 on Gravdahl Drive and is 6 acres in size. The <br /> property was previously zoned Rural Residential and the proposed zoning for the property is <br /> Transition Residential. The owner has indicated to staff that she would like to retain the lower <br /> density of the property and would like it to be zoned Forest Management. <br /> The Planning Commission is recommending that the property,PIN 290142200BA0009,be <br /> rezoned to Forest Manaeement 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 a property zoned Downtown Mixed Use and a parcel <br /> that the City has proposed to be rezoned Commercial. The owner of that property, Ms. <br /> Pfeiffer, is requesting that the properties be rezoned to Forest Management. <br /> 3. The parcel is bordered on the west by properties that are zoned Downtown Mixed Use. <br /> 4. The parcel is bordered on the east by a property zoned Transition Residential <br /> 5. The Transition Residential zone is compatible with the Downtown Mined Use and <br /> Commercial zones. <br /> 6. The Forest Management zone can be established adjacent to Agriculture, Rural Residential, <br /> Transition Residential, Commercial, and Light Industrial zones. Rezoning to Forest <br /> Management would not be compatible with the Downtown Mixed Use zone just to the west. <br /> 7. The property was zoned Rural Residential under the previous ordinance, which had a <br /> minimum lot area of 5 acres and a minimum lot width of 200 feet. Rezoning to Transition <br /> Residential would not change the minimum lot area or width. <br /> 8. The parcel area of 6 acres meets the minimum lot area of 5 acres for the Transition <br /> Residential zone. <br /> 9. The parcel lot width of 271 feet meets the minimum lot width of 200 feet for the Transition <br /> Residential zone. <br /> 6. Ordinance Amendment to require Permits for Fences in the Downtown Mixed-Use,Urban <br /> Residential,and Commercial Zones,City of Pequot Lakes. <br /> 14084 Baxter Drive, Suite 7 <br /> Baxter, MN 56401 <br /> (218) 828-3064 <br /> www.communitygrowth.com <br />