HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-008CITY OF LAKE, ELMO
WASHINGTON COUNTY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
1-111-UM01 Iku 9 1111MOTIOXIT
A RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE CITY COUNCIL'S APPROVAL OF THE FINAL PLA TAND
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) PLAN FOR THE ROYAL GOLF AT LADE ELMO 3RD
ADDITION
WHEREAS, H.C. Golf Land, LLC, 11074 Radisson Road NE, Blaine, MN 55449 (the
"Applicant") submitted an application to the City of Lake Elmo (the "City") for a final plat and
Planned Unit Development (PUD) Plan for a planned unit development to be called The Royal Golf
Club at Lake Elmo Yd Addition, copies of which are on file in the City Planning Department; and
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo City Council had approved The Royal Golf Club at Lake Elmo
PUD Concept Plan on September 9, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission held a public hearing on March 13,
2017 to consider the preliminary plat and preliminary PUD Plan for The Royal Golf Club at Lake
Elmo; and
WHEREAS, on March 27, 2017, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission passed a motion to
recommend that the City Council approve The Royal Golf Club at Lake Elmo preliminary plat and
preliminary PUD Plan based on a number of conditions; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, at its meeting on Time 6, 2017, adopted Resolution No.
2017-47 approving the Preliminary Plat and PUD Plan for The Royal Golf at, Lake Elmo; and
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission reviewed the final plat and final PUD
Plan for The Royal Golf Club at Lake Elmo Yd Addition and submitted its report and
recommendation of approval of the final plat and final PUD Plan as part of a memorandum to the
City Council for the December 4, 2018 City Council meeting; and
WHEREAS, the City Council reviewed and approved the final plat (Exhibit A) and Final
PUD Plan for The Royal Golf Club at Lake Elmo Yd Addition at its meeting on December 4, 2018
with the following findings of fact and conditions of approval; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is adopting this Resolution ratifying its approval of the final
plat and final PUD Plan for The Royal Golf Club at Lake Elmo Yd Addition that occurred on
December 4, 2018; and
NOW,, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Council does hereby ratify its
approval of the final plat and final PUD Plan for The Royal Golf Club at Lake Elmo Yd Addition
that occurred on December 4, 2018, subject to the following findings:
1 That all the requirements of City Code Sections 153.07 and 154.759 related to the final plat
and final PUD Plans have been met by the Applicant;
2, That The Royal Golf Club at Lake Elmo Yd Addition final plat and PUD Plan are gene -rally
consistent with The Royal Golf Club at Lake Elmo preliminary plat and preliminary PUD
Plans approved by the City Council on June 6, 2017;
3. That The Royal Golf Club at Lake Elmo Yd Addition final plat and PUD Plan are consistent
with the Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan and the Future Land Use Map for this area;
4. That The Royal Golf Club at Lake Elmo Yd Addition final plat and PUD Plan generally
comply with the City's GCC - Golf Course Community zoning district as modified by the
PUD regulations;
5. That The Royal Golf Club at Lake Elmo 3' Addition final plat and PUD Plan comply with
the City's subdivision ordinance;
6. That The Royal Golf Club at Lake Elmo Yd Addition final plat and PUD Plan comply with
the City's Planned Unit Development regulations;
7. That The Royal Golf Club at Lake Elmo Yd Addition final plat and PUD Plan comply with
the City's Engineering Standards, except where noted in the review memorandum from the
City Engineer dated November 19, 2018 and modified by the City's Planned Unit
Development regulations;
8. That The Royal Golf Club at Lake Elmo 3' Addition final plat and PUD Plan generally
comply with other City zoning ordinances, including, but not limited to, shoreland and
erosion and sediment control, except as noted in the City staff report dated November 28,
2018 and review memorandum from the City Engineer dated November 19, 2018;
9. That The Royal Golf Club at Lake Elmo Yd Addition final plat and PUD Plan generally
comply with the City's landscaping and tree preservation ordinances, subject to providing
some flexibility to the Applicant to allow for woodland management and pollinator friendly
native seeding in lieu of some required tree replacement in order to avoid possible detriment
caused by overplanting;
10. That The Royal Golf Club at Lake Elmo Yd Addition final plat and PUD Plan achieve
multiple identified objectives for planned unit developments within Lake Elmo;
11. That the proposed final plat and PUD Plan are for the 3rd Addition, consisting of 33 Villa
lots and 34 traditional single family lots, totaling 67 single family residential units, for a
291 -unit total residential golf course community Planned Unit Development on 103.7 acres
of land (of 231 acres total) located on the former 3M Tartan Park property;
12. That the final plat and PUD Plan will be located on the property shown and described on the
attached Exhibit A.
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13. That there has been significant public testimony that 20th Street is already dangerous
without the additional traffic and that the City and the Applicant need to explore ways to
make the road safer.
14. That the proposed PUD will allow a more flexible, creative, and efficient approach to the
use of the land, and will specifically relate to existing zoning district standards in the
following manner (with exceptions as noted):
a. Setbacks:
i. The Royal Golf Club at Lake Elmo Setbacks
15.
16. 100 Ft.
17. 80-90 Ft.
18. 55-65 Ft.
Wide
Wide
Wide Lots
Lots
Lots
19. Front
20.30 ft.
21. 30 ft.
22.20 ft. for
side
loaded
garages,
or 25'
23. Side
24. 10 ft.
25. 10 ft.
26, 10ft.
house/5ft.
garage or
7.5 1/7.5
ft.
27. Comer
28. 15 ft.
29. 15 ft.
30.15 ft.
Side
31. Rear
32. 30 ft.
33. 30 ft.
34.20 ft.
a. Maximum Impervious Coverage: The maximum impervious coverage for 55-65'
wide lots shall be 50%. All other lots shall have a maximum impervious coverage of
40%.
b. Lot Sizes: The minimum lot size for Villa lots (55-65' wide) in the development
shall be 6,600 sq. ft.
c. Attached Garages: That attached garages shall not exceed 1,300 sq. ft. in area at the
ground floor level except by conditional use permit. The width of the visible garage
door area when closed shall not exceed 60% of the principal building fagade
(including garage) fronting on the primary street,
d. Subdivision Identification Signs: The Royal Golf Club at Lake Elmo residential
subdivision shall be allowed up to a maximum of 4 subdivision identification signs,
including the identification sign for the golf course entrance, not to exceed 24 sq.
feet in sign area each, located no closer than 10 feet to any public right-of-way. In
addition, neighborhood identification markers (pillars) shall be permitted to be no
larger than 2 ft. x 2 ft. to identify the development logo and the name of the
neighborhood. Additional subdivision signs should be considered for a subdivision
of this size.
i. Staff Note: If the Applicant requests a change to this, a variance should be
requested.
e. All other requirements for the City's GCC — Golf Course Community zoning district
will apply, including the allowed uses and other site and development standards. ,
f. That the proposed street names within the development are generally consistent with
the City's Street Naming Policy as amended April 17, 2018.
g. The Applicant has not yet constructed an HOA-owned and maintained play structure
as required by the original condition of approval of The Royal Golf Club at Lake
Elmo grid Addition final plat.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the City Council does
hereby ratify its approval of the final plat and the final PUD Plan for The Royal Golf Club at Lake
Elmo Yd Addition that occurred on December 4, 2018 subject to the following conditions:
1. That there shall be no encroachments to drainage and utility easements on residential lots
other than those reviewed and approved by the City Engineer and upon execution of an
easement encroachment agreement,
2. Prior to the execution of the final plat, the Applicant shall enter into a development
agreement acceptable to the City Attorney and approved by the City Council that delineates
who is responsible for the design, construction, and payment of the required improvements
with financial guarantees therefore.
3. The Royal Golf Club at Lake Elmo Yd Addition shall be incorporated into the Master
Declaration for The Royal Golf Club at Lake Elmo Master Community concerning the
management of the common areas and establishing a homeowner's association (110A)
which shall be submitted in final form to the Planning Director before any building permit
may be issued for any structure in any phase of the development. The Master Declaration
shall include required maintenance by the HOA of any wetland buffers within The Royal
Golf Club at Lake Elmo Yd Addition,
4. That the Master Declaration include architectural requirements that require four-sided
architecture and garages facing the public rights -of -way to have windows and/or other
architectural features.
5. The Applicant shall enter into a landscape license and maintenance agreement with the City
that clarifies the individuals or entities responsible for landscaping.
6. The Applicant shall provide evidence of an HOA owned and maintained children's play
structure or other similar improvement has been constructed within Outlot D of The Royal
Golf Club at Lake Elmo 2d Addition before the release of building permits for the Yd
Addition.
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7. That a fee in lieu of park land dedication be paid by the Applicant to the City based upon an
appraisal by an appraiser to be chosen by the City and paid for by the Applicant.
8. That the Applicant pay to the City a parkland dedication fee equal to $500 per 2.5 caliper
inch required in lieu of some required tree preservation replacement tree requirements,
totaling $111,552.00 in lieu of planting the required number of trees required. This fee was
calculated as follows: $500.00 multiplied by 969 2.5-caliper inch tree not planted within the
entire subdivision, divided by 291 single family lots within the entire subdivision, multiplied
by 67 single family lots within The Royal Golf Club at Lake Elmo Yd Addition.
9. All changes and modifications to the plans requested by the City Engineer in the Engineer's
review memo dated November 19, 2018 shall be incorporated into the final plat and PUD
Plan. The Applicant should note the requirements for VBWD permits for temporary storm
water management.
10. The final plat and PUD Plan approval is conditioned upon the applicant meeting all City
standards and design requirements unless specifically addressed otherwise in this
Resolution.
11. Prior to the City issuing building permits, all wetland buffers shall be delineated and
identified -via staking or signage that is acceptable to the City,
12. Prior to the construction of any subdivision identification signs or neighborhood markers
within the development, the Applicant shall submit sign plans for review and obtain a sign
permit from the Planning Department. Any amendments to the finding regarding signs
indicated in this Resolution shall be subject to a PUD amendment or variance.
13. That the final plat include street names as approved by the City Council.
14. The Applicant shall follow all of the rules and regulations spelled out in the Weiland
Conservation Act and shall acquire the needed permits from the appropriate watershed
districts prior to the commencement of any grading or development activity on the site.
15. That the development will not have street lights except at street intersections and cul-de-
sacs.
16. That the Applicant make a $1,000,000 donation to the City park fund when construction of
The Royal Golf Club at Lake Elmo Yd Addition prohibits use of the former Tartan Park,
ballfields, including construction materials storage and before the City releases The Royal
Golf Club at Lake Elmo Yd Addition final plat for recording,
17. The location and spacing of the trees that overlap the buildings and on edge of driveway
when shown at mature diameter be adjusted and resubmitted on a revised landscape plan,
per the Landscape Review memo dated November 8, 2018.
18. The Applicant shall pave the unfinished trail in The Royal Golf Club at Lake Elmo 21d
Addition as soon as favorable conditions are available in the spring of 2019. The City may
choose to not release building permits for The Royal Golf Club at Lake Elmo Yd Addition in
the spring of 2019 if the Applicant has not completed the required trail paving in a timely
manner.
Passed and duty adopted this 2 d day of January, 2019 the City Council of the City of Lake
Elmo Minnesota.
Mi rson, Mayor
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