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WHEREAS, Robert Engstrom Companies, 4801 West 8l't Street, #101, Bloomington, MN
("Applicant") has submitted an application to the City of Lake Elmo ("City") for amendments to the
Planned Unit Development (PUD) Plans and PUD agreement for Wildflower at Lake Elmo; and
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo City Council approved the Wildflower at Lake Elmo Concept
Plan on June 17, 2014, and
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission held a Public Hearing on February 23,
2015 to consider the Preliminary Plat and Preliminary Plans for the PUD, and further reviewed said
plat and plans at its March 9, 2015 meeting; and
WHEREAS, on March 9, 2015 the Lake Elmo Planning Commission adopted a motion to
recommend that the City Council approve the Wildflower at Lake Elmo PUD Preliminary Plat and
Preliminary Plans; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution 2015-023 approving the Wild t
Wildflower at Lake Elmo PUD Preliminary Plat and Preliminary Plans on April 7, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution 2015-060 on July 21, 2015 approving the
Final Plat and Final PUD plans for Wildflower at Lake Elmo I't Addition; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution 2016-106 on December 6, 2016
approving the Final Plat and Final PUD plans for Wildflower at Lake Elmo 2 nd Addition: and
WHEREAS, Robert Engstrom Companies made application for at to the
approved Planned Unit Development Plans and Agreement on April 21, 2017; and
WHEREAS, The Planning Commission held a public hearing on May 8, 2017 and where
the developer withdrew several requested changes from consideration; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission recommended approval of two amendments and
recommended denial of the other; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council reviewed the recommendation of the Planning Corninission
and the proposed Wildflower at Lake Elmo PUD Amendments at a meeting on May 16, 2017 and
tabled the item to the June 6, 2017 City Council meeting; and
NOW, THEREFORE, based upon the testimony elicited and inforination received, the City
Council makes the following:
1. The PUD amendment is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan designation for the subject
property.
2. The PUD amendment is generally consistent with the Wildflower at Lake Elmo PUD
Concept Plan and Preliminary PUD Plans.
3. The PUD amendment has provided the City additional benefit in exchange for additional
PUD flexibility consistent with the PUD regulations,
4. The PUD amendment meets the PUD objectives set forth in Section 154.751 of the City
Code.
5. The PUD amendment will have no impact on stormwater management for the development.
6. That the proposed PUD will allow a more flexible, creative, and efficient approach to the
use of the land with the following amendments:
* Conservation and Prairie Lots will have setbacks consistent with the LDR zoning.
* Reduced rear yard setback on Lots 17 and 18, Block 3, Wildflower Ist Addition shall
be 15 feet.
* Driveway locations will be flexible on Lots 12, 13 and Lot 17, Block 3, Wildflower
1 st Addition*, and the highlighted lots in phase 3 shown on Exhibit A
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* Up to 6% impervious coverage is allowed beyond the 50% impervious coverage
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inaximurn for the courtyard lots if the additional impervious utilizes pervious paving.
* A single 400 sq. ft. storage structure shall be allowed on Outlot A, Wildflower 2nd
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Addition subject to a 10' setback froin public R/W and an additional 200 sq. 11.
covered trellis area attached to the garage.
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Based on the foregoing, the Applicants' application for a PUD Amendment is approved with the
following conditions:
I . Flexible driveways on subject lots and the storage structure on Outlot A, Wildflower at Lake
Elmo 2"d Addition are subject to City review of individual building permits for unforeseen
conflicts or safety issues.
2. That any changes to street curbing as a result of modified driveway locations occur prior to
the installation of the final lift of asphalt being installed,
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3. That an agreement be prepared and approved by the City Attorney and executed by the City
and the Developer that gives responsibility for snow plowing of the "alleys" surrounding the
courtyards to the HOA.
Passed and duly adopted this 6th day of June, 2017 by the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo,
Minnesota.
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