06-16-26 City Council Meeting Packet

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Parkland Dedication: This development could contain 200 or more residents using Lake Elmo’s average household size. These residents will need access to, and create a demand on, the City’s parks and trail system. Chapter 6 of the City’s Comprehensive Plan contains guidelines on the City’s need for park land as it continues to develop. This project is located in a search area for a community park, but is not large enough to provide land for one. Currently, the developer is proposing no parks in the development and but is providing sufficient open space to meet City requirements along with private amenities. Two Lake Elmo parks are just over a half mile from this site. The Parks Commission will review this project at its regular meeting on June 15, 2026. Entitlements Required: Staff have reviewed the concept level plan against the adopted 2040 Comprehensive Plan and the City’s Zoning standards. The following approvals will be required for this project to be permitted: 1. Planned Unit Development (PUD) – Provide flexibility to allow the developer to deviate from the City Code requirements of the proposed base zoning districts, LDR & MDR. 2. Major Subdivision – Required for the purposes of necessary Right of Way and Easement dedications. FISCAL IMPACT: This development will connect to existing infrastructure and is planned at densities anticipated by the City. Public and private infrastructure required to serve this project will be provided by the Applicant at their cost. Development fees will be required with future applications. OPTIONS: Concept plan reviews are advisory and intended to provide nonbinding feedback to the Developer. RECOMMENDATION: The City Council is asked to discuss the project. A discussion question is posed on the second page of this report. ATTACHMENTS: • Concept Plans and Narrative • City Engineering memo – forthcoming • City Landscape Architect memo – 5/26/2026