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Lebanon Hills Special Area Plan 3 -56 I Land Use Plan conforming in terms of use and lot size (12,000 square feet or greater), the one (1) Agriculturally zoned properties has a nonconforming lot area by failing to meet the minimum five (5) acre lot size requirement. Transportation The Special Area properties are provided access via both private and City streets. Four (4) of the properties are accessed via Carriage Hill Drive (a private street with access to Pilot Knob Road), while one (1) is accessed via 120th Street West, a private road. Vision In recognition of the surrounding park use, the community envisions these five (5) residential properties as part of the Lebanon Hills Regional Park. However, the interim use of these properties as single family residential homes does not negatively impact that vision. The City seeks to allow the occupants of the residences to remain as conforming uses, while not allowing any future subdivision. Thus, to achieve the required land use consistency between the Land Use Plan and Zoning Map, the City has adopted policies to guide the transition of the existing residential use to a future park use. Land Use Designation Recognizing that the purpose of the Land Use Guide Plan is to identify the long -term desired use of property, all parcels in this Special Area have been guided P, Parks and Recreational Open Space. Land Use /Zoning Designation While the land use plan and the zoning designation need to be consistent, the City does not want to make these properties subject to the Zoning Ordinance's nonconforming use requirements. In addition, the continued use of these properties as single family homes is deemed consistent on an interim basis. Thus, instead of the P, park zoning designation, which would be consistent with the Land Use Plan, all of the properties will be zoned R -1, Single Family Residential. Under the R -1 zoning designation, existing homes will remain as "conforming" uses. Once the properties are acquired by Dakota County the parcels should be rezoned to P -Park. Policies 1. Existing residential uses are considered transitional in nature and their continued existence shall be supported by the City on an interim basis, provided they do not pose environmental concerns (i.e., failing septic systems). 2008 Comprehensive Plan - Review Draft