1996-08-05 CC Findings of Fact
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, CITY OF ALBERTVILLE
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5 August 1996
City Council
Findings of Fact
& Decision
Applicant's Name: Kent Roessler, Center Oaks
Request: The applicants are requesting rezoning of a +/-70 acre parcel from R-1 A, Low Density
Single Family to R-1, Single Family Residential. The property is located west of CSAH 19 and
south of Parks ide 3rd Addition.
City Council Meeting Date: 5 August 1996
Findings of Fact: BaSed on review of the application. evidence received, and recommendation
of the Planning Commission. the City Council now makes the follOWing findings of fact and
decision:
1) The regal description of the subject property is as folJows:
Part of the NE 1/4 of Section 2, Township 120, Range 24, Wright County, Minnesota
PJD# 101-500-021401
2) The Planning Report dated 26 June 1996 and Memorandums dated 3 July 1996 and 15
July 1996, prepared by Northwest Associated Consultants, Inc. are incorporated herein.
3) On 9 July 1996 the Albertville Planning Commission conducted a public hearing to
consider the applicant1s request, preceded by a published and mailed notice. Upon review
of the application and evidence received, the Planning Commission closed the public
hearing and recommended that the City Council deny the rezoning.
Decision: Based on .regOing considerations and apPlale ordinances, the applicant's
. request for rezoning is:
[xl Denied, based on the most current plans and information receiVed to date, for the
following reasons:
1) The standards by which the City must consider approval of rezoning requests, as inCluded
in Section 300.1 (f), requires that aU of the following criteria be met:
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a)
The proposed action has been considered in relation to the specific policies and
provisions of and has been found to be consistent with the official City
Comprehensive Plan.
b) The proposed use is or will be compatible with present and future land uses of the
area.
C) The proposed use conforms with all performance standards contained in the City's
Zoning Ordinance.
d) The proposed use will not tend to or actually depreciate the area in which it is
proposed.
e) The proposed use can be accommodated with existing public services and will not
overburden the City's service capacity.
f) Traffic generation by the proposed use is within the capabilities of streets serving
the property.
2) The proposed rezoning does not meet all of the criteria outlined in (1) above which were
established as a means of determining possible adverse effects of the proposed rezoning
and which were discussed within the referenced Planning Repqrt. Specifically, the Center
Oaks request for rezoning is in opposition to the policies and provisions of the City's
Comprehensive Plan. adopted on 17 June 1996, which were specifically created 14to
provide 'life cycle' residential environments inclusive of a broad and balanced choice of
housing types" and "to promote large lot residential development in all remaining low
density residential areas located west of CSAH 19".
3) The City is not concemed with the timing or absorption rate of development, but rather the
establishment of the desired large lot low density and quality development which will satisfy
long term needs as defined by the adopted Comprehensive Plan.
4) large lot, low density residential development of 15,000 square foot or larger lots has been
a goal of the City since before September of 1995 when Planning Tactics studies were
completed.
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5) The size and.quallt.ger homes selling in the Wright ~ region, specifically in the
communities of Delano, Sl Michael, Frankfort Township, and Rogers, supports the City's
development objective of attaining the same through supplementing the City's existing
housing stock with low densityl large lot sites.
Adopted by the Albertville City Council this _ day of
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City of Albertville
By:
Michael Potterl Mayor
Attest
Linda Houghton, City Clerk
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