#12 - Landucci Twinhomes Preliminary Plat and PUD

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City Council Meeting March 21, 2023 Page 9 and payment for the required improvements with financial guarantees therefore. The Agreement shall outline any approved phasing plan. 15. The applicant or developer shall enter into a separate grading agreement with the City before starting any grading activity in advance of final plat/ PUD approval. The City Engineer shall review any grading plan that is submitted in advance of a final plat or final PUD, and said plan shall document the extent of any proposed grading on the site. FISCAL IMPACT: Approval of a Preliminary Plat and Preliminary PUD grant entitlements to a developer. Therefore, there would be no fiscal impact to the City at this time. When the property begins to develop it will have urban services and will pay sewer and water connection charges, building permit fees and the like. PUBLIC COMMENT: A public hearing was noticed and held at the Planning Commission meeting on February 17, 2023. City staff received a number public comments from residents and representatives of those in the area of the development. Written public comments received on this item are attached to this report. Four residents provided public comments during the Planning Commission meeting. Comments from the public on this development are generally summarized by staff below: • Development name – residents took issue with the similarity of the name “Wildflower Twinhomes” due to a potential for confusion of the development to the North, “Wildflower at Lake Elmo”. • Landscaping and tree removal – residents of surrounding properties objected to the tree removals that would be required for the mass grading of this development, and stormwater pond. It was suggested at the Planning Commission meeting that this developer coordinate with the developer of Wildflower at Lake Elmo to the north to consolidate stormwater ponds and save or replant the trees along the northern property line of the subject property. • Other comments related to the aesthetic impact of this development, the sidewalk connection, and noise impacts of the pickle ball court amenity. OPTIONS: The City Council may: • Approve the requests. • Approve the requests with conditions. • Deny the requests, citing findings of fact. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Commission reviewed the request, heard public comments, and discussed the proposed development at their regular meeting on February 17, 2023. A motion was made to recommend approval of this item, with the findings proposed by staff and an additional condition of approval. That motion failed for lack of majority on a 2-2 vote.