HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-009CITY OF LAKE ELMO
WASHINGTON COUNTY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2020- 009
A RESOLUTIONAPPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF LAKE ELMO
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEXT AND MAPS INCLUDING AMENDING THE MUSA
BOUNDARY TO INCLUDE THE HERITAGE FARMS SUBDIVISION AND AMENDING THE
WASTEWATER SERVICES PLAN
WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo is a municipal corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the State of Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, The City of Lake Elmo has established a Comprehensive Plan that includes
background data, policy statements, standards, and maps that help to guide the future physical,
social, and economic development of the City; and
WHEREAS, several residents in the Heritage Farms subdivision petitioned the City to
have the City extend sanitary sewer to their properties: and
WHEREAS, in 2019, the Lake Elmo City Council ordered a public improvement project
to extend sanitary sewer to serve the 44 single-family homes in Heritage Farms; and
WHEREAS, the extension of sanitary sewer to the Heritage Farms subdivision requires
amendments to the MUSA boundary, the Wastewater Services and Facilities Plan and to the land
use map in the Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan;
WHEREAS, the City has prepared a map of the proposed MUSA expansion showing the
affected properties to be added to the MUSA of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City has prepared amendments to the Wastewater Services and Facilities
Plan and to the Land Use Map that reflect the addition of the 44 single-family homes to the sanitary
sewer service area in Lake Elmo; and
WHEREAS, the notice has been published, mailed and posted pursuant to the Lake Elmo
Zoning Ordinance, Section 154.109, and MN State Statute 473.858; and
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission held a public hearing about the
proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments on January 13, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission has submitted its recommendation of
approval of the proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendments to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered the said matter at its January 21, 2020 meeting;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, based on the testimony elicited and the information received, the
City makes the following:
Findings
1. Several of the property owners in the Heritage Farms subdivision petitioned the City
to have the City extend sanitary sewer to their neighborhood.
2. The Lake Elmo City Council has ordered a public improvement project that will
extend sanitary sewer to the neighborhood in 2020.
3. The City will be assessing the affected property owners for the costs associated with
the public improvement project.
4. The proposed sanitary sewer extension project for the Heritage Farms subdivision
requires amendments to the MUSA boundary and to the Wastewater Services and
Facilities plan in the Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan.
5. The expansion of the MUSA to include the additional 44 single-family properties is
consistent with goals and policies of the City.
6. The expansion of the MUSA for the Heritage Farm subdivision is consistent with
improving the health, safety and welfare of the City of Lake Elmo residents.
7. The Metropolitan Council has administratively reviewed the proposed amendment
and appeared to have no objection and had waived adjacent jurisdictional review.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that based on the foregoing, the Lake Elmo City
Council does hereby approve the necessary Lake Elmo Comprehensive Map Amendments for the
Heritage Farms sanitary sewer improvement project including the expansion the MUSA, subject
to and contingent upon the following:
1. The Metropolitan Council's approval of the Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment.
Tkis resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo on this 2 day of
2020.
Mike hen,ayor
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