HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-060CITY OF LAKE ELMO
WASHINGTON COUNTY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO.2020-060
A RESOLUTIONAPPROVING ANAMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF LAKE ELMO
COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLANREGUIDING APPROXIMATELY 65 ACRES OF CITY -
OWNED PROPERTYLOCATED AT COUNTYROAD 14 AND IDEAL AVENUE FROMR URAL
AREA DEVELOPMENT (RAD) TO BUSINESS PARK (BP) LAND USE DESIGNATION
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, the City's Land Use Plan has currently guided the 65 acres of City -owned
property located at the intersection of Comity Road 14 and Ideal Avenue RAD (rural area
development); and
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan describes the rural area development
land use designation as inclusive of large -lot rural single-family detached residential uses and
future conventional subdivisions and is for areas not within MUSA planning areas; and
WHEREAS, the City Council directed City -staff to process a Comprehensive Plan
Amendment and a Land Use Plan change from RAD (rural area development) to BP (business
park) for the 65 acres of City -owned property located at the intersection of County Road 14 and
Ideal Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the notice to re -guide the 65 acres of City -owned property located at County
Road 14 and Ideal Avenue has been published, mailed, and posted pursuant to the Lake Elmo City
Code and MN State Statute 473.858; and
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission held a public hearing on the matter on
May 11, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission has submitted its recommendation of
approval to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered the said matter at its June 2, 2020 meeting; and
NOW, THEREFORE, based on the testimony elicited and the information received, the
City makes the following findings:
Findings
1. That the City Council has submitted a request to the City of Lake Elmo to amend the
Comprehensive Plan in accordance with the procedures as established by the Lake Elmo
Planning Department and the Lake Elmo City Code; and
2. That the request is to amend the Land Use Plan Map for the 65 acres of City -owned land
located on the south side of County Road 14 and east of Ideal Avenue from RAD (rural area
development) to BP (business park); and
3. That the proposed amendment is consistent with the overall goals and objectives of the Lake
Elmo Comprehensive Plan by providing an additional site for commercial and business park
development; and
4. That the City believes the proposed BP land use designation is the highest and best use of the
property; and
5. That the proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment would be beneficial by providing
another location for a business park on an arterial street not currently available in Lake Elmo.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that based on the foregoing, the Lake Elmo City
Council does hereby approve the Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan Amendment, amending the
City's Land Use Plan by re -guiding the 65 acres of City -owned property located at the intersection
of County Road 14 and Ideal Avenue from Rural Area Development (RAD) to Business Park
(BP) and authorize City staff to submit all the proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendments to the
Metropolitan Council for review, subject to and contingent upon the following:
1. The Metropolitan Council's approval of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment.
This resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo on this 2"d day of June,
2020.
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Mike Pearson, Mayor
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