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Table of Allowable Uses Î Table 156-A (excerpt) 2. Rezoning from Single-Family R-2 to Single-Family R1. The minimum lot size for zoning in the Single-Family R-1 District is 10 acres, so the property is ineligible to be rezoned under the current code. If the City Code is amended to lower the minimum lot size requirement from 10 acres to 4 acres, then property owners whose lot size meets the 4-acre minimum could request to be rezoned. Zoning requests are reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission, and these requests can either be granted or denied by the Commission and City Council. 3. Interim Use Permit (IUP) An Interim Use Permit could be issued to the property owner with the following conditions: (1) Feedlots shall be limited to 1 animal unit as defined by the Minnesota Department of Health. (2) Feedlots shall have 20-foot setbacks from wells and water bodies; and comply with Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Department of Health, and Department of Natural Resources regulations. (3) Animal pens, feedlots, and runs shall maintain 100-foot setback from all adjacent properties without written permission. With written and signed neighbor permission pens, feedlots, runs, and accessory structures shall maintain a setback of no less than 20 feet. (4) Accessory buildings shall continue to follow existing zoning regulations (R-2) (5) The IUP expires after multiple complaints from neighbors. (6) The IUP expires when any adjacent neighborÓs property further subdivides. (7) The IUP expires with the sale of any adjacent property. Staff Recommendation The staff recommendation is to entertain an application for an IUP with conditions 1-8 listed above and any other conditions that are appropriate after holding a public hearing. Since the city has limited vacant land for development and all land in the city is planned for eventual urban uses, staff feels that limited agricultural uses could be permitted until such time that adjacent properties further develop. Because of the limited duration anticipated for agricultural uses in the city and the incompatibilities which often exist between agricultural and nonagricultural uses, permitted uses in the R-1 District will not reflect intensive commercial agricultural uses.