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DATE: 03/02/16
REGULAR
ITEM #: 20
MOTION
AGENDA ITEM: Planning Commission to Review Land Use
SUBMITTED BY: Mike Pearson
THROUGH: Clark Schroeder
REVIEWED BY: Clark Schroeder
SUGGESTED ORDER OF BUSINESS:
- Introduction of Item .................................................................................................... Staff
- Report/Presentation .................................................................................................... Staff - Questions from Council to Staff ............................................................ Mayor Facilitates
- Public Input, if Appropriate ................................................................... Mayor Facilitates - Call for Motion .............................................................................. Mayor & City Council - Discussion ..................................................................................... Mayor & City Council
- Action on Motion .................................................................................. Mayor Facilitates
PUBLIC POLICY STATEMENT Council can set policy of land use after the moratorium is lifted
SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTED:
Staff requests the City Council to provide guidance to the Planning Commission as to the land use issues
needing to be studied for the moratorium to be lifted.
BACKGROUND AND STAFF REPORT:
On July 7th 2015, an interim ordinance declaring a moratorium for a period of 12 months on
residential development within the stage one development area and all development activity
within the stage two or three development areas as described by the Lake Elmo Comprehensive
plan was adopted. The city council needs to produce a statement of finding by July 7th stating
what was addressed and/or changed during the moratorium period, or state findings and institute
another 6 month period with stated goals for the additional extension. For clarification purposes,
this moratorium does NOT apply to Stage one development as follows
a) projects that have been granted concept, preliminary, or final plan and/or plat approval; or
b) projects that have paid advance water service committee fees.
c) any project that would benefit the community by the installation of essential services like sewer, water, storm sewer, or other public safety mechanisms.
Nor does the moratorium apply to state 2 and 3 development as follows.
a) projects that have been granted concept, preliminary, or final plan and/or plat
approval; or
b) projects that have paid advance water service committee fees.
c) commercial development in cases where the City Council determines that the project
provides sufficient incremental tax value to the community and the developer would bear the whole cost of infrastructure development.
The Moratorium also does not apply to Planned Unit Development applications that meet the
requirements of reduced density per the Met Council’s Thrive 2040 numbers, open space
preservation, public infrastructure efficiency, and other considerations deemed to be in the
community’s best interests.
In short, the moratorium applies to sewered residential development along the I94 corridor.
Given that the moratorium was instituted to study and make possible changes to the Comp Plan
for residential development, the City Council should direct the Planning Commission to address
the issue with Council direction.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff requests the City Council to provide guidance to the Planning Commission as to the land use issues
needing to be studied for the moratorium to be lifted.
“Move to have the Planning Commission study possible comp plan
amendments for the Stage 1,2 and 3 sewered areas following council direction
before the moratorium is lifted.”
ATTACHMENT(S):
Ordinance 08-123 Interim Moratorium
Staging Map
City of Lake Elmo7-19-2012Data Scource:Washington County, MNI-94 Corridor Development Staging Plan - Lake Elmo, MNK§¨¦94456717456717456710456713§¨¦94145671932456715Stage 1Stage 3Stage 200.510.25MilesMap 3-4