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2021 Village Area Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) <br />Purpose: The purpose of an AUAR is to evaluate the potential environmental impacts within a large <br />planning area and to ensure mitigation plans are effectively managed and implemented as development <br />occurs. The Village Area Alternative Urban Areawide Review (2009 Village Area AUAR) comprises <br />approximately 1,275 acres surrounding the City of Lake Elmo's historic downtown. This 2021 Update is <br />prepared as an update and progress report to the 2009 Village Area AUAR and the subsequent 2016 <br />Update. The analysis and information contained in this report provides an inventory of development to - <br />date within the AUAR area and an update to relevant items or sections as needed and/or affected since <br />the 2016 Update <br />Regulatory Impact: Per Minnesota Rules 4410.3610 Subpart 7, the City is required to update the 2009 <br />Village AUAR every 5 years. The most recent update was in December 2021. Until the Village Area is fully <br />developed, the City will need to update the AUAR to ensure that the review and mitigation plans are <br />consistent with the known and planned development within the AUAR area. If the AUAR becomes <br />expired prior to the complete buildout of the Village area, individual projects may be required to receive <br />a formal environmental review under statutory thresholds. This would cause delays and expense for <br />development to occur, and reviews would be completed on a piecemeal basis. <br />The 2021 Village Area AUAR: The update provided an opportunity to revisit the original 2009 document <br />and subsequent 2016 update. Many areas of the review had no change from the 2009 AUAR and 2016 <br />update. Areas of additional review included the following: <br />• Review of development scenarios <br />• Development timeline update <br />• Land use guidance updates <br />• Land cover type updates <br />• Water use <br />• Water quality — surface water runoff <br />• Water quality — wastewater <br />• Traffic <br />• Compatibility with plans <br />Considerations: <br />• The City should plan to update the AUAR by December 2026 in order to allow the AUAR to <br />remain in effect until the complete buildout of the Village area. Several large parcel <br />developments may otherwise trigger the need to complete environmental review. <br />1:3 <br />