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units/acre. Medium Density, which allows 3-6 units/acre, will allow development that will be very close to and thus consistent with the existing neighborhood. 10. The City Council considered an application to amend the comprehensive plan to change the land use category for the site from Medium to High Density. The City Council decided, with Resolution 04-01, to deny the amendment to the land use. 11. The site should be rezoned to R-3, Medium Density Residential, to be consistent with the comprehensive plan land use classification of Medium Density. 12. The Planning & Zoning Board held a public hearing on the rezoning on January 14, 2004, and recommended approval of the rezoning. 13. The rezoning 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 current R-4 High Density Zoning conflicts with the Medium Density land use category of the comprehensive plan. The purpose of the rezoning is to correct this inconsistency between the comprehensive plan and the zoning. State statute requires that official controls found to be in conflict with the comprehensive plan must be amended so as not to conflict. 14. The R-3 zoning is or will be compatible with present and future land uses of the area. The surrounding neighborhood was developed at approximately 6.4 units per acre. The Wenzel Farms townhomes across Lake Drive were built at approximately 5 units per acre. A High Density land use category would provide for 6 to 12 units per acre. A Medium Density category allows up to 6 units per acre. Six units per acre is compatible with the surrounding neighborhood. 15. This rezoning action is not based on a specific proposed use. It is intended to correct a conflict between the zoning ordinance and the comprehensive plan. 16. Development according to R-3 zoning can be accommodated with existing public services and will not overburden the City's service capacity, and traffic generation by the R-3 zoning is within capabilities of streets serving the property. Projects built according to R-3 Medium Density Residential standards will pose less burden on existing services and infrastructure than R-4 High Density Residential projects. Section 2 The Zoning Ordinance of the City of Lino Lakes, Anoka County, Minnesota, passed by the City Council on March 10, 2003 is hereby amended by rezoning from R-4, High Density Residential to R-3, Medium Density Residential, pursuant to the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Lino Lakes, for the subject real estate described in Attachment A. Section 3 As above amended, said Zoning Ordinance shall stand as initially passed and previously amended. Ordinance 02-04, page 3