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L A K E E L M O A N N U A L R E P O R T | 2 0 2 5 11 <br />Community Development Department <br />City of Lake Elmo <br />2026 Priorities <br />The department will continue to work on a high <br />volume of city projects <br />The following development projects are <br />expected to be completed in 2026: Oakland <br />Middle School Addition, New Lake Elmo <br />Elementary School, Prairie Sky twin homes, <br />Starbucks, Roers Apartment Building, <br />Bridgewater Bank, At-Home Apartments <br />(Woodhelm), Primrose School, Inwood <br />Townhomes, Northstar 2nd and 3rd additions <br />The city will market the former 3M <br />property/180-acre site, and redevelop the old <br />fire station <br />2025 Highlights <br />Implemented Cloud Permit, a new cloud-based software system for buildingpermittingUpdated its change-of-use process tobetter capture new business activity andensure applicable requirements areidentified earlyDigitized planning filesHired two building inspectorsProvided annual training to the PlanningCommissionHeld annual joint Planning Commission/CityCouncil work sessionEstablished a Tree Fund Ordinance andimplemented a Boulevard Tree ProgramPromoted sustainability through theGreenSteps and Gold Leaf B3 programsCoordinated with Public Works to ensurehundreds of diseased ash trees wereremovedReviewed and adopted MN Cannabisregulations and added zoning/licensingrequirementsReviewed the Old Village Area Zoning andFuture Land Use Maps in response to theOld Village Study conducted in 2024Created a city property viewer with parceldata, zoning districts, and land use layersimportant for residents and developersIssued an Request For Proposal (RFP) andawarded the Old Fire Station and PublicWorks BuildingCompleted a Technical Assistance Panel ofthe former 3M property / 180 acres with theUrban Land Institute Technical AssistancePanel (ULI TAP) <br />Development Projects Under Construction in 2025 <br />Amira 55+ apartment building <br />Bridgewater Village – mixed-use (Bridgewater <br />Bank, Primrose School) <br />Royal Golf – single-family homes <br />Easton Village <br />Milestones Daycare <br />Gardner Daycare <br />Oakland Middle School Expansion <br />New Lake Elmo Elementary School <br />Woodhelm Townhouses <br />Northstar Single Family Homes <br />Roers Apartments <br />Inwood Townhomes <br />Prairie Sky Twinhomes