HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 13 - Lennar Letter of Request LE N NAM
Mr. Kyle Klatt
Community Development Director
City of Lake Elmo
RE:Savona Preliminary Plat Condition of Approval#19
Hello Kyle,
Per our recent discussions,one of the preliminary plat conditions(Condition#19)stipulates that"No more
than half of the residential units depicted on the preliminary plat(155) may be approved as part of a final
plat until a second access is provided to the subdivision, either via a connection to Hudson Boulevard to
the south, Inwood Avenue (CSAH 13) to the west, or back to Keats Avenue (CASAH 19) through the
property to the north of Savona."
We respectfully request that this condition be amended to govern building permits, rather than platted
lots. We understand the intent of this condition, and the fact that it was written when Lennar was the
only builder in the area at that time.Given the properties to the north and west are likely to be underway
soon and secondary access is anticipated from both locations, modifying the condition to account for the
number of building permits will result in still regulating overall unit count,which is what generates traffic
to/from an area.We propose the condition be revised in the following manner:
"A building permit may not be granted for more than half of the residential units depicted on the
preliminary plat (155) until a second access is provided to the subdivision, either via a connection to
Hudson Boulevard to the south, Inwood Avenue (CSAH 13) to the west, or back to Keats Avenue (CSAH
19)through the property north of Savona."
This will allow Lennar to continue platting and building homes (up to 50%) in Savona while these
neighboring parcels begin developing.
Please contact me with questions.
Thank you,
Paul J.Tabone
Land Entitlement Mgr
Lennar Minnesota
16305 36th Avenue N, Suite 600 • Plymouth, MN 55446
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