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HOKAN January 14, 2004 City of Lino Lakes Planning & Zoning Board City Council 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lakes, MN 55014 RE: Rezone — Lake Drive and Aqua Lane Dear Board and Council, .:LO P 1 Hokanson Family Partnership requests that the City of Lino Lakes deny the application to modify and rezone the property located at the northeast corner of Aqua Lane and Lake Drive. We are opposed to the proposed zoning change. As the property owner impacted directly by this, we request that you deny this rezone application based on the following concerns: 1. The adjacent Marshan Lake Condominiums to the north and east are currently zoned High Density. There are also higher density lands to the west and commercial zoning to the south. The Comprehensive Plan classifies the existing Marshan Development as Medium Density when it is clearly High Density. Therefore, the Comprehensive Plan treats the 4 acre site and the existing site as one singular guided classification, i.e. medium density, even though both are classified as high density on the zoning map. The down zoning of the subject 4 acre property would not be considered typical zoning practice since it is a form of spot zoning. The subject four acre site is located at the intersection of an arterial road; typically these areas have a more intense land use than surrounding uses, rather than less intense. 2. The entire Marshan Lake Condominiums site including the subject 4 acre property are both guided as Medium Density Residential based on the current Comprehensive Plan; this guidance for existing Marshan is incorrect due to the built density. The Marshan Lake Condominiums site was developed as a high- density development and continues to be a high- density in use, even under the current guiding of medium density. It clearly exceeds 6 dwelling units per acre. As stated on page 86 of the comprehensive plan, High = 6 to 12 units per acre. The developed Marshan Lake Condominiums are not consistent with the current Comprehensive Plan because its density is more than 6 dwellings per acre. The developed environment conflicts with the comprehensive plan. 9174 Isanti Street N.E., Blaine, Minnesota 55449 (763) 786 -3130 . Fax (763) 784 -9136