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CITY OF LINO LAKES ORDINANCE NO. 10-04 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LINO LAKES BY REZONING CERTAIN REAL ESTATE FROM R-1 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO R-3 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL FOR THE HIGHLAND MEADOWS EAST 2ND ADDITION DEVELOPMENT The City Council of the City of Lino Lakes, Anoka County, Minnesota does ordain: Section 1: Findings The City Council makes the following findings regarding the application for rezoning the property described below, based on the factors listed in Section 2, Subd.lE of the Lino Lakes zoning ordinance: 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 project complies with the land use in the comprehensive plan: the site is guided for Medium Density Residential use and the proposed R-3 zoning is intended for that category. The site is within the existing Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA). Final platting will not occur until 2005 due to the growth management policy restriction on the number of units to be platted per year. The project will be consistent with both the MUSA and units/per year limitations of the growth management policy. 2. The proposed use is compatible with present and future land uses of the area. The site is guided for medium density residential uses, as is land to the west, south, and east. Existing and anticipated future land uses in the area are considered compatible with the proposed uses. 3. Upon compliance with the conditions of approval set forth in Resolution 04-57, the proposed use will conforms with all performance standards contained in the zoning ordinance and other requirements. 4. The proposed use can be accommodated with existing public services and will not overburden the City's service capacity. Water and sanitary sewer service is available via 79th St. on the north side of the site. 5. Traffic generation by the proposed use is within capabilities of streets serving the property. The addition of 18 dwelling units will not overburden the street capacity in the area.