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City of Lino Lakes - Zoning Ordinance 2. The report of the Planning and Zoning Board shall be placed on • the agenda of the City Council at its next regular meeting following referral from the Planning and Zoning Board. 3. The City Council must approve or deny the application for amendment or conditional use permit requests within sixty (60) days of receiving all required information. The sixty (60) day time limit starts over only if the City sends notice, within ten (10) business days, of receipt of the request, telling the applicant what information is missing. The City may extend the sixty (60) day time limit before the end of such time limit by providing written notice of the extension to the applicant. The notification must state the reasons for the extension and its anticipated length, which may not exceed sixty (60) days, unless approved by the applicant. Failure of the City Council to deny an application within sixty (60) days is approval of the request. If the City Council denies a request, it must state in writing the reasons for the denial at the time it denies the request. D. Design Standards. Plans which fail to meet the following standards shall not be approved. 1. The site and buildings shall be designed, constructed and maintained to avoid substantial probabilities of: a. Unnecessary detraction from the appearance of the surrounding area or the City as a whole. b. Aesthetic incompatibility. C. Noise incompatibility. d. Traffic pattern incompatibility. e. Accelerated erosion. f. Unnecessary loss of existing natural features (vegetation, steep slopes, wetlands, water bodies). g. Increased flood potential. 2. No development shall be allowed which will result in unusual maintenance or repair costs of roads, parking areas or utility lines. • 3. Development shall be permitted only in such a manner that the maximum number of trees shall be preserved. It shall be the duty of the