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R-76-7 RESOLUTION CITY OF LAKE ELMO WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPLICATION OF ALLIED PROPERTIES, INC FOR REZONING WHEREAS, Allied Properties, Inc. has filed an Application pur- suant to the provisions of Section 5.02 of the Model Zoning Code for Communities in Washington County as adopted by Section 301 of the Municipal Code of the City of Lake Elmo; and WHEREAS, the public hearing required by that Ordinance and the Statutes of the State of Minnesota has been held by the City's Plan- ning Commission; and WHEREAS, the City Council has received the recommendations of the Planning Commission thereon as well as the report of its Consul- tant Planner and has considered the evidence adduced at said hearing by the applicant and other interested persons and has considered the oral report of its Consultant Planner; and WHEREAS, the said Consultant Planner has reduced his recommenda- tions to writing in his report to this Council dated February 3rd, 1976: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo that this Council finds with respect to the application of Allied Properties, Inc. for rezoning of the lands described in Exhibit "A" annexed hereto and made a part hereof: (1) The applicants seek rezoning of the said land from a zoning classification of "Agricultural (A)" to Single Family Suburban (SFS)" for the purpose of permitting the same to be subdivided into single family residential lots of one acre in size or more. (2) The proposed plat is contiguous to existing "Urban" develop- ment within Lake Elmo, namely, the Tri-Lakes residential neighborhood. Thus the rezoning would be compatible with the City's land use policy as stated in its pending Comprehensive Plan - namely, a policy which holds that land shall be developed in a manner which will keep urban areas consolidated so as to minimize the cost of services. (3) Under presently proposed plans, the area has been designated for an early provision of urban type services; it is anticipated that sewer would be available at or before 1990. Thus, the rezoning is compatible with the land use policies set forth in the pending Compre- hensive Plan which holds that land will be considered either "urban" or "rural". Urban land areas shall be defined as those which are or will in the foreseeable future be provided with a wide variety of public and possibly commercial service facilities. Rural land areas shall be defined as those areas which will not receive major urban services such as sewer, transit and highways before 1990.