HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/19/2002 Council MinutesSPECIAL COUNCIL WORK SESSION NOVEMBER 19, 2002
CITY OF LINO LAKES
MINUTES
DATE : November 19, 2002
TIME STARTED : 6:00 p.m.
TIME ENDED : 7:45 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Members Carlson, Dahl,
O'Donnell, Reinert and Mayor Bergeson
MEMBERS ABSENT : None
Staff members present: Community Development Director, Michael Grochala and City
Planner, Jeff Smyser
City Planner Smyser distributed and reviewed the following draft Growth Management
Policy ordinance noting the purpose of the meeting is to discuss the policy.
CITY OF LINO L
ORDINANCE NO. xx-xxx
ORDINANCE CREATING A GROWTH MANAGEMENT POLICY
The City Council of Lino Lakes
Section 1 Findings
The Lino Lakes City Council makes the following findings:
1. The City of Lino Lakes adopted a comprehensive plan that includes goals and policies
to guide planning and the growth of the city.
2. Managing growth through the orderly provision of infrastructure and other means
promotes the goals and policies of the comprehensive plan. It is in the best interests
of the public to create rational, cost effective means of managing growth so that it will
be orderly, efficient, and environmentally sound.
3. Unplanned growth does not meet community needs and is injurious to the public
health, safety, and welfare. Inadequately planned growth has created and may create
or aggravate negative conditions such as:
a. overburdened public facilities
b. underutilized public facilities resulting in wasteful investment of public resources
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• c. an inadequate variety of housing choices that does not meet community needs
d. environmentally detrimental development projects and patterns
4. The comprehensive plan establishes future land uses, staged growth areas, growth
goals, and a Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) reserve for the city.
5. The Stage 1 growth area is the geographic limit for growth prior to year 2010. The
Stage 2 area is for growth from 2010 to 2020.
6. The MUSA reserve obtained with the comprehensive plan includes 359 acres for
Stage 1, and 909 acres for Stage 2. The MUSA reserve also includes a balance of
15.7 acres designated for residential use left over from the 1995 MUSA reserve. The
total MUSA reserve therefore is 374.7 acres.
There is undeveloped land within the existing MUSA.
7. A growth management policy is necessary, in addition to official,controls such as the
zoning and subdivision ordinances, to implement thecomprehensive plan and
promote the public health, safety, and welfare.
Section 2 Growth Management Policy
The Lino Lakes City Council hereby establishes a growth management policy with the
• following provisions:
1. Promoting development within the existing MUSA is preferable to expanding the
developing area of the City by granting MUSA reserve acres. This preference is
intended to promote the cost-effective use of public investment by maximizing the
utilization of existing infrastructure
2. New growth prior to year 2010 shall occur only in a Stage 1 growth area. However, a
Stage 1 growth area s not grant rights to MUSA reserve acres and development
approval.
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3. If adequate transportation ,sanitary sewer, and water facilities are not available to
serve new development, the development is premature. Premature development shall
not be allowed. This applies to all development proposals, inside the existing MUSA
as well as those needing MUSA reserve.
4. The 374.7 acres of MUSA reserve for Stage 1 (pre -2010) shall be designated for new
residential, commercial and industrial development as follows and as shown in
Attachment A:
a. Residential: A total of 300.7 MUSA reserve acres is designated for residential
development. The annual target is to allocate no more than 36 acres annually in
the years 2003 through 2009. While this is the target, it is an annual average.
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b. Commercial/Industrial: A total of 74 MUSA reserve acres is designated for C/I
development. These C/I MUSA acres can be granted at any time prior to year
2010. There is no annual limit for C/I MUSA.
5. The goal for new growth in the city is an average of 147 new housing units per year.
This includes all residential growth: both within the existing MUSA and in areas that
would need MUSA reserve. While this is the target, it is an annual average.
6. No single development project should be awarded an entire year's number new
housing units. This requirement is intended to:
a. avoid or minimize potential monopoly price effects
b. promote timely development: one project often will not be able to build all 147 in
one year
c. promote housing diversity
d. avoid inefficient concentration of infrastructure expansionthat could impede
financial return on investments elsewhere in the city
e. distribute and minimize potential negative impactpf development
f. promote fairness by distributing growth among several projects while observing
the goal for new growth
7. At the discretion of the City Council, the annual targets for new growth (units/year)
and residential MUSA reserve allocation (i�cres/year) may be exceeded by 20% or
more to accommodate a specific project.:+ari � the project will promote a clearly
identified public purpose. Exceeding tb.MUSA reserve target will necessitate
reducing MUSA allocation for future years: to stay within overall growth goals. The
public purpose may include but isnot limited to:
a) provision of housing unit vanet that,, ontributes toward meeting housing goals,
such as medium density, high-density, and mixed-use developments in locations
designated for thh to the comprehensive plan
b) provision of infrastructure needed to serve a larger area, in accordance with City
transportation, sewer,' -or water plans, that is not financially feasible without
allowing the project to exceed the target
c) preservation of environmental features that would not occur without allowing the
project to exceed the target
d) provision of tax revenue that would not occur without allowing the project to
exceed the target
8. Use of Stage 2 MUSA reserve acres prior to year 2010 shall require amendment of the
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9. All preliminary plats and residential development greater than _40_ lots/units must
have, as condition of approval, a phasing plan that establishes:
a. a schedule for final platting a specified number of lots/units on an annual basis
b. specifies the location of and number of lots in each phase (final plat).
10. The target for the maximum number of lots in each phase is 50.
11. The City will maintain an inventory of approved phasing plans indicating the number
of units/lots scheduled for final plat approval in future years.
12. An approved phasing plan is a commitment by the City to approve final plats and
grant MUSA reserve acres according to the phasing plan. MUSA reserve is actually
granted at the same time as final plat approval. The phasing plan does not in any way
eliminate the requirements of the subdivision ordinance ning ordinance, and other
official controls, as may be amended.
13. MUSA reserve acreage to be granted shall be the acre
uild'able area only.
14. Allocating or granting MUSA reserve within the Stage 1 growth area in accordance
with a phasing plan for the project is an action that implements the comprehensive
plan: it is not an amendment of the comprehensivelan. Allocating MUSA reserve
shall require the same majority vote by the City "Council as is required for a rezoning.
• 15. This growth management policy shall not apply to the area of "The Village," in the
southeast quadrant of the I-35W/Lake rive interchange.
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16. The City shall review this growth management policy on an annual basis.
City Planner Smyser referred to `page 2of the draft ordinance and reviewed the provisions
of the Growth Management Policy.
Mayor Bergeson asked if the City will be doing a future pipe map for City utilities.
Community Development Director Grochala advised the City will be doing a detailed
comprehensive sanitary sewer plan in 2003.
Councilmember Carlson stated she has asked for a copy of the final Comprehensive Plan.
Community Development Director Grochala advised staff is still putting the maps
together to include in the final Comprehensive Plan.
City Planner Smyser added there are also some revisions to the text that is being done.
Councilmember Carlson stated she would like to review the Growth Management Policy
in relation to the final Comprehensive Plan and she would need to do so before she voted.
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Councilmember Reinert inquired how the City will define adequate transportation in
relation to the Growth Management Policy. City Planner Smyser advised standards are
laid out for transportation in the subdivision ordinance.
Councilmember O'Donnell suggested the transportation standards be attached to or
referenced in the Growth Management Policy ordinance.
City Planner Smyser referred to Attachment A, page 5 of the ordinance noting the
numbers for the new MUSA Reserve for each growth period are taken right out of the
Comprehensive Plan. There are 300.7 acres designated for residential development. The
City has already allocated some of that to future development. Therefore, the City has
252.9 acre of MUSA for the next 7 years. Thirty-six acres of MUSA Reserve can be
allocated each year. That figure does not include areas that already have MUSA.
Councilmember Reinert asked if the City can use commercial SA for residential use if
the commercial MUSA is not being used. City Planner Smyser stated the Council will
have to determine that because it is a possibility. The policy can -be amended at some
point in the future. The annual target is to allocate 36 acres of MUSA per year. The
Council can determine to put a limit on commerciaUrridus"trial MUSA reserve that can
also be allocated.
City Planner Smyser continued stating the goal for residential development is an average
of 147 new homes per year, both within and: oxide, of the MUSA. The Council has to
determine if the Growth Management Policy will apply to the Village.
Mayor Bergeson stated the City cancontrol new MUSA. He asked if the City can also
control existing MUSA. City Planner Srnyser stated that the policy will say that just
because you are in the MUSA you do not have the right to develop beyond the 147 units
per year. The initial data the City has received indicates there is 200 acres in the existing
MUSA. Within a couple �yearstl e e isting MUSA will not be an issue.
City Planner Smyser read provision #7 relating to the annual targets of growth noting they
may not be exceeded by 20% for any one project. He advised staff has struggled with the
language in this provision. Twenty percent would be a normal variation and not violate
the policy. To exceed 20% there would have to be a strong public purpose.
Councilmember Reinert suggested it should be part of the policy that areas that are in the
MUSA get preference over areas not in the MUSA. City Planner Smyser stated it would
be difficult to come right out and say that or enforce that due to legal issues. However,
the City is trying to do that within the policy. He noted provision #7 would be rewritten
to be more specific.
City Planner Smyser continued stating provision #8 relates to stage 2 MUSA use. The
City did receive MUSA reserve for the stage 2 growth area. A comprehensive Plan
amendment would have to be approved to use the stage 2 growth area MUSA before the
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stage 2 growth time period. The Council needs to determine if that should stay within the
policy.
City Planner Smyser referred to provision #9 regarding the Phasing Plan noting a plan
with more than 41 lots should be phased. Provision #10 relates to the maximum number
of lots within a phasing plan. Provision #11 refers to the lot inventory. Provision #12
refers to the approval of a phasing plan and MUSA allocation. When the City approves a
phasing plan, the City is also committing to allocating the MUSA for that plan.
Councilmember O'Donnell asked how staff will keep track of MUSA that has been
allocated to phasing plans. City Planner Smyser advised staff would keep track of that
with a spread sheet. A plan must implement the Comprehensive Plan and not amend the
Comprehensive Plan to get MUSA allocated in the stage 1 growth area.
City Planner Smyser referred to provision #15 that indicates the Growth Management
Policy will not apply to the Village. The Council needs to determine if that provision
should stay within the policy. Provision #16 indicates the e`policy 'will be reviewed on an
annual basis.
Mayor Bergeson inquired about the timeline for the-Grdwth Management Policy. City
Planner Smyser stated the policy will be revised and the Council needs to make some
decisions regarding what will stay within the policy.
Councilmember O'Donnell suggested a draft of the policy be distributed to all City
Boards for review.
Mayor Bergeson requested a summa y of licy decisions the Council must decide on
within the Growth Management Policy.
There being no further liiuiness to discuss regarding this issue, the meeting was
adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at the regular Council meeting held on
December 9, 2002.
Ann Blai % City Clerk
Transcribed by:
Kim Points
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