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• Haley Manor page 5 Once the City approves the application, it must submit the comprehensive plan amendment to the Metropolitan Council for review. Any City approval of the application will be contingent upon Met Council approval of the plan amendment. This will add time to the process. Rezoning The site currently is zone Rural. In order for the urban -sized lots to be created, the site must be rezoned to an urban residential zone. As stated in the zoning ordinance: The Planning and Zoning Board shall consider possible adverse effects of the proposed amendment. Its judgement shall be based upon, but not limited to, the following factors: 1. The proposed action has been considered in relation to the specific policies and provisions of and has been found to be consistent with the official City Comprehensive Plan. The application includes an amendment of the comprehensive plan to change the land use and the MUSA line to accommodate the project. If this amendment is approved, the project would comply with the comprehensive plan. 2. The proposed use is or will be compatible with present and future land uses of the area. Bluebill Ponds to the north and Highland Meadows West to the east both are zoned R -1. The R -1 zone allows lots of 10,800 sf, which would accommodate the Haley Manor lots, and would be consistent with adjacent urbanized development. The rest of the Mar Don Acres neighborhood will remain as larger lots. Lot size alone does not create an automatically incompatible situation. 3. The proposed use conforms with all performance standards contained herein (in the ordinance). The new lots will conform to the R -1 standards in the zoning ordinance except for the lot depth. This will be resolved with approval of the variances (see below under "Lots "). 4. The proposed use can be accommodated with existing public services and will not overburden the City's service capacity. Sanitary sewer and water are available in Lois Lane at the west edge of the Highland Meadows West development, adjacent to the Haley Manor site. Connecting 14 single family homes will not overburden these systems. 5. Traffic generation by the proposed use is within capabilities of streets serving the property.