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I RESOLUTION 2004-3 APPROVING FINDINGS OF FACT FOR REZONING FOR MASTERPIECE HOMES, INC. FOR "NORTHERN PINES" ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT OF HIGHWAY 61 AND 125' STREET WHEREAS, Masterpiece Homes, Inc. has requested reclassification of the zoning from R-3 (Single Family Detached Residential) to PUD (Planned Unit Development) for a 12.3 -acre parcel, legally described as follows: All that part of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 31 Township 31 north, Range 21 west of the fourth principal meridian, lying east of the east line of Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad Company's, a corporation, right-of-way as described in that certain Document of Record dated February 12, 1874, recorded April 24, 1878 in the Book of Deeds Number Three (3) at page one hundred and seventy-three (173) and filed in the office of the County Recorder of Washington County in the State of Minnesota Except that part taken for U.S. Highway No. 61. WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed the request at a duly called Public Hearing and recommends approval, and; WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted an ordinance rezoning the affected parcel from R-3 to PUD; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUGO, MINNESOTA, that it should and hereby does support the request by Masterpiece Homes, Inc. for the reclassification of the zoning from R-3 to PUD for the 12.3 -acre property, based on the following findings: 1. The proposed rezoning is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and other City policies and plans. The development would allow twinhomes at a net density of 3.2 units per acre, which is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance requirements. 2. The proposed development meets the intent of the PUD zoning district by providing an efficient use of land by using reduced setbacks to preserve additional setbacks along Highway 61. Additional landscaping is provided to mitigate the impact of the reduced setback. 3. The PUD will allow a more creative and efficient approach to land use within the City, while at the same time protecting and promoting the health, safety, comfort, aesthetics, economic viability and general welfare of the City.