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JUN -07-1996 12:03 NAC 612 595 9837 P.03 7. Drainage and utility easements are provided along all lot lines and a drainage easement is provided over the site's wetland. This issue should be subject to further comment by the City Engineer. 8. All park dedication requirements as determined by the City Park Board are satisfactorily met. 9. A grading and drainage plan be submitted. Such plan shall be subject to review and approval by the City Engineer. 10. All conditions of operation as required by the FAA and/or Minnesota Department of Aeronautics are satisfied. 11. The City Engineer provide comment and recommendation in regard to utility issues. 12. Comments from other City staff. ISSUES ANALYSIS Rezoning/Comprehensive Plan Amendment: As noted previously, both a Comprehensive Plan amendment (minor) and rezoning will be necessary to accommodate the proposed use; These requests are interrelated considering that a basis for rezoning evaluation is the use's consistency with the Comprehensive Plan. Specifically, the applicants have proposed to rezone the eastern one-half of the subject property from GB, General Business to R 1X, Single Family Executive. The portion of the subject property which flanks the Lake Drive corridor is to retain its existing GB, General Business zoning designation. That portion of the site proposed for R -1X zoning is to be overlaid by a PDO, Planned Development Overlay zoning designation. Such designation will allow some flexibility from the strict provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, particularly in regard to accessory building requirements. In review of all rezoning requests, the following criteria should be considered. Comprehensive Plan. As shown on Exhibit B, the City's Land Use Plan suggests commercial (business) use of the subject property. While the western 7.6 acres of the subject property (along Lake Drive) is proposed to retain its current GB zoning designation, the proposed residential use (rezoning) of the eastem 11.0 acres will require an amendment to the City's Land Use Plan. 3