#15 - Inwood 8th Add Prelim Plat, PUD & Comp Plan Amend

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Findings of Fact. To approve the Comprehensive Plan Amendment Request, City staff are proposing the following findings: 1. That the applicant has submitted a request in accordance with the procedures as established by the Lake Elmo Planning Department and the Lake Elmo Planning Commission; and 2. That the request is to amend the Map 3-3, Future Land Use Map to change the future land use category of the parcel with the PIDs 3302921130028, 3302921420017, and 3302921420018, to High Density Residential (HDR); and 3. That the proposed amendment is consistent with the overall goals and objectives of the Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan. 4. That the proposed amendment is consistent with the preliminary plat for the Inwood Development granted by the Lake Elmo City Council on December 2, 2014. To approve the Preliminary Plat and PUD, City staff are proposing the following general findings which are elaborated on in the Draft Resolution approving the Inwood Townhomes Preliminary Plat and PUD: 5. The proposed project is consistent with the City’s Comprehensive Plan as amended. 6. The proposed project does not meet criteria for denial for Preliminary Plats established by LEC 103.00.090. 7. The proposed project is consistent with the minimum criteria and identified objectives for Planned Unit Developments established by LEC 105.12.1130 and LEC 105.12.1150. 8. The proposed project will be approved with flexibilities through a PUD but is otherwise consistent with applicable City zoning, land use, design, and engineering standards. Conditions of Approval. Staff, and the City’s Planning Commission, are recommending an approval conditioned upon the following: 1. Prior to the City finding any application for a final plat and final PUD complete, the applicant shall fully address all comments in the following review memos, as may be subsequently revised, to the satisfaction of the City: a. City Engineer’s memo dated May 27, 2025; b. City Landscape Architect’s memo dated May 19, 2025; c. City Fire Chief’s memo dated March 4, 2025; and, 2. The Applicant shall make the following revisions to the Preliminary Plat: a. Replace 90-degree parking east of Island Trail with parallel parking, where appropriate, or on street parking where street widths permit. b. Create sidewalk connections on the southeast and southwest corners of the site east of Island Trail to the proposed internal pedestrian network. c. Replace proposed vinyl siding on the attached townhome facades with an approved alternative. d. The traditionally designed private street running between blocks 3 and 5 shall have boulevard tree plantings at least every 50 feet. 3. That prior to the City finding any application for final plat and final PUD complete, the applicant shall demonstrate that the plans reflect compliance with South Washington Watershed (SWWD) review requirements and that the applicant provide the City evidence that all conditions attached to a SWWD permit will be met before the starting any grading activity on the site. 4. That the applicant shall obtain all necessary permits including but not limited to all applicable City permits (building, grading, sign, etc.), NPDES/SWPPP permits and South