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services, and large parking area is not consistent with the City's land use plan for this area. 2) That the Halcyon Cemetery does not comply with the City's RR — Rural Residential zoning district because it includes uses and activities that are not allowed under the definition of a "Cemetery" in Section 154.102 of the Zoning Ordinance, Specifically, the proposed site plan includes an administration building, a proposed expansion of this structure to add room for public gathering space, and parking lot that will accommodate 59 parking stalls. The definition of "Cemetery" offers no provisions for the conduct of services on the premises. The proposed buildings and parking areas exceed the activities allowed for "land used or intended to be used for the burial of the dead and dedicated for cemetery purposes". 3) That the combined size of over 6,000 square feet for the proposed administration building, expansion area, and maintenance garage is not proportional to the size of the proposed cemetery. The re -use and expansion of the existing single family structure far• exceeds what would otherwise be required to provide for the car and maintenance of the cemetery. 4) The Zoning Ordinance does not allow for two principle uses to exist on property that is zoned Rural Residential. Specifically, the continued occupation of a single-family residence on the property is in conflict with the proposed platting of a cemetery on the same property. Because the site is 10 acres in size and is at the minimum requirement of the Zoning Ordinance for lot size in a RR zoning district, the applicant would not be able to separate the home from the cemetery use, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Council does hereby deny the Halcyon Cernetery Preliminary and Final Plat. Passed and duly adopted this 6th day of October, 2015 by the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo, Minnesota. Mike Pearson, Mayor Ju4liohnsoOity Clerk 2 Resolution 2015-59A