HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2013-96 Approving an Amendment to the City of Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan 1
CITE' DE LAKE EL MO
WAS INGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2013-96
RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF LAKE ELMO
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
WHEREAS,the City of Lake Elmo has established a Comprehensive Plan that provides a
compilation of background data,policy statements, standards, and maps,which help to guide the
future physical, social, and economic development of the City; and
WHEREAS,Tammy Diedrich and Gary Redier, 7401 Wyndham Way,Woodbury,MN,
("Applicant")has submitted an application to the City of Lake Elmo("City")to amend the Lake
Elmo Comprehensive Plan, a copy of which is on file in the City Planning Department; and
WHEREAS,the request to amend the Comprehensive Plan was submitted along with a
preliminary sketch plan for a proposed single-family attached/detached residential townhome
subdivision; and
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission held a public hearing on October 28,
2013 to consider the request to amend the Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, on October 28, 2013 the Lake Elmo Planning Commission adopted a motion
to recommend that the City Council approve the request to amend the Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council reviewed the recommendation of the Planning Commission
and the proposed amendment to the Comprehensive Plan at a meeting on November 6, 2013; and.
NOW, 'WHEREFORE, based upon the testimony elicited and information received,the City
Council makes the following:
FINDINGS
1) That the Applicant has submitted a request to amend the Comprehensive Plan in accordance
with the procedures as established by the Lake Elmo Planning Department and Lake Elmo
Planning Commission.
2) That the request to is to amend the Future Land Use Map (Map 3-3 in Chapter III—Land
Use Plan) in the Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan, and to specifically change the future land
use designation a parcel of land located east of Lake Elmo Avenue and approximately'/z
mile south of 101h Street North(CSAH 10) (PID 36.029.21.32.0002) from HDR—High
Density Residential to MDR—Medium Density Residential.
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3) That the Comprehensive Plan Amendment will apply to property legally described in the
attached Exhibit"A".
4) That the proposed area impacted by the proposed amendment is relatively small and will not
have a significant impact on the City's ability to achieve its 2030 household and population
forecasts.
5) That current market conditions are not favorable for multi-family housing, yet it is in the
City's interests to accommodate market-driven development at present in order to provide a
reasonable return on recent major infrastructure improvements.
6) That the City is continuing to work towards potential reductions to the 2030 growth targets
specified in the Met Council MOU that will likely reduce the amount of areas in the
community that are guided for high density housing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,that based on the foregoing, the Lake Elmo
City Council hereby approves the Applicant's request to amend the Lake Elmo Comprehensive
Plan, subject to and contingent upon the following:
1) Submission of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment to the Metropolitan Council and the
receipt of formal notification from the Metropolitan Council that its review has been
completed and approved. Acknowledgement of these comments and final adoption of the
Comprehensive Plan Amendment will require formal action by the City Council.
Passed and duly adopted this 6il'day of November 2013 by the City Council of the City of Lake
Elmo,Minnesota.
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Mike Pearson,Mayor
ATTEST:
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Adam Bell, City Clerk
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EXHIBIT A
Legal Description(PID 16.029.21.32.0002)
The north 474.06 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 36,Township
29 North, Range 21 West, according to the United States Government Survey thereof and situated
in Washington County,Minnesota.
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