HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-165 Council Resolution• Council Member Reinert introduced the following resolution and
moved its adoption:
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CITY OF LINO LAKES
COUNTY OF ANOKA
RESOLUTION NO. 07-165
RESOLUTION APPROVING AN EXTENSION FOR THE SUBMITTAL OF THE
FINAL PLAT FOR CENTURY FARM NORTH 5TH ADDITION
WHEREAS, the Lino Lakes City Council makes the following findings:
1. Ordinance No. 04 -03 regulates subdivision and platting in Lino Lakes.
2. Ordinance No. 24 -04, the growth management ordinance, requires phasing plans for
new residential developments.
3. The preliminary plat approval of Century Farm North, Resolution No. 03 -60,
included a phasing plan for final platting a specified number of units each year.
4. The phasing plan also specified numbers of acres of Metropolitan Urban Service Area
(MUSA) reserve that would be granted to each annual phase.
5. Section 1005 -1 of Ordinance No. 04 -03 states that the final plat applications for
subsequent phases, as described by the approved phasing plan, shall be submitted
within one year of approval of the final plat for the previous phase. An extension
may be requested in writing for City Council approval.
6. Section 1005 -1 of Ordinance No. 04 -03 also states that if the developer is unable to
fulfill the schedule of the approved phasing plan, the City Council may consider
allocating to a different development project the MUSA that was committed to the
next phase of the plat.
7. The housing market has slowed such that ample approved inventory exists in Lino
Lakes.
8. There is no shortage of acres available for the Lino Lakes MUSA reserve available
for 2007, and no demand for the acreage allocated by Resolution No. 03 -60 to
Century Farm North 5th Addition.
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THEREFORE, it is hereby resolved, that the Lino Lakes City Council grants an extension
to December 31, 2008 for the submittal of the application for the final plat of Century
Farm North 5th Addition.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the 9.4 acres of MUSA reserve assigned to Century
Farm North 5th Addition by Resolution No. 03 -60 shall not be reallocated to a different
project if the final plat for the 5th Addition is submitted by December 31, 2008.
e Bartell, City ler
Adopted by the Lino Lakes City Council this 8th day of October , 2007.
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Council
Member Carlson and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted
in favor thereof:
Reinert, Carlson, O'Donnell, Stoltz, Bergeson
The following voted against same:
none
Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.
Resolution 07 -165, page 2
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AGENDA ITEM 6 A
STAFF ORIGINATOR: Jeff Smyser
MEETING DATE: October 8, 2007
TOPIC: Resolution 07 -165: Extension For Final Plat Application
For Century Farms North 5th Addition
VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5
BACKGROUND
The Century Farm North project received preliminary plat approval in 2003 with
Resolution 03 -60. The approval included a phasing plan that would allow the final
platting of specified numbers of dwelling units annually over five years. The City's
subdivision ordinance requires that a final plat application be submitted within one year
of the final plat approval of the previous phase. An extension by the City Council is
allowed. Because of the decline in the housing market, the developer has requested an
extension for the submittal of the final plat for Century Farms North 5th Addition.
ANALYSIS
Approved Phasing Plan: The Century Farm North phasing plan approved by
Resolution No. 03 -60 designated the following number of lots /units to be final platted in
the years indicated and the MUSA acreage for each phase.
year
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
total
MUSA acres to be
Allocated
15.3
11.4
13.5
5.4
9.4
55.0
Lots to be final platted
56
65
52
43
33
249
The project has proceeded according to this schedule, with a final plat submitted each
year. However, the low demand in the housing market has affected development in Lino
Lakes as it has in the Twin Cities, state, and nation. Sales have slowed, leaving ample
inventory of units and lots. The extension would allow the final 33 lots to be final platted
in 2008 rather than 2007, and retain the 9.4 acres of MUSA for this project.
City Growth Policy: The City's policy is to monitor and limit the platting of new
lots /units. Currently, the City has approved 77 units for final platting in 2007 out of the
possible 147. In addition, we have approved fewer lots overall than the policy would
allow by 2007 and also have allocated less MUSA that the policy would allow. This is
all due to market conditions.
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Final plats are addressed in Section 1005 of our subdivision ordinance, which includes
the following:
The final plat applications for subsequent phases, as described by the approved phasing
plan, shall be submitted within one (1) year of approval of the final plat for the previous
phase. An extension may be requested in writing for City Council approval.
In considering time extensions for final plat submittals, the City Council shall consider the
reasons for the extension. If the developer is unable to fulfill the schedule of the
approved phasing plan, the City Council may consider allocating to a different
development project the MUSA that was committed to the next phase of the plat. The
subject plat would then wait until the following year for final plat or MUSA approval for its
next phase.
The developer of Century Farm North discussed this issue with staff earlier this year. As
there is no demand for additional MUSA right now, it is unnecessary to give the 5th
Addition's MUSA to another development project.
OPTIONS
1. Approve Resolution 07 -165 granting an extension for the submittal of the final plat
for Century Farm North 5th Addition.
2. Return to staff with direction.
RECOMMENDATION
Option 1: approve Resolution 07 -165