City Council Resolution 2023-31CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-31
RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY OF MONTICELLO TO THE MONTICELLO ORDERLY
ANNEXATION BOARD FOR DENIAL OF A REZONING TO B-2, GENERAL BUSINESS
OF CERTAIN PROPERTY WITHIN THE MOAA BOUNDARY
WHEREAS, the applicant has submitted a request to the Monticello Orderly Annexation
Board for a rezoning of the following parcels to B-2, General Business under the County
(and thus the MOAA) zoning:
PID 213-000-183101; PID 213-000-184203
and;
WHEREAS, the site to be rezoned is situated at a location which is largely abutting City of
Monticello boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the proposed use and development of the area is contemplated and directed by
the MOAA Agreement and the Wright County Comprehensive Plan to be eventually
annexed and provided with urban utility services; and
WHEREAS, the City's land use plan calls for the long-term use of the land as Employment
Campus; and
WHEREAS, the County"s B-2 zoning district accommodates a wide variety of potential uses,
many of which are inconsistent with the City's land use plans; and
WHEREAS, the uses, if developed prior to annexation and City utilities, will tend to
discourage, if not economically prohibit, the extension of said utilities; and
WHEREAS, such development would have the impact of countering the plans of the City in
this area, and therefore countering the express objectives of both the County's Transition
Area and the City and Township's expectations under the MOAA Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered all of the various comments and the staff report,
which are incorporated by reference into the resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Monticello makes the following Findings of Fact in
relation to the request:
1. The proposed zoning as General Business and the allowable uses within the
MOAA General Business zoning district are inconsistent with the existing and
future land uses in the area in which they are proposed to be located.
CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-31
2. The proposed development of the land without annexation and extension of City
utility services will tend to obstruct such extensions for a significant number of
years.
3. The purpose of the MOAA Agreement is to preserve land currently in the
Township until it is ripe for urban development.
4. Once ready for urban development, the MOAA Agreement expects that City
utilities will be extended to the property, the property will be annexed to the
City, and the development will occur under City land use regulations.
5. If developed prior to such annexation and utility extension, the rural uses will be
out of character, and inconsistent with, both the County Transition Area land use
designation and the City and Township's Orderly Annexation Agreement
(MOAA).
6. To be consistent with the MOAA Agreement and the Transition Area land use
designation, no development should occur that is inconsistent with allowable
General Agricultural zoning as long as property is still in the MOAA jurisdiction.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Monticello,
Minnesota, that the Monticello City Council requests that the Monticello Orderly
Annexation Area Board votes to deny the application for rezoning on the subject parcels
noted herein based on the findings in this resolution, and/or any other findings that the
Board shall see fit to adopt.
ADOPTED this 27th day of March, 2023, by the City Council of the City of Monticello,
Minnesota.
ATTEST:
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lenni er Sch iber,Cit Clerk
MONTICELLO CITY COUNCIL
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Lloyd Hilgart, Mayor
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