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Planning Commission Resolution 2021-006CITY OF MONTICELLO WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. PC-2021-006 RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO AMEND ROOF PITCH AND BUILDING MATERIALS STANDARDS FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES IN THE R-1 AND R-2 ZONING DISTRICTS WHEREAS, the City has been requested to amend portions of its building standards applicable to single family homes; and WHEREAS, the applicant contends that changing homebuilding preferences require amendment to current ordinance standards; and WHEREAS, the proposed amendments would increase options for new home construction in the City; and WHEREAS, the amendments have been crafted t increase variability, but also to protect the City's objectives of higher -end house construction; and WHEREAS, the proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment would clarify certain aspects of the existing applicable code language; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on January 5t', 2021 and continued hearing on February 2"d, 2021 on the application and members of the public were provided the opportunity to present information to the Planning Commission; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has considered all of the comments and the staff report, which are incorporated by reference into the resolution; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Monticello makes the following Findings of Fact in relation to the recommendation of approval: l . The Zoning Ordinance amendment provides an appropriate means of furthering both the intent and the specific goals and policies for land use in the Comprehensive Plan. 2. The proposed amendment raises no extraordinary issues for the City's regulation of single family home construction. 3. The ordinance incorporates applicable provisions of staff comment as applicable. 4. The proposed use is expected to have no negative impacts on municipal public services. CITY OF MONTICELLO WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. PC-2021-006 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Planning Commission of the City of Monticello, Minnesota, that the Planning Commission hereby recommends that the Monticello City Council approves the Zoning Ordinance amendment, based on the findings listed above. ADOPTED this 2„ d day of February, 2021, by the Planning Commission of the City of Monticello, Minnesota. MONTICELLO PLANNING COMMISSION By: © g r , Chair 2