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ORDINANCE NUMBER 05-11 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 5.14 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO BECOME RECREATION (R)AND REVISING THE TITLE FOR THE LAND USE MATRIX The City Council of the City of Pequot Lakes does ordain as follows: Purpose and Intent. The purpose and intent of this ordinance is to amend Section 5.14 of the Zoning Ordinance,to become Recreation and to revise the title for the Land Use Matrix to become Section 5.15. Section 1. Section 5.14 shall become Recreation under Section V Zoning Districts and District Provisions and read as follows: Section 5.14 Recreation (R) 1. Purpose and Intent:To establish and maintain a land use district for existing uses of land or for land properly suited for recreational development that is semi-rural in character, allows public and private recreation facilities and accessory uses, and promotes and maintains aesthetics in areas that serve as a transitional zoning district between residential uses and commercial uses. 2. Compatibility: Recreation zones are compatible with and can be established adjacent to every other zoning classification, and any property that meets the purpose and intent of this zoning classification may be zoned Recreation. 3. Lot,Use,and Density Requirements: Lotwidth—feet,minimum.....................................................................................500 Total Lot Area—acres,minimum............................................................................10 Setback,right-of-way, local streets—feet, minimum...............................................50 Setback,right-of-way,collector and arterial streets—feet,minimum.....................50 Setback,side—feet,minimum.................................................................................30 Setback,corner side—feet,minimum......................................................................40 Setback,sign—feet,minimum...................................................................................l Setback,OHW—feet,minimum............................................................................150 Setback,wetland—feet,minimum...........................................................................50 Maximum impervious coverage.................................................................. ..... 15% Maximum building height—feet................................................................... ......25 Building above highest known groundwater—feet,minimum..................................3 Performance Standards:The following performance standards apply to all development in this zone: a. General. All proposed de--lopment in the Recreation zone shall be reviewed by the Parks Board,which will make recommendations to the Planning Commission.