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North Sod Farm FA-1 Latimer County
<br />South Agriculture LMN (Gittespie PUO)
<br />East Sad FarmFA-~ Latimer County
<br />West Undevmoped (Richards Lake LMN (Richards Lake PI JO}
<br /> PUO) and Ranche~tes and FA-! Larimer Count/
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<br />The property ,,vas annexed into the city in t984. At the time of
<br />annexation the property 'NaS zoned T (Transition). In t994, the
<br />in§ was chart§ed to RLP [Rurai Land 2!an] with a RUD IP!anned Unit
<br />Oeve!opmentj designationl When The City was.comprehensive{y
<br />rezoned in 1997, the designation ,Nas chon§ed to LMN (Low Oensity
<br />Mixed Use Nei§nbornood). No other appiications or development
<br />pmns have been approved for this site.
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<br />Minimum Lot Size 8.if(i) 30,000 sq.k. i7, ooa ~f
<br />Minimum Lot Width 8.3F(2) mo' 85'
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<br />Minimum Front Building Setback
<br />(from Lake Streeg 8.3Gl1) 75' ~5'
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<br />Minimum Farrier S;de Building
<br /> 8.3G(2) 40' 8'
<br />Setback
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<br />Minimum Side 8udding' Setback 8,3G(3) ~2'
<br />Minimum Rear Building Setback 8.3G(4) 3o' ~o5' (approx.)
<br />Maximum Hei§ht 8.3H ti)
<br />Maximum FAR 8.3H(2J 0.60 o,25
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<br /> Figure 3 is an example from a Fort
<br />Collins, Colorado, staff report prepared in ]uly
<br />zoal, on a request for approval of a 173-acre
<br />overall development ptan for a mixed-use resi-
<br />dential development. Here ~he staff report
<br />quickly digests surrounding zoning and land
<br />uses in a table, Followed by a narrative
<br />L~ives ~he his[on/of the property.
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<br /> Another example fs r_he excerpt in
<br />Figure ~t from a report prepared ay Teska
<br />Asaocia[es, a planning consulting firm
<br />Evanston, iWnois, for a combination of
<br />rezaning, preliminary site 9ian review, and
<br />/arious zoning excep[ions, [o :~tiow ,'.he con-
<br />struction of a ~,25o-square-¢oo[ ,:ommerciai
<br />building ;o be )ccupma by Siarouc'xs 'Coffee
<br />with oufdoor -~eatmg 3ild )[l~er ;e,.aJl ~en-
<br />,~nts ~nknown ~t the nme n[ ~ooiicanOnh
<br />-he ;oration l'.:- n the iilage )r
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<br />in the special Old Town District. The matrix
<br />analysis demonstrates how the proposal
<br />departs from the requirements of th'e special
<br />;odin§ of the Old Town district.
<br /> The aiterna[ive to a ma[rix is to prosed[
<br />these types of criteria, or simply the primary
<br />issues under consideration, in a quos[ran-and-
<br />answer format, where the questions are pre-
<br />sented in italics with ~.he answers in regular
<br />type. The following excerpt from 3n appiication
<br />for a rezoning from an R-t Iow-density residen-
<br />[iai use ~o a [Ct-unit planned unit develop-
<br />ment on 7.25 acres in Minnetonka, Minnesota,
<br />allows how staff assessmen[ of each ,:dterion
<br />can be presented in the staff report.
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<br /> Primary Issues
<br /> goes ~he oeveioomen( /notre provisions
<br /> ,ntreclse the CI'tV'~ grot/< or',lr[ordaole .;7ousing?
<br /> /es. -he .¢plicaat 3as ]§reed rD ,:5nlrlbute
<br /> ~oo.£,oo :o (he ;[n/ for 3£fordabie
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<br />agencyJ would control.how ~he money is
<br />used .... The applicant chose to make a
<br />monetary contribution rather than include
<br />affordable rental units in the proj,ect. Staff
<br />finds the $4od,ooo cdntributian acceptable.
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<br />Does the project improve tra[~c safe~/ along
<br />Minnetot~ka Boulevard?
<br />Yes. The project would improve :he Gizmo
<br />Lane/Minnetonka Boulevard intersection by
<br />shifting the intersection abou[ 75 feel to the
<br />wes[. ~[s shift increases ifs spacinff from the
<br />Highway t69 off-ramp and improves its si§h[
<br />lines, as Jf is at the crest of the hill aion~
<br />Minnetonka Bauievard.
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<br />Would the Minnehaho Creek floodplain and
<br />wetland area be protected?
<br />'."es. Significant consol, arian development
<br />techniques have been incorporated into the
<br />proiec~. They include a minimum 5a-foot.wide
<br />wetland buffer and cdnserva[ion easement,
<br />stormwater infiltration basins, use of native
<br />landscape .... the establishment of a conser-
<br />vation mana§ement plan, and construct[od of-
<br />a public trail, with overlooks. These are all
<br />men~s that go beyond the basic requirements
<br />df the zoning code.
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<br />Would ~he project hove ~n adverse impact on
<br />the exisdng neiqhborhood?
<br />No. The project is not expected to have an
<br />adverse impact on [he existing neighborhood.
<br />·.. Neighborhood impacts are avoided by ori-
<br />enting the buildings [award Highway t69,
<br />desi§nin§ an apartment entrance off Gizmo
<br />Lane .... and by implementing an intensive
<br />tandsc.ape plan .... The aforementioned proi-
<br />ecl would allow the neighborhood to remain in
<br />its present state.
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<br /> Here is an example of an analysis ora
<br />conditional use permit for a church expansion:
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<br /> ~, Is the use required by the public need?
<br /> Yes. Churches and the related use are
<br /> required to serve a growing population and
<br /> [he community.
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<br /> 2. Will the use be properly reid[ed to other land
<br /> uses and transportation and service facilities in
<br /> the vidnl~/?
<br /> Yes. The site is served by al[ required faciJi.
<br /> ties and infras[ruc[ure. The silo has accom-
<br /> modated the institutional church use for
<br /> many ,/ears.
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<br /> $. Will the use materially or adversely affect the
<br /> health or sofe~, of persons residing dr working
<br /> in the vicini~4 or be detrimental to the public
<br /> welfare or to properQ/ or imoravemen[s in the
<br /> neighborhood?
<br /> No. If recommended performance standards
<br /> and conditions are implemented as condi-
<br /> tioned herein, the use would nat adversely
<br /> affect adjacent draper[ids.
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<br /> ~. /Viii the asa be contrary to the specific intent
<br /> c/Fuses Jr performance s[andQras astabiisnea
<br /> 'bt ~he Dis[r/cf n wnicn /t ~s ~o be ,:onsiciere~?
<br /> No. guoiect ohurch uses are Conditionally
<br /> Permitted uses in ~he Ois[rict. Conditions 4f
<br /> ~i)o[aval must ,assure (ompaqbiJitv wl[h ':LIP
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