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lst Reading: Publication: 2n' Reading: Effective: CITY OF LINO LAKES ORDINANCE NO. 05-14 ORDINANCE TO REZONE PROPERTY FROM R, RURAL TO R -1, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL FOR TALAN RIDGE "The City Council of Lino Lakes ordains ". Section 1 The City of Lino Lakes makes the following Findings of Fact: 1. The City received a Land Use Application to rezone certain property from R, Rural to R -1, Single Family Residential. 2. The Planning and Zoning Board held a public hearing on February 12, 2014 and continued the public hearing to March 12, 2014. 3. 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 preliminary plat has been reviewed for compliance with the comprehensive plan, zoning and subdivision ordinance. The subdivision is not considered premature, is consistent with the comprehensive plan for residential development and meets the performance standards of the subdivision and zoning ordinance. The parcel is guided low density residential per the City's Comprehensive Plan which allows for 1.6 to 3.9 dwelling units per acre. The proposed residential development at 2.27 units per acre is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan's guided land use and density. 4. The proposed use is or will be compatible with present and future land uses of the area. The proposal to create three (3) single family residential lots for the purpose of constructing two (2) new single family homes is compatible with the surrounding existing single family homes. The neighborhood is a mix of Rural, R -1, Single Family and R -1X Single Family Executive zoning districts. The two (2) parcels abutting on the west are zoned R -1, Single Family. The neighborhood also varies in lot size, dimension and building footprint square footage.