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Light Industrial Density Residential and Commercial It is important to understand the difference between Zoning, Current Land Use and Future Land Use designations. Zoning is the legal official control and regulates use and dimensional characteristics such as setbacks, height, etc. Current Land Use and Future Land Use are planning tools used for comprehensive planning. Current Land Use describes how the property is being used today. Future Land Use describes how the property will be used in the future. Zoning and Current Land Use are not the same. Zoning Requirements and Standards Existing Conditions Required Required (6966 Lake & R-1, Single R, Rural 6970 Lake) Family Min. Lot Size 4.01 acres & 0.25 acres 10 acres 3.75 acres Min. Lot Width 200 feet 80 feet 330 feet The existing 2 parcels are both approximately 4 acres in size. Even if the parcels were combined, it would not meet the minimum 10 acre lot size requirement for R, Rural. Several of the parcels along this stretch of Lake Drive have been subdivided to 100 foot wide lots which are more consistent with R-1 zoning than Rural. Zoning the parcels to R, Rural would create substandard lots in terms of lot size and width. Comprehensive Plan Per the City's Comprehensive Plan, the parcels are guided Low Density Sewered Residential and are within the IA: 2008-2015 utility staging area. The watermain and sanitary sewer systems in this staging area have capacity to accommodate development along this stretch of Lake Drive. Watermain and sanitary sewer are stubbed to Lake Drive to the north at Ivy Ridge Lane and to the south at 2nd Avenue and could be extended along Lake Drive to service the properties. Rezoning to R, Rural would not be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan for low density sewered development. Low density sewered development requires 1.6 to 3.9 units per acre and urban reserve (rural) requires 1 unit per 10 acres. al