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TESOLUTT*N VO. -2019--AZ3
RESOL UTIONAPPROVING THE UNITED PROPERTIES A PPLEWOOD SENIOR
HOUSING CONCEPT PUD PLANS
WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo is a municipal corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the State of Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, Jennifer Mason, representing United Properties, submitted an application
to the City of Lake Elmo (City) fbr a Concept PUD Plan for a 100 unit, senior cooperative
housing residential planned umit development on a 11.7 acre site on the southeast comer of Eagl
Pointe Boulevard and Hudson Boulevard to be known as Applewood Pointe, a copy of which is
oil file in the City of Lake Elmo Planning Department, and
WHEREAS, notice was published, mailed and posted pursuant to the Lake Elmo
Zoning Ordinance, Section 154.102; and
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission held public hearing on September 9,
2019 to review and consider the Concept PUD approval request; and
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission adopted a motion recommending to
the City Council approval of the Concept PUD subject to 13 conditions of approval; and
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Director submitted a report and reconitnendation
about the Concept PUD as part of a memoianihim, to the City Council for the October 1, 2019
City Council Meeting; and
WHEREAS, the City Council reviewed the Concept PUD application for the Applewood
Pointe Senior Housing at its meeting held on October 1, 2019 and made the following findings of
fact:
1. That if the City amends Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Map to re -guide
the site of this PUD from BP (business park) to MU -BP (mixed use business park) or to
HDR (urban high density residential), the PUD concept plan would be consistent with the
intent of the Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Map for the area.
2. That the PUD Concept Plan will meet the general intent of the High Density Residential
Land Use designation in the Comprehensive Plan (with a Comprehensive Plan
amendment) and the High Density Residential zoning district with PUD modifications.
1 That the PUD Concept Plan generally complies with the City's Subdivision regulations.
4. That the PUD Concept Plan is generally consistent with the City's engineering standards
with exceptions as noted in the City Engineer's memorandum dated September 3, 2019.
5. The PUD Concept Plan meets the minimum requirement for a PUD including minimurn
lot area, open space and street layout.
6. The PUD Concept Plan meets the allowed density requirement provided the
Comprehensive Plan's Land Use Map is amended to re -guide this site from Business Park
to Mixed Use Business Park or to Urban High Density Residential.
7. The PUD Concept Plan meets more than one of the required PUD objectives identified in,
Section 154.751 including providing: innovation in land development techniques that may
be more suitable for a given parcel than conventional approaches; provision of a more
adequate, usable, and suitably located open space, recreational amenities and other public
facilities than would otherwise be provided under conventional land development
techniques; accommodation of housing of all types with convenient access to employment
opportunities and/or commercial facilities; and especially to create additional opportunities
for senior and affordable housing; coordination of architectural styles and building forms
to achieve greater compatibility within the development and surrounding land uses; and
higher standards of site and building design than would otherwise be provided under
conventional land development technique.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Council does hereby
approve the Concept PUD Plans for the Applewood Pointe Senior Housing development as
prepared by LSE Architects for United Properties subject to the following conditions:
I . That the applicant request and the City approve a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to
amend the City's Land Use Plan to re -guide the property from BP (business park) to MU -
BP (mixed use business park or to HD R (high density residential).
2. That the future preliminary plat and preliminary PUD plans would be for the parcel with
the RID #33.029.21.44.0009•
1 That the applicant prepare any future preliminary plat and preliminary PUD plans
showing all of the site perimeter property lines - including any revisions for any
additional right-of-way or easements that may be needed for Hudson Boulevard.
4. That the future preliminary plat and preliminary PUD Plans submittal identify all requests
for flexibility from the Zoning Code.
5. That the applicant address all comments in the City Engineer's Memorandum dated
September 3, 2019 with the future preliminary plat and preliminary PUD Plans submittal.
These include completing a traffic impact study, having only one driveway for the site,
installing a public trail along Hudson Boulevard and managing all storm water on the
site.
6. That the Preliminary Plat and PUD Plans submittal include a complete tree inventory and
tree preservation/replanting and landscape plans to be reviewed and approved by the
City' s Landscape Architect.
7. That the Preliminary Plat and PUD Plans submittal include accurate open space and
impervious surface calculations.
. That theapplicant/developer provide the City fees in lieu of park land dedication as
required by 153.14 with future final plat;
. That the preliminary plat and preliminary PUD :plans submittal include detailed
architectural plans for all the proposed building;
10. The applicant receive a permit from the South Washington Watershed District for the
construction of the proposed development.
11. That all comments of the Fire Chief be addressed with any future preliminary plat plates
and preliminary PUD plan submittal.
12. That all comments of the Building Official be addressed with any future preliminary plat
plans and preliminary inary PUD plan submittal,
13. That the applicant/developer install a -foot-wide trail along Hudson on ou var and a 6-
foot-wide concrete sidewalk along Eagle Pointe Boulevard as a part of the improvement
of the site:
Passed and duly adopted this 1st day of October, -2019 by the Lake Elmo Minnesota City Council.
Mike Pearson, Mayor
ATTEST.