#13 - Stillwater School District Comp Plan Amendment & Rezoning

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3 confirmed that the MUSA boundary can be revised to include just the addition of the subject property. A request for inclusion of the subject property within the City’s MUSA necessitates revision to multiple maps in the City’s adopted Comprehensive Plan. Those map amendments are summarized below: • Map 3-2 – 2018-2040 MUSA – this map will be amended to reflect the request to revise the MUSA boundary in Lake Elmo • Map 3-3 – Future Land Use Map – this map will show the revised MUSA boundary. • Map 3-4 – South Planning Area Planned Growth – this map will show the revised MUSA boundary, it shows the same information as Map 3-3 but with focus on the South Planning Area. • Map 3-7 – MUSA Growth & Phasing Plan – this map will show the revised MUSA boundary and detail the subject property to be in the 2020-2030 development phase. • Map 9-1 – Existing and Future Sanitary Sewer System – this map shows the different service areas within the City’s sanitary sewer system. Chapter 9, Wastewater Services, has multiple tables with estimates and projections on sewer capacity. Tables 9-2, 9-3, 9-4, and 9-5, will all be revised with an estimate updated by adding the proposed school site and use. The estimate would be adjusted by adding a predicted 143 jobs and 129 REC Units based on the floor area of the proposed school. Metropolitan Council staff have not indicated any additional information would be required for this amendment as of the writing of this report. Because the proposal will not cause the city to have a reduced density in the MUSA area, and water and sewer connections are available with straightforward extensions, Metropolitan Council staff do not find the requested MUSA boundary adjustment to be objectionable. Zoning Map Amendment: Amendment to the City’s zoning map is requested as the current Zoning district, Agricultural, does not permit public schools and is not found in the MUSA. The rezoning request to Public Facilities will allow the School District to construct a new elementary school and ensure that the subject property’s zoning is consistent with the guidance requested in the Comprehensive Plan. Purpose of the Public Facilities District - LEC 150.12.970(A): The purpose and intent of the PF zoning district is to allow uses and structures that are incidental and subordinate to the overall land uses permitted in the city. While allowing certain uses within the city, general performance standards have been established. This is intended to ensure maintenance and preservation of the established rural character of the city by preserving agricultural land, woodlands, corridors, and other significant natural features, and provide buffering between PF and residential or other uses. Next Steps If the City approves the Comprehensive Plan Amendments and Rezoning requests of the School District, the following entitlements are still required prior to issuance of a building permit for Lake Elmo Elementary: 1. Major Subdivision (Preliminary and Final Plat) 2. Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for a Public School