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LAKE ELMO CITY COUN , MINUTES DECEMBER 1, 15. will be to allow conventional 1 unit/40 acre (AG Zone) and 1 unit/10 acre (RR zone) platting in large areas of the City where OP development is now mandatory, with no other options available to the land owner. If the AG and RR zoning ordinance text amendments are approved, OP development in the AG and RR zones will only be allowed with a Conditional Use Permit. M/S/P Armstrong/Johnston —to adopt Resolution No. 98-68, A Resolution amending the Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan by removing all OP (Open Space Development) classifications, and applying RAD (Rural Agricultural) on the affected parcels, subject to Metropolitan Council review. (Motion passed 4-0). E. Zoning Ordinance —AG/RR Text Amendments — OP as Conditional Use At its November 23, 1998 meeting, the Planning Commission unanimously adopted a recommendation to amend the Zoning Ordinance with respect to Conditional Uses in the AG (Agricultural) and RR (Rural Residential) zones. The Commission recommended this zoning text amendment as a compliment to the Land Use Map amendment regarding OP to RAD. The use of the CUP process, with appropriate findings of fact related to the Open Space Preservation portions of the Comprehensive Plan text, should overcome the inappropriate application of the OP development process on sites not well suited for it. Planner Dillerud will add strength to the OP Ordinance by following up with a set of performance standards in addition to the OP. M/S/P Armstrong/Hunt — to adopt Ordinance 9740 — An Ordinance amending Chapter 300 of the City Code to allow OP development in AG and RR zones by Conditional Use Permit only. (Motion passed 4-0). F. Comprehensive Plan Update — Due Date Extension Planner Dillerud reported that Lake Elmo is not alone among Metro communities that do not anticipate completion of its Comprehensive Plan by the original due date of December 31, 1998. Dillerud will provide the Metropolitan Council with the following factual basis for an extension request. 1. Lake Elmo is awaiting a Metro Council decision regarding the WONE interceptor alternative for providing regional sanitary sewer to the I-94 corridor. The amount and location of land use planned for urban service is partially dependent on the decision regarding that alternative. 2. The Comprehensive Plan update, as to land use and other elements, is also partially dependent on completion of the Village Study. (The scheduled completion date is March 31, 1998.) 3. The two communities regarding the Lake Elmo/Baytown Township consolidation render will have a significant impact. We may be looking at a Comprehensive Plan update incorporating thousands of additional acres during 1999 should the communities decide by referendum to consolidate. (The earliest a decision can be expected regarding consolidation would be March, 1999.) Planner Dillerud recommended Lake Elmo request an extension to December 31, 1999 based on the foregoing and the mandatory 6-month review period adjacent cities/townships. M/S/P Johnston/Armstrong — to adopt Resolution No. 98-69, A Resolution requesting an extension of the December 31, 1998 Due Date for Review of the Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan for Consistency with Amended Metropolitan Council Policy Plans to December 31, 1999. (Motion passed 4-0). G, Tax Abatement Program M/S/P DeLapp/Johnston — to direct the staff to prepare the necessary resolution for the December 8`h Budget meeting regarding implementation of a Tax Abatement Program. (Motion passed 4-0). 9. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT: None LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES DECEMBER 1, 1998 7