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City of Lake Elmo • 3800 Laverne Ave N., Lake Elmo, MN 55042 • 651-747-3911 <br />Multifamily dwellings shall also provide one visitor space per four units. <br />b. Single family detached dwellings must provide 2 spaces per dwelling unit. <br />c. Parking facilities for visitors shall be considered by the Development <br />regardless of whether uses are meeting parking requirements. Visitor <br />parking areas could be shared by the various residential uses for a more <br />efficient site design. <br /> <br />Signage <br />Section 105.12.430 regulates signage. It is recommended that future submittals include <br />signage types, sizes, and locations for review against City requirements. More <br />information will be required in future submittals to assess conformance. <br /> <br />Screening <br />Section 105.12.480 requires screening between land uses differing in intensity. <br />Screening and buffering may be required between the proposed multifamily buildings <br />along the southern lot line and the future Business Park and Commercial uses to the <br />south. Depending on how land uses are transitioned across the site, screening may be <br />required internally. More information will be required in future submittals to assess <br />conformance. <br /> <br />Lake Elmo Design Guidelines and Standards <br />The Lake Elmo Design Guidelines and Standards apply. See chapter 2 for standards for <br />High and Medium Density Residential Development. Sidewalks are required on both sides <br />of all streets. Building designs throughout the development should be consistent, however, <br />variation of individual unit styles is encouraged. More information will be required in future <br />submittals to assess conformance. <br /> <br />Park Land Dedication <br />1. 10% of the land area is required for park land dedication. <br />2. The City’s Comprehensive Plan prioritizes trail connectivity. A trail (meeting park <br />dedication requirements) should be included north of 5th Street, north of Hudson <br />Avenue, west of Manning Avenue, and along Limerick Parkway. The existing 5th St <br />Trail is along the North side and there is a sidewalk on the south. This needs to be <br />continued through this development. Trail credit cannot exceed 25% of overall park <br />dedication. <br />3. This property is in the middle of a park search area in the City’s Comprehensive <br />Plan and identified as needing a neighborhood park. The two noncontiguous parks <br />will not satisfy the need of the community for parkland. A contiguous parcel of 2-4 <br />acres should be provided which will allow the city to program as needed in the <br />future. Ideally this will be located abutting the stormwater pond for easy central <br />access or around 3rd St Ct. to combine with future development of the adjacent <br />parcel. <br />4. Noncontiguous park parcels will be considered as community amenities for the <br />residents and not considered to qualify as park land dedication. <br />5. After land dedication and any trail credit, staff will recommend that any remaining <br />parkland dedication obligation should be paid as a cash in lieu fee (acreage <br />requirement x fair market value). <br /> <br />Preliminary and Final Plat <br />Any Future submittal should address the requirements of LEC 103.00.090 and LEC <br />103.00.100. and LEC 103.00.140. Major Subdivision Preliminary Plat Application <br />Requirements are also in the application checklist available on the city’s website.