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CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />RESOLUTION NO. 18-70 <br />APPROVING PUD DEVELOPMENT STAGE PLAN/PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR <br />NATURE'S REFUGE <br />WHEREAS, the City received an application for PUD Development Stage Plan/Preliminary Plat <br />for Nature's Refuge hereafter referred to as "Development"; and <br />WHEREAS, City staff completed a review of the "Development" based on the following: <br />• June 15, 2018: Preliminary Plan Set prepared by Carlson McCain <br />• June 16, 2018: HydroCAD report prepared by Carlson McCain <br />• June 15, 2018: Tree Inventory Report, prepared by Carlson McCain <br />• June 4, 2018: Traffic Study prepared by Spack Consulting <br />• April 18, 2018: Revised WCA Wetland Permit Application, prepared by Kjolhaug <br />Environmental Services Company; and <br />WHEREAS, a public hearing was held before the Planning & Zoning Board on February 14, <br />2018 and continued to May 9, 2018 and the Board recommended approval of the <br />"Development"; and <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by The City Council of The City of Lino Lakes <br />hereby makes the following: <br />FINDINGS OF FACT <br />PUD, Planned Unit Development <br />Per Section 1007.024(1) Purpose and Intent, the PUD, by allowing deviation from the strict <br />provisions of this Ordinance related to setbacks, heights, lot area, width and depths, yards, etc., <br />by conditional use permit or a mixture of uses by rezoning to a PUD District, is intended to <br />encourage: <br />a. A development pattern in harmony with the objectives of the Comprehensive Plan. <br />The proposed Nature's Refuge PUD conservation subdivision is consistent with the goals and <br />policies of the comprehensive plan in regards to resource management, land use, housing, <br />transportation and utilities. The development upholds the City's public values by creating a <br />multi functional open space greenway corridor integrated with the stormwater conveyance <br />system, wetland management and trails. Nature's Refuge is consistent with residential land use <br />and density requirements. Safe transportation corridors and public utilities also serve the <br />development. <br />b. Innovations in development that address growing demands for all styles of economic <br />expansion, greater variety in type, design, architectural standards, and siting of <br />structures through the conservation and more efficient use of land in such <br />developments. <br />1 <br />