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Applicant: D.R. Horton, Inc. - Minnesota
Property Owner: D.R. Horton, Inc. - Minnesota
Location: South of Hwy. 169, west of Marystown Rd. (17th Avenue extended)
Current Zoning: County – Recently Annexed property

Adjacent Zoning: North: Medium Density Residential (R-2) Zone
South: Medium Density Residential (R-2) Zone/Jackson Township
East: Urban Residential (R-1B) Zone
West: Medium Density Residential (R-2) Zone
Comp. Plan: Single Family Residential
Lot Size: 1.50 Acres

Introduction
D.R. Horton, Inc. - Minnesota has made application to Rezone property to Medium Density Residential (R-2) Zone, & Reguide property to Medium Density Residential for a parcel of property in conjunction with Windermere. The subject property is approximately 1.5 acres, and is located west of Marystown Rd., just south of 17th Avenue/Marystown intersection.

The parcel in question was recently annexed into the City. The Comprehensive Plan guides this parcel as single family residential, with the zoning yet to be established. As part of the Windermere project, the property surrounding this parcel received approval for R-2 zoning and Medium Density Residential guiding, so the applicant is asking that this parcel be rezoned and reguided for consistency purposes. The property in question will be utilized for storm ponding and for a Shakopee Public Utilities (SPUC) booster station site, so there will be no real impact on density of the development.

Considerations:
The City Council may grant a zoning ordinance amendment when it finds that one or more of the following criteria exists:

Criteria #1 That the original Zoning Ordinance is in error;
Finding #1 The original zoning ordinance is not in error; however, the original zoning ordinance established a zoning boundary that is not compatible with the approved West End Study Area, which included this recently annexed property.

Criteria #2 That significant changes in community goals and policies have taken place;
Finding #2 Significant changes in community goals and policies that concern this property have taken place, as stated at the public meetings during discussion of the West End Study Area. The proposed plan is generally consistent with the West End Study Area plan approved by City Council in June, 2016.

Criteria #3 That significant changes in City-wide or neighborhood development patterns have occurred; or
Finding #3 Significant changes in development patterns have occurred for the subject property, as referenced in the approved West End Study Area plan.

Criteria #4 That the comprehensive plan requires a different provision.
Finding #4 The comprehensive plan is proposed to be amended by Resolution No. 7923 to adjust the guiding boundaries for this property for Medium Density Residential use.

Staff believe revising the zoning for this property meets more than one of the criteria. This proposal would be consistent with the balance of the Windermere project proposed by D.R. Horton. Additionally, this parcel would be developed as a storm pond and a SPUC booster station, which are both permitted uses of this and other comparable zoning districts.