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2 <br /> <br /> <br />GENERAL INFORMATION: <br /> <br />Applicant: Stillwater Area Public Schools (ISD 834), 1875 South Greeley Street, Stillwater, <br />MN 55082 <br />Property Owner: Thomas Kindler, 2111 Legion Lane, Lake Elmo, MN 55082 <br />Location: Parcel Northwest of intersection of 10th Street N. and Lake Elmo Avenue N. <br />PID#: 2602921440001 <br />Deadline: Application Complete – 1/18/2024 <br /> 60 Day Deadline – 03/18/24 <br /> Extension Letter – n/a <br /> 120 Day Deadline – n/a <br /> <br /> <br />ANALYSIS: <br />Comprehensive Plan Amendments: <br />Future Land Use Category (Map 3-3) <br />Amendment to Map 3-3, the City’s Future Land Use Map, is requested to reclassify the subject <br />property from Rural Area Development (RAD) to Institutional. While a definitive list of allowed <br />uses is not provided, the definition of the RAD area in the Comp Plan does not appear to include <br />uses such as schools. There are no public schools found in the RAD future land use category. <br /> <br />The Institutional Future Land Use category is expressly intended for schools, religious institutions, <br />city hall, municipal buildings, libraries, and other institutional uses. All public schools in Lake <br />Elmo (existing Lake Elmo Elementary, Oak Land Middle School, Pankalo Education center) have <br />a Future Land Use guidance of Institutional. <br /> <br />Consideration should be given to the context of this proposal. The Institutional future land use <br />category is found in contexts throughout the community spanning from Rural Area Development <br />to High Density areas and is found both within and outside of the MUSA boundary. Development <br />of the subject property will be required to meet the performance standards of the city’s code, <br />applicable state statutes, and is thus expected to ultimately be compatible with the area <br />surrounding the subject property. <br /> <br />The request to amend the Future Land Use map to institutional is consistent with the goals <br />established by the Comprehensive Plan. Replacing Lake Elmo Elementary will provide new or <br />improved amenities for residents while allowing redevelopment of the old school site in the <br />Village Planning Area. <br /> <br />MUSA Boundary (Maps 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-7 and 9-1) <br />The School District has requested that the proposed Lake Elmo Elementary School be connected <br />to City sewer and water services. For properties to be connected to City sewer, they must be <br />within the City’s Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) boundary. <br /> <br />As with all communities in the 7-county Metropolitan Council area, Lake Elmo’s 2040 <br />Comprehensive Plan is required to provide and plan for areas to be economically served by the <br />public sewer system. Density in MUSA areas must be a minimum of 3.0 residential units per acre. <br />Since the City’s Institutional future land use area does not contain residential units, this request <br />will not reduce the residential density in the City’s MUSA. Metropolitan Council staff have