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DATE: 1/26/15
AGENDA ITEM: 5B – BUSINESS ITEM
CASE # 2015-02
ITEM: Easton Village Final Plat (Phase 1)
SUBMITTED BY: Kyle Klatt, Planning Director
REVIEWED BY: Nick Johnson, City Planner
Jack Griffin, City Engineer
SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTED:
The Planning Commission is being asked to consider a Final Plat request from Easton Village, LLC for the first phase of a planned 217 unit residential development to be called Easton Village. The
final plat includes 71 single family lots that are located within the southern portion of the preliminary
plat and extended along the southern boundary of the subdivision. Staff is recommending approval
of the request subject to compliance with the conditions listed in this report.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Applicant: Easton Village, LLC, (Tom Wolter) 2140 West County Road 42, Burnsville, MN
Property Owners: Same
Location: Section 13, Township 29 North, Range 21 West in Lake Elmo, north of 30th
Street, west of Manning Avenue, and south of the Union Pacific railroad right-of-way. PID Numbers 13.029.21.14.0002, 13.029.21.41.0001, 13.029.21.42.0001 and 13.029.21.13.0001
Request: Application for final plat approval of a 71 unit residential subdivision to be
named Easton Village.
Existing Land Use and Zoning: Agriculture, Woods/Natural Vegetation Current Zoning: RT – Rural Transitional
Surrounding Land Use and Zoning: North – vacant/agricultural land; west – single family home,
City park, natural vegetation; south – vacant/agricultural land;
east – Lake Elmo Airport (Baytown Township). Surrounding Zoning: RT – Rural Transitional and PF – Public and Quasi Public Open Space
Comprehensive Plan: Village Urban Low Density Residential (1.5 - 2.5 units per acre)
History: Property was included in Village Planning Area boundary and municipal sewer service area as defined in the 2013 Village Land Use Plan. Site has historically been used for faming activities, including the growing of agricultural crops. Sketch Plan
review by Planning Commission on 1/27/14 with Preliminary Plat approval on July
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15, 2014. An AUAR for the Village Planning area was approved by the City in May
of 2009.
Deadline for Action: Application Complete – 8/8/14
60 Day Deadline – 10/8/14 Extension Letter Mailed – No 120 Day Deadline – 12/8/14
Applicable Regulations: Chapter 153 – Subdivision Regulations
Article 10 – Urban Residential Districts (LDR) §150.270 Storm Water, Erosion, and Sediment Control
REQUEST DETAILS
The City of Lake Elmo has received a request from Easton Village, LLC for final plat approval of the
initial phase of the Easton Village residential subdivision. The area to be platted represents
approximately one-third of the lots that were approved with the preliminary plat, and will include 71 single-family lots, outlots for storm water management facilities, outlot areas for park land dedication, required easements, and a larger outlot area that will be set aside for future plat phases.
The City of Lake Elmo approved the Easton Village Preliminary Plat on July 15, 2014, and the final
plat includes lots along the southern portion of the overall area that will be subdivided.
In advance of submitting an application for a final plat, the developer undertook a fairly lengthy review process with the City and other external agencies to address the conditions attached to the
City’s approval of the preliminary plat. The end result of this process was a revised preliminary plat
and associated plans that were deemed compliant with the previous conditions of approval by the
City on December 18, 2014. The City did not deem the final plat application complete until all previous review comments were addressed in the preliminary plat documents, which is part of the reason why the application has not been scheduled for Planning Commission review until now. The
most significant of the issues that the applicant has had to address concerns the storm water
management plan, which has undergone revisions in order to address previous review comments. The updated storm water plans must still be reviewed by the Valley Branch Watershed District for conformance to its rules and regulations, but the updated plans address previous City review
comments by: 1) lowering the depth of the larger pond in along the eastern portion of the site, 2)
providing for proper overflow of all storm water ponding areas, 3) providing for property access and
safety benching around ponds, 4) providing adequate cover for all storm water pipes that cross City roads, and 5) responding to other general review comments.
Another part of the preliminary plat submission that has undergone a more extensive review since the
City’s approval back in July of last year are the landscape plans, which now include a specific tree
protection and replacement plan. The City’s landscape architect completed a review of the general landscape plans and found that the plans conform to the City’s requirements; however, he noted that the applicant did not submit a tree protection and replacement plan that followed the City’s
ordinance. The applicant has since submitted this plan for review, and the updated plan has been
deemed compliant with City regulations. All plans have been updated to address comments from the
landscape architect, and these plans are included in the materials being presented to the Planning Commission.
The revised preliminary plat and plans address other review comments as noted in the following
section of this report. As the applicant has worked to address the previous review comments and
conditions of approval, there have been some minor modifications to the configuration of some lots
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within the subdivision. These changes directly address preliminary plat review comments, and more
specifically respond to the following:
• The need to reconfigure the temporary access into the subdivision, and to remove this road
from the final plat as a permanent public right-of-way.
• Revisions to the grading plan within the southwestern portion of the site that are necessary to comply with storm water management and infiltration requirements and as further explained in the attached letter from the project engineer.
• Adjustments to the property boundaries adjacent to the gas line that bisects the site in order to
provide larger setbacks from the edge of this pipe.
• The provision of a slightly larger buffer from the railroad tracks and increased setbacks
between lots and the railroad. Please note that these changes do not appear in the final plat documents since the final plat does not include any lots adjacent to the railroad.
• Revisions to the storm water management plan that resulted in modifications to the high water level of the various storm water ponds throughout the subdivision. The City is
requiring that the high water level of all ponds be contained within City outlots, and when
these levels are adjusted to address review comments, the resulting property boundaries may
have changed to accommodate these changes.
The updated preliminary plat documents are available for review upon request. In the interest of
keeping the meeting materials for the Planning Commission’s review of the final plat to a
manageable level, these materials have not been included with the meeting agenda and packet. Staff
has included the updated landscape plan (and tree protection and replacement plan) for the entire project area since it provides a good overview of the entire subdivision area and future project phases.
In addition to the final plat, the application has submitted an updated landscape plan for area covered
under the final plat, grading and erosion control plans, and street and utility plans for Phase 1. Please
note that applicant is proposing to extend public sewer to the site from the lift station along 30th Street, and doing so will require the applicant to cross the private property to the south with this
sewer line. This trunk sewer line is proposed to be constructed as part of a separate project that will
involve coordination with the property owner to the south (Gonyea Homes). Staff is recommending
that the City enter into a developer’s agreement concerning the trunk sewer project prior to or at the same time that City accepts a developer’s agreement for the Easton Village Final Plat. This action would essentially tie these projects together, and would not allow one to progress without the other.
The eastern village trunk line project will be an important component of the City’s overall plans to
provide sanitary sewer service to the Village since the sewer line north of the railroad tracks has
already been installed as part of a public improvement project and will not be usable without the applicant’s private project to connect to the lift station.
The proposed subdivision will plat lots along the southern boundary of the overall subdivision area
along with lots surrounding the planned park area identified as “Outlot D” on the plat. The platted
lots will extended to the western limits of the subdivision area, and will also provide for the needed easements to bring the sewer line up through the project from the south. The sewer line will then follow a proposed drainage and utility easement area along the western edge of the plat and under the
location of a planned roadway in future additions. As part of the final plat, the developer will also be
constructing the first segment of the planned Village Parkway minor collector road, with future extensions of this roadway to be constructed with latter additions. The developer is proposing a temporary access into the development from Manning Avenue, which is shown on the construction
plans but does not show up on the final plat due to its temporary nature. The developer has asked
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that this intersection remain for at least five years, even if the Village Parkway connection to 30th
Street is made in a shorter period of time.
Please note that the grading and utility plans generally follow the area covered under the final plat,
but that there is a fair amount of mass grading shown for the entire site as part of these plans in order to ensure that the larger storm water ponding areas function properly from the start of development activity. The street and utility plans are specific to the final plat with the exception of the trunk
sewer project which has been submitted as a separate plan set. The applicant has submitted detailed
construction plans for related to sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, grading, drainage, erosion
control, landscaping, and other details that have been reviewed by the City Engineer.
The City’s subdivision ordinance establishes the procedure for obtaining final subdivision approval,
in which case a final plat may only be reviewed after the City takes action on a preliminary plat. As
long as the final plat is consistent with the preliminary approval, it must be approved by the City.
Please note that the City’s approval of the Easton Village Preliminary Plat did include a series of conditions that must be met by the applicant, which are addressed in the “Review and Analysis”
section below. There are no public hearing requirements for a final plat.
The City’s zoning map for all of the area included in the preliminary plat for Easton Village has not
yet been updated to reflect the future land use plan for this are. Staff is recommending that the City delay taking action to update the Zoning Map for this area until a final development agreement has been executed for this project. This delay is necessary to ensure that the zoning for this area is
completed in conjunction with the availability of public services. The zoning for the site will be
LDR – Urban Low Density Residential, and the proposed lots, setbacks, streets, and other plan
elements have been found to be consistent with the LDR district requirements.
Staff has reviewed the final plat and found that it is consistent with the preliminary plat that was
approved by the City. Please note that the final plat now includes proposed street names; however,
Staff is recommending changes to the street names to ensure consistency with the surrounding
subdivisions. The City Engineer and Landscape Architect have reviewed the final plat, and these comments are attached to this report. Although there are some additional revisions to the final construction plans that will need to be addressed by the applicant, the remaining revisions are
relatively minor and can be made before the City releases the final plat for recording.
REVIEW AND ANALYSIS
The preliminary plat for Easton Village was approved with several conditions, which are indicated
below along with Staff’s comments on the status of each. Staff is recommending approval of the final plat with conditions intended to address the outstanding issues that will require additional review and/or documentation. In order to assist the Planning Commission with its review, Staff is
also including a summary the critical issues that need to be resolved for the subdivision to move
forward.
Critical Issues Summary:
1) With the additional work performed by the applicant to address previous comments
concerning the storm water management plan, the overall plan was changed in a manner that
will likely require further review and approval by the Valley Branch Watershed District. The
review (and all final approvals from the watershed district, including any conditions of approval) must be completed before the City will grant final approval of the construction plans and the related commencement of any grading activity on the site.
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2) The extension of sewer service to the site is proposed to be completed as part of a separate
project that will require the participation and/or cooperation of the property owner to the
south of Easton Village. The applicant has submitted plans to the City for the construction of
this sewer line, and has indicated that he does have the agreement of the property owner to the south (Gonyea Homes) to construct this line. In order to ensure that the platting and construction of Easton Village does not take place before the sewer line is also being built,
Staff is recommending that the final approvals for Easton Village be tied to the approval of a
developer’s agreement for the trunk sewer line.
3) The final plat does not separate out the portion certain outlots (Outlots B and E) that must be
deeded to the City for park and storm water purposes. The developer will need to make
minor modifications to the final plat to separate these areas from the larger outlots. Because
this action will only affect these respective outlots, this can be addressed by the applicant on the final plat that is submitted for recording.
4) The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) has provided recommendations concerning
the design of the storm water retention and infiltration areas that should be reflected in the final plans. The applicant has updated the landscape plan in response to these comments, and the plans should be further revised to address the recommendation for a barrier between
private yards and the storm water ponds. In addition to the landscape and storm water pond
comments, MAC has also requested that noise impacts associated with the airport also be
acknowledged by the applicant and future homeowners within Easton Village. Because this concern was also a component of the Village Area AUAR (environmental review document),
Staff is recommending a condition that encourages home builders to incorporate noise
abatement techniques into their homes. Staff is not recommending a specific noise threshold
for this mitigation measures at this time because: a) the residential lots within Easton Village fall outside of the airport noise buffer zones where residential construction is deemed an unacceptable use, and b) the City is continuing to work towards an overall airport zoning
ordinance with MAC and other affiliated agencies that will more specifically address
structural requirements within the noise buffer zones (and to address other issues concerning
residential development in and around these zones). 5) All other recommended conditions of approval relate to final details that must be addressed
by the applicant and can be handled prior to release of the final plat for recording.
In order to provide the Planning Commission with an update concerning the conditions associated with the preliminary plat for Easton Village, Staff has prepared the following:
Preliminary Plat Conditions – With Staff Update Comments (updated information in bold
italics):
1) Within six months of preliminary plat approval, the applicant shall complete the following: a) the applicant shall provide adequate title evidence satisfactory to the City Attorney; and b) the
applicant shall pay all fees associated with the preliminary plat. The above conditions shall be
met prior to the City accepting an application for final plat and prior to the commencement of any
grading activity on the site. Comments: a) all title work will need to be submitted and reviewed by the City Attorney before City officials sign the final plat; b) the applicant has submitted an escrow payment related to the preliminary plat application that is being used to cover Staff and
consultant expenses related to the City’s review.
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2) The grading plan shall be updated to include the protective tree fencing necessary to preserve all
vegetative areas identified for protection around the 5.15 acre residential parcel to the west of the
subdivision. Comments: The grading plan has been updated accordingly; the applicant has
proposed additional tree disturbance and grading activity in this area in accordance with the attached memorandum describing the need for additional storm water infiltration on the site to comply with watershed district requirements. All disturbed areas are shown on the plan, and
the applicant will need to replace disturbed tress in accordance with the City’s tree replacement schedule. 3) The applicant shall work with the City and Washington County to identify and reserve sufficient
space for a future trail corridor along the western right-of-way line of Manning Avenue.
Comments: The proposed Manning Avenue right-of-way is consistent with County requirements the planned roadway segment, which includes room for trails on one or both sides of the right-of-way. The County’s future plans for Manning Avenue include a trail along the western side of this road.
4) The applicant shall submit a landscape plan prepared by landscape architect for review and approval by the City. The landscape plan submittal will include a tree protection and replacement plan consistent with City ordinances. Comments: The applicant has submitted an
updated plan that has been reviewed by the City’s landscape architect for consistency with City
Ordinances. Review comments from the landscape architect are attached to this report. 5) The final plat will incorporate all review comments from the City’s landscape architect, including
the selection and mix of plantings within storm water basins and infiltration areas. Comments:
Please see above condition. 6) The landscape plan shall include additional plantings around the Northern Natural Gas utility site. Comments: The applicant has added additional plantings to the plan in this part of the
site. These plantings are documented on the overall landscape plan (attached).
7) The proposed access to Manning Avenue will be permitted as a temporary access until such time that the Village Parkway is connected to 30th Street. The construction plans will be updated to reflect the temporary nature of this street. Comments: The applicant is asking that this
provision be updated to state that the temporary access will be allowed for a minimum of five years. Staff does not object to this revision, and has updated the proposed conditions of final plat approval to address this request.
8) The applicant shall be responsible for the construction of all improvements within the Manning
Avenue (CSAH 15) right-of-way as required by Washington County and further described in the review letter received from the County dated June 24, 2014. Comments: The final construction plans have been updated to incorporate the required improvements to Manning Avenue. The applicant will need a County construction permit to work within the right-of-way, and the
County will not approve this work unless the plans conform to their requirements. 9) The developer shall follow all of the rules and regulations spelled out in the Wetland Conservation Act, and shall acquire the needed permits from the appropriate watershed districts
for the storm water management system prior to the commencement of any grading or
development activity on the site. Comments: Because the Valley Branch Watershed District
has not yet completed its review of the revised storm water plans, this condition will need to be
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addressed before the City will grant final approval of the construction plans. Since this condition was included as part of the preliminary plat approval, it will not be repeated as part
of the Staff recommendation concerning the final plat. 10) The applicant shall enter into a maintenance agreement with the City that clarifies the individuals or entities responsible for any landscaping installed in areas outside of land dedicated as public
park and open space on the final plat. Comment: This condition will be incorporated into the
development contract for the project and will continue to apply to future phases of Easton Village.
11) The developer shall provide an updated accounting of the land to be dedicated for park purposes
prior to submission of a final plat. If required, the developer shall be required to pay a fee in lieu
of park land dedication equivalent to the fair market value for the amount of land that is required to be dedicated for such purposes in the City’s Subdivision Ordinance less the amount of land
that is accepted for park purposes by the City. Any cash payment in lieu of land dedication shall
be paid by the applicant prior to the release of the final plat for recording. Comments: The
applicant has provided an updated accounting of the land to be dedicated for park purposes, and is stating that the entire development will provide 7.29 acres of public park land. Staff has reviewed these numbers with the applicant and found them to be accurate. The entire site is
98.47 acres in size, and therefore the park dedication requirement (which is 10% of the
subdivision area in LDR zoning district) is 9.84 acres of land, meaning that the developer will need to pay a fee in lieu of land dedication for 2.55 acres of land. As an alternative, the City may give consideration to future park land dedication on the northern portion of the site since
this property is also owned by the applicant. The final agreement with the City concerning
either a cash payment for the park land shortfall or future land dedication should be addressed in the developer’s agreement for Easton Village. 12) Any land under which public trails are located will be accepted as park land provided the
developer constructs said trails as part of the public improvements for the subdivision.
Comments: The developer’s park land calculations include land under which trails will be located. The final construction plans will need to include these trails, which the developer will be required to construct as part of the improvements for Easton Village.
13) All required modifications to the plans as requested by the City Engineer in a review letter dated
June 26, 2014 shall be incorporated into the plans prior to consideration of a final plat. Comments. The preliminary plat and plans have been updated to address the City Engineer’s review comments. The Engineer has submitted an updated report specific to the final plat, and
this review is attached for consideration by the Planning Commission. Most of the comments
pertain to final information or revisions necessary to approve the construction plans for the proposed improvements.
14) The City and developer will determine the appropriate distribution of future costs associated with
the Village Parkway railroad crossing improvements as part of a developer’s agreement for any
portion of Easton Village. Comments: Staff will be drafting a developer’s agreement for consideration by the Council that will incorporate a section dealing with this provision.
15) The developer shall address any comments from Metropolitan Airport Commission as part of a
final plat submission for any portion of Easton Village. MAC will be asked to comment on the
landscape plan, and the plan shall be revised to address any specific comments concerning the
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appropriate vegetation to be planted within storm water facilities. Comments: MAC has provided a review of the updated plans and provided comments to the developer in a letter
dated December 8, 2015. This letter contains recommended mitigation strategies to reduce the attractiveness of the storm water retention and infiltration areas for waterfowl. Other recommendations from MAC have been incorporated into the applicant’s landscape plans. Staff is recommending that the final plat include a condition concerning the MAC review
comments.
16) The landscape plan shall be revised to eliminate all trees planted within the Lake Elmo Airport Regulatory Protection Zone. Comments. The landscape plan has been updated accordingly.
17) The final plat shall include a paved trail connection between Lots 13 and 14 of Block 3.
Comments: This trail connection is now depicted on the plans.
18) The applicant shall submit written acknowledgement from the property owner of the parcel
immediately to the south of Easton Village concerning the storm water being outlet running into
their property. Comments: Since the approval of the preliminary plat, the applicant has met with the watershed district, county, and Gonyea Homes to discuss the proposed storm water management system along Manning Avenue. The proposed plans cannot move forward
without the cooperation of the property owner to the south.
19) The applicant is encouraged to incorporate elements from the Lake Elmo Theming Study into the open space areas within the subdivision. Comments: Staff is encouraging the applicant to
utilize a white “horse fence” with landscaping in order to address the comments from MAC to
provide a barrier around the storm water ponds. The applicant’s landscape plan incorporates elements from the theming study, including the proposed entrance monument sign. The Planning Commission has specifically requested that the community mailboxes incorporated elements from the theming study with previous subdivision approvals, and this requirement is
being recommended by Staff as a condition of final plat approval.
20) The developer shall obtain all required permits from Northern Natural Gas to perform construction work over the gas line that runs from north to south across this site. Comments. Northern Natural Gas provided review comments to the developer in August of 2014, and these
comments have been incorporated into the updated plans. The developer will need to submit the final construction plans to the gas company for review, and will need to abide by any conditions imposed by Northern Natural Gas.
21) The developer shall be required to extend sewer to the northernmost boundary of the site.
Comments. The Eastern Village Trunk Sewer Line project will extend sanitary sewer service to the northern boundary of the plat, and will connect to the sewer line recently installed by the City of Lake Elmo under the railroad tracks that continues further north (and connects to the 39th Street line also recently installed by the City). As noted earlier in this report, Staff is
requiring that the developer enter into a contract to build this improvement at the same time the City accepts a developer’s agreement for the Easton Village Final Plat.
Staff is recommending certain conditions that been specifically identified as part of the final plat
review, and that have not otherwise been addressed by the applicant, be addressed as part of the
Planning Commission’s recommendation to the City Council. The City Engineer’s review letter does
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identify several issues that need to be addressed by the developer in order for the City to deem the
final plans complete; additionally, the Engineer has also requested some minor changes to the final
plat to allow for the proper public dedication of the storm water ponding areas that will be
constructed with the first phase of the project. In this case, these changes can be addressed by splitting the affected outlots in two, which would have no impact on other portions of the plat. Staff is recommending that City Officials not sign the final plat mylars until the City’s construction plan
review is finalized and all necessary easements are documented on the final plat.
Based on the above Staff report and analysis, Staff is recommending approval of the final plat with
several conditions intended to address the outstanding issues noted above and to further clarify the City’s expectations in order for the developer to proceed with the recording of the final plat.
The recommended conditions are as follows:
Recommended Conditions of Approval:
1) Final grading, drainage, and erosion control plans, sanitary and storm water management plans, landscape plans, and street and utility construction plans shall be reviewed and
approved by the City Engineer prior to the recording of the Final Plat. All changes and
modifications to the plans requested by the City Engineer in a memorandum dated January
22, 2015 shall be incorporated into these documents before they are approved. 2) Prior to the execution of the Final Plat by City officials, the Developer shall enter into a
Developer’s Agreement acceptable to the City Attorney and approved by the City Council
that delineates who is responsible for the design, construction, and payment of the required
improvements for: a) the Easton Village Final Plat with financial guarantees therefore, and b) for the Eastern Village Trunk Utility Project with financial guarantees therefore.
3) All easements as requested by the City Engineer and Public Works Department shall be
documented on the Final Plat prior to the execution of the final plat by City Officials. 4) A Common Interest Agreement concerning management of the common areas of Easton
Village and establishing a homeowner’s association shall be submitted in final form to the
Community Development Director before a building permit may be issued for any structure
within this subdivision. The applicant shall also enter into a maintenance agreement with the City that clarifies the individuals or entities responsible for any landscaping installed in areas
outside of land dedicated as public park and open space on the final plat
5) The developer is encouraged to incorporate elements from the Lake Elmo Theming Study into the final design of the community mailboxes within Easton Village.
6) The applicant shall separate those portions of Outlots B and E that are intended to be used for
storm water management facilities and trails respectfully to facilitate the transfer of these public facilities to the City of Lake Elmo. The applicant shall deed Outlots A, D, F and those portions of D and E as described above to the City upon recording of the final plat.
7) The applicant shall comply with recommendations of the Metropolitan Airports Commission
as documented in a letter dated December 8, 2014 from the Commission’s Airport Planner.
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8) The applicant shall provide shall provide a disclosure statement to all first homeowners in the
development advising of the airport and associated over-flights.
9) All builders shall be encouraged to incorporate interior noise reduction measures into single family residential structures within the subdivision based on the Metropolitan Council’s Builder Guide.
10) The proposed street names shall be revised as follows to match existing and planned
subdivisions in the area: a) 34th Street North to 32nd Street North and b) Lockwood Avenue North North to Linden Avenue North, and c) Lockwood Lane North to Linden Lane North.
11) The proposed access to Manning Avenue will be permitted as a temporary access until such
time that the Village Parkway is connected to 30th Street or 5 years has passed from the date of final plat approval, whichever is longer. The developer’s agreement for Easton Village
shall include appropriate financial securities concerning the future cost for removal of the
temporary access.
DRAFT FINDINGS
Staff is recommending that the Planning Commission consider the following findings with regards to the proposed Easton Village Final Plat:
• That all the requirements of City Code Section 153.07 related to the Final Plan and Final Plat
have been met by the Applicant.
• That the proposed Final Plat for Easton Village consists of the creation of 71 single-family
detached residential structures.
• That the Easton Village Final Plat is consistent with the Preliminary Plat and Plans as
approved by the City of Lake Elmo on July 15, 2014 and as amended to comply with all
conditions of preliminary plat approval.
• That the Easton Village Final Plat is consistent with the Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan and the Future Land Use Map for this area.
• That the Easton Village Final Plat complies with the City’s Urban Low Density Residential
zoning district regulations.
• That the Easton Village Final Plat complies with all other applicable zoning requirements, including the City’s landscaping, storm water, sediment and erosion control and other
ordinances with the exception of issues identified in the January 26, 2015 Staff report to the
Planning Commission.
• That the Easton Village Final Plat complies with the City’s subdivision ordinance.
• That the Easton Village preliminary plat is consistent with the City’s engineering standards
with the plan revisions as requested by the City Engineer in his review comments to the City
dated January 22, 2015.
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RECCOMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission recommend approval of the Final Plat for Easton
Village with the 11 conditions of approval as listed in the Staff report. Suggested motion:
“Move to recommend approval of the Easton Village Final Plat with the 11 conditions of approval as drafted by Staff”
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Application Form
2. Applicant Memorandum – Southwest Grading 3. City Engineer Review Letter
4. Landscape Architecture Review Letter
5. Metropolitan Airports Commission Review Letter
6. Sample Airport Disclosure Notification 7. Baytown Township Comments 8. Easton Village Final Plat
9. Landscape and Tree Preservation Plan – Phase I
10. Tree Survey
11. Grading and Erosion Control Plan – Phase I 12. Street and Utility Plan – Phase I
13. Landscape and Tree Preservation Plan (All Phases)
SUGGESTED ORDER OF BUSINESS:
- Introduction ........................................................................................ Planning Staff
- Report by Staff ................................................................................... Planning Staff
- Questions from the Commission ............................ Chair & Commission Members
- Open the Public Hearing .................................................................................. Chair
- Close the Public Hearing .................................................................................. Chair
- Discussion by the Commission .............................. Chair & Commission Members
- Action by the Commission ..................................... Chair & Commission Members
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