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T` JUN 14 2606 NOTICE This Order is the final administrative decision in this case under Minn. Stat. §§ 414.061, 414.09, 414.12. Any person aggrieved by this Order may appeal to Ramsey County District Court by filing an Application for Review with the Court Administrator within 30 days of the date of this Order. An appeal does not stay the effect of this Order.65 Any party may submit a written request for an amendment of these Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order within 7 days from the date of the mailing of the Order. ss However, no request for amendment shall extend the time of appeal from these Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order. MEMORANDUM This is a concurrent detachment and annexation proceeding under Chapter 414 to consider a petition filed with the Municipal Boundary Adjustment Unit. Bryan Hansen filed first, seeking to have the approximately 18-acre property on the southern border of the City of Gem Lake detached from Gem Lake and annexed to the City of Vadnais Heights. He was subsequently joined in the petition by his brother and co-owner Robert Hansen. Statutory Factors Concurrent detachment and annexation of property by the landowner is governed by Minn. Stat. § 414.061. In arriving at a determination in such a case, the thirteen factors set out in Minn. Stat. § 414.02 subd. 3 are to be considered. The following discussion relates these factors to the evidence in this hearing record: a. Present population and number of households, past population and projected population growth for the subject area. The City of Gem Lake has a population of approximately 420 residents. There are approximately 157 households within its city limits. Portions of the city are still undeveloped. - Most of the residential and commercial development is concentrated on the eastern side of the city. The surrounding communities of White Bear Lake, White Bear Township and Vadnais Heights are substantially more intensely developed and more densely populated than Gem Lake. The communities around the City of Gem Lake have experienced substantial population growth in the last 50 years while Gem Lake has maintained a more rural character than the surrounding communities. In fact, Gem Lake has grown by only 10-30 people since 1980. The Metropolitan Council has expressed the ss Minn. Stat. § 414.07, subd. 2. 66 Minn. R. 6000.3100. 12