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Provided that the City approves the rezoning, we would recommend approval of the preliminary plat subject to the following conditions: 1. Lots 2 and 3, Block 6 be enlarged to meet minimum lot area standards for the R -1X District. 2. Proper delineation of the wetland boundaries is provided to insure the balance of the proposed lots meet R -1X standards. 3. Cul-de-sac islands shall be prohibited within cul-de-sacs which hold 60 foot right-of-way radii. 4. Cul-de-sacs be provided at the west end of Pheasant Hills Drive and the north end of Timberwolf Trail. 5. The developer provide a landscaping plan which illustrates screening along the rear lot lines of Lots 1, 2, 3, Block 1 from County Road 10. 6. Outlot A be eliminated and the wetland be incorporated into the adjoining lots with a utility and drainage easement over the wetland. 7. City Engineer approval of the grading and drainage plan. 8. Anoka County Highway Department approval of the access permit to County Road 10. 9. Satisfaction of the City's park land dedication recommendation of the Park and Recreation Committee. 10. Comments from other City staff. ISSUES ANALYSIS Rezoning Criteria. In consideration of any rezoning requests, the Planning Commission must consider the following criteria: 1. Consistency with the Comprehensive Plan. The 1987 Comprehensive Plan identifies the Pheasant Hills subdivision area for rural land uses, however, in 1992, Lino Lakes completed a Comprehensive Plan amendment which brought this land into the City's MUSA. Through this Comprehensive Plan amendment, this land was given an urban residential land use designation. The proposed R -1X rezoning is consistent with the City's urban land use designation. The proposed rezoning is also consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan policies as follows: 2