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1st Reading: <br />Publication: <br />2n' Reading: <br />Effective: <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />ORDINANCE NO. 11-14 <br />ORDINANCE TO REZONE CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY FROM GB, <br />GENERAL BUSINESS TO R-4, HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL FOR <br />WHITE PINE SENIOR LIVING <br />"The City Council of Lino Lakes ordains". <br />Section 1 <br />The City of Lino Lakes makes the following Findings of Fact: <br />1. The City received a Land Use Application to rezone certain property from GB, <br />General Business to R-4, High Density Residential. <br />2. The Planning and Zoning Board held a public hearing on October 8, 2014. <br />3. The proposed action has been considered in relation to the specific policies and <br />provisions of and has been found to be consistent with the official City <br />Comprehensive Plan. <br />The proposed assisted -living facility has been reviewed for compliance with the <br />comprehensive plan and is consistent for mixed use residential development as noted <br />in the staff report. Goals of the Housing Plan include improving availability of <br />affordable and life -cycle housing and enhancing opportunities for senior housing. <br />Assisted -living facilities are considered housing units. Although the density of the <br />proposed assisted -living facility is 16.46 units per acre which is greater than the <br />suggested 15 units per acre, the facility functions as both residential and commercial <br />(e.g. employers, delivery vehicles, emergency vehicles etc.) Flexibility shall be <br />allowed for 16.46 units per acre. <br />4. The proposed use is or will be compatible with present and future land uses of the <br />area. <br />The proposed assisted -living facility is compatible with present and future land uses. <br />The property to the north across 77th Street is zoned rural and is guided for <br />commercial use. Currently, a residential home with an auto -repair business exists on <br />the site. The property to the east is zoned general business and guided for mixed use. <br />Currently, a residential home exists on the parcel. The property to the south is zoned <br />and guided for commercial development. The Market Place commercial development <br />1 <br />