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P ARK C OMMISSION
D ATE: 3/17/14
A GENDA I TEM: IV.A – N EW B USINESS
ITEM: Schiltgen Farms – Parcel B Sketch Plan Review
SUBMITTED BY: Nick Johnson, City Planner
REVIEWED BY: Kyle Klatt, Community Development Director
Dean Zuleger, City Administrator
SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTED:
The Park Commission is asked to review a Sketch Plan, Schiltegn Farms – Parcel B, submitted by
GWSA Land Development, LLC for a proposed 101 unit single family residential subdivision in the
northern portion of the Village Planning Area. The Park Commission is asked to review the plan to
provide direction on park and recreation facilities for the development.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
As noted in the Sketch Plan Narrative, the applicants are not proposing a neighborhood park as part
of this development at this time. They have noted that the prospective property owner to the north is
planning some type of recreational or open space amenity within the natural resource preservation
area to the north. In addition, it should be noted that the applicants also have property in the
southeast portion of the Village Planning Area owned Schiltgen Farms, Inc. under contract. As part
of subdividing this property at a future date, the applicants propose to dedicate land adjacent to Reid
Park as an expansion of this park or facility. If this proposal is acceptable to the City, the applicants
could receive credit towards their parkland dedication requirements for dedicating land adjacent to
Reid Park under this arrangement. The Park Commission should discuss whether or not they are
interested in additional land dedications at Reid Park.
In addition, when presenting the Sketch Plan at the Planning Commission on 3/10/14, the applicants
were asked by the Planning Commission to provide some small area for a neighborhood park. It was
also suggested that this small neighborhood park could be shared with the future development to the
east, which is guided for the same level of density as the subject property. At the meeting, the
applicants noted that they are not opposed to providing a small neighborhood park. They are seeking
direction on whether a neighborhood park is appropriate or desirable to the Park Commission.
Finally, it should also be noted that the City has engaged with discussion with the school district on
the possibility of entering a joint powers agreement (JPA) to make facilities at Lake Elmo
Elementary School open to the public as a shared City-School District facility. This facility does
have two smaller baseball diamonds, one soccer field and playground equipment. If the City entered
into a JPA with the school district, these facilities, which are in relative close proximity to the
proposed subdivision, could be made available to the public.
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RECCOMENDATION:
Staff is recommending that the Park Commission provide guidance to the applicants in the form of a
formal motion.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Location Map
2. Sketch Plan Narrative
3. Schiltgen Farms – Parcel B Sketch Plan
ORDER OF BUSINESS:
- Introduction .......................................................................................... City Planner
- Report by Staff ..................................................................................... City Planner
- Questions from the Commission ............................ Chair & Commission Members
- Discussion by the Commission .............................. Chair & Commission Members
NEW BUSINESS - ITEM IV.a