HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-034CITY OF LAKE ELMO
WASHINGTON COUNTY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-034
A RESOLUTIONAPPROVING A FINAL PLAT FOR EASTON VILLAGE 5TH ADDITION
WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo is a municipal corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the State of Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, Chase Development, 2140 West County Road 42, Burnsville, MN has
submitted an application to the City of Lake Elmo ("City") for a Final Plat for Easton Village 5th
Addition Final Plat, a copy of which is on file in the City of Lake Elmo Planning Department;
and
WHEREAS, the Easton Village Sketch Plan was reviewed by the Planning Commission
on January 7, 2014 and approved by City Council on February 5, 2014; and
WHEREAS, the City approved the Easton Village Preliminary Plat on July 15, 2014,
subject to 21 conditions; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Easton Village 51h Addition includes 48 single family
residential lots within the Easton Village 217 unit residential development; and
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission reviewed the Easton Village 5'h
Addition Final plat at its April 8, 2019 meeting; and
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission adopted a motion recommending
approval of the Final Plat subject to 12 conditions of approval; and
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission has submitted its report and
recommendation concerning the Final Plat as part of a memorandum to the City Council for its
May 7, 2019 meeting; and
WHEREAS, the City Council reviewed the Easton Village 5tAddition Final Plat at its
meeting held on May 7, 2019 and made the following findings:
1) That all the requirements of City Code Section 153.07 related to the Final Plan and Final Plat
have been met by the Applicant.
2) That the proposed Final Plat for Easton Village 5th Addition consists of the creation of 48 lots for
detached single-family homes.
3) That the Easton Village 50'Addition Final Plat is generally consistent with the Preliminary Plat
and Plans as approved by the City of Lake Elmo on July 15, 2014 and as amended to comply with
conditions of preliminary plat approval with the exceptions of issues identified in the March 31,
2019 Staff report to the Planning Commission.
4) That the Easton Village 51 Addition Final Plat is consistent with the Lake Elmo Comprehensive
Plan and the Future Land Use Map for this area.
5) That the Easton Village 501 Addition Final Plat complies with the City's Urban Low Density
Residential zoning district regulations.
6) That the Easton Village 511 Addition Final Plat complies with all other applicable zoning
requirements, including the City's landscaping, storm water, sediment and erosion control and
other ordinances with the exception of the issues identified in this staff report to the Planning
Commission.
7) That the Easton Village 5t' Addition Final Plat complies with the City's subdivision ordinance.
8) That the Easton Village 51 Addition Final Plat is generally consistent with the City's engineering
standards with the exception of necessary plan revisions outlined by the City Engineer in his
review comments to the City dated April 3, 2019.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Council does hereby
approve the Easton Village 5' Addition Final Plat subject to the following conditions:
1) Final grading, drainage, and erosion control plans, sanitary and stoma water management
plans, landscape plans, and street and utility construction plans shall be reviewed and
approved by the City Engineer and applicable staff before the recording of the Final Plat. All
changes and modifications to the plans requested by the City Engineer in the memorandum
addressing Easton Village 5h Addition Final Plat and Construction Plan Review dated April
3, 2019 and those of the City's Landscape Architect dated March 29, 2019 shall be
incorporated into these documents and plans before the City will approve the plans,
2) Before the execution of the Final Plat by City officials, the Developer shall enter into a
Developer's 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 for the Easton Village 5' Addition Final Plat with financial guarantees
therefore. Payment for pipe oversizing from the City standard 8-inch watermain to the
required 12-inch waten-nain shall be addressed in the developer's agreement,
3) All easements as requested by the City Engineer and Public Works Department shall be
documented on the Final Plat before its execution by City Officials.
4) The final grading plans must provide a sufficient emergency overland flow path that is
adequately protected by lot easements from the Outlot A drainage area to prevent this area
from being landlocked and thereby becoming a flood threat to adjacent properties. The extent
of the required easement for this purpose over Lot 1, Block 3 may render this lot unbuildable
unless an improved design can be worked out and approved by the City Engineer.
5) A Landscape License Agreement shall be executed for the maintenance of commonly
held HOA and City outlots and right-of-ways before release of the final plat by City
Officials.
6) The applicant shall provide a disclosure statement to all first homeowners in the development
advising of the location of the Lake Elmo Airport and associated over -flights.
7) All builders shall be encouraged to incorporate interior noise reduction measures into single
family residential structures within the subdivision based on the Metropolitan Council's
Builder Guide.
8) The developer shall provide copies of the Northern Natural Gas permits to the City and shall
abide by any conditions of approval as listed in permits issued by Northern Natural Gas to
perform construction work over the gas line that runs from north to south across this site,
9) The developer shall maintain the temporary secondary access to Village Parkway in the 4 th
Addition until a permanent 35b Street North is constructed to connect to Village Parkway and
the contractor has placed the wear course of bituminous on the streets within the 5h Addition.
Lot 13, Block 3 of the Easton Village 4h Addition shall remain platted as outlots (outlots A
and B) owned by the developer with a temporary road access granted, to the City until such
time as the City accepts 35t" Street North.
10) That the development improvements include the connection of the private driveways from 11361
Upper 33rd Street and the Northern Natural Gas property at 11371 Upper 33rd Street to the
proposed 34th Street cul-de-sac, immediately following the placement of bituminous base course
along 34th Street North.
11) Final Plat approval shall be contingent upon the development improvements including the
installation of bituminous trail and a concrete sidewalk along Village Parkway (with barriers at the
railroad tracks) and the developer extending a 12-inch watermain to the northerly plat limits along
Village Parkway.
12) The applicant/developer shall revise the landscape plans to meet the conditions of approval of the
preliminary plat and the changes required by the City's Landscape Architect as outlined in his
memo dated March 29, 2019.
13) That the applicant notify all home builders about possible City outdoor watering restrictions and
that the home builders notify all home buyers that the City may impose limits on outdoor water
use including no watering of grass or sod unless the applicant is notified by the City that this
notice is no longer required. Said decision about whether or not this notice is no longer required
shalt be made at the sole discretion of the City. The applicant shall have the city approve the
notification message before recording the final plat.
Passed and duly adopted this 7"' day of May, 2019 by the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo,
Minnesota.
Mike Pearson, Mayor
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