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CITY OF LAKE ELMO COUNTY OF WASHINGTON STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. 2018-098 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION OF ORDINANCE 08-221 BY TITLE 4'WD S11-111-W.44.VY WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo has adopted Ordinance No. 08-22 1, an ordinance amending the City Code of Ordinances by amending the City's provisions related to the City Council; and WHEREAS, the Ordinances are lengthy; and WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes Section 412.191, subdivision 4, allows publication by title and summary in the case of lengthy ordinances or those containing charts or maps; and WHEREAS, the City Council believes that the following summary would clearly inform the public of the intent and effect of the Ordinance; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council ofthe City of Lake Elmo, that the City Clerk shall cause the following summary of Ordinance No. 08-221 to be published in the official newspaper in lieu of the entire ordinance: Public Notice The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo has adopted Ordinance No. 08-221, which amends Chapter 154: Zoning Code; Article XVII: Planned Unit Development (PUD) Regulations, by: • Clarifying intent and outlining basis for denial. • Allowing uses within a PUD to be permitted, conditional or interim. • Allowing additional flexibility for impervious surface and landscaping standards, • Removing contained parking and preservation of natural features as amenities that may cam the developer additional density and adding affordable housing as an amenity. • Amending the review procedure by limiting the amount of time sketch plans are valid to six months; removing the requirement that Council approve a PUD sketch (concept) plan and instead outlining a process in which the Council votes on modifications proposed to the underlying zoning standards to instruct the applicant as to whether such a modification can be pursued during the preliminary plan review; clarifying that the sketch plan is primarily for information purposes; requiring that the Preliminary PUD Plans be distinctly similar to the PUD Sketch Plan; limiting the valid time period of Preliminary PUD Plans to 180 to be consistent with the City's preliminary plat requirements; requiring that construction commence within one year of final PUD approval. Setting forth provisions for administrative amendments, PUD ordinance amendments, PUD Plan amendments, and PUD cancellations. * The public hearing requirement for sketch plans are eliminated. The full text of Ordinance No. 08-221 is available for inspection at Lake Elmo city hall during regular business hours.