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6. That the preliminary PUD Plan meets more than one of the required PUD objectives identified in Section 154.751 including providing: innovation in land development techniques that may be more suitable for a given parcel than conventional approaches; provision of a more adequate, usable, and suitably located open space, recreational amenities and other public facilities than would otherwise be provided under conventional land development techniques; accommodation of housing of all types with convenient access to employment opportunities and/or commercial facilities, and especially to create additional opportunities for senior and affordable housing; coordination of architectural styles and building fonns to achieve greater compatibility within the development and surrounding land uses; and higher standards of site and building design than would otherwise be provided under conventional land development technique. 7. That the Final PUD Plan includes several amenities that may be worthy of amenity points to increase the overall housing density in the development. These amenities may include: right-of- way dedication, contained parking, pedestrian improvements, a plaza (gathering area) and the use of design elements consistent with the 2013 Lake Elmo Branding and Theming project, That the Applicant's Final PUD plan provides the following amenities, for which the City M award amenity points: a. Pedestrian improvements. (5 points) b. Theming elements from the Lake Elmo Theming Study (1 -2 points). c. Plaza/gathering location (5 points). d. Contained Parking (5 points) NOW, THERE, FORE, BE ff RE SOLVED THAT the City Council does hereby approve the Final Plat and Final PUD Plans for the Springs Apartments on Hudson Boulevard as prepared by Continental 483 Fund LLC subject to the following conditions: 1. That the Metropolitan Council give final approval of a City's 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update and adoption of the final version of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan by the Lake Elmo City Council. The City's final plat approval will be good for 120 days after the Met Council's approval of the City's 2040 Comprehensive Plan update or for 120 days after the City Council's approval of the final plat, whichever comes first. 2. That the developer or property owner for the Union Park development recording with Washington County the Union Park final plat to create the street rights -of -ways and the lot (proposed Outlot H) for this development. 3. That the Final Plat approval is contingent upon the City receiving separate drainage and utility easements, in the City's standard form of easement agreement for all temporary and off -site development improvements. The easements must be obtained and recorded before recording of final plat. 4. That the City approves a Zoning Map Amendment to rezone the site from RT (Rural Development Transitional) to HDR (Urban High Density Residential). (Completed — subject to the final approvals of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan) 5. That the final plat and final PUD Plans submittal identify all requests for flexibility from the Zoning Code. 6. That the applicant address all comments and conditions of approval in the City Engineer's plat review Memorandum dated August 28, 2019. The City will not release the final plat for recording until the City has granted approval of the construction plans. 7. That the final Plat and final PUD project and construction plans include a revised tree preservation/replanting and revised landscape plans to address all the comments and changes noted in the memo from the City's Landscape Architect dated July 30, 2019. The, City's