HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-076CITY OF LAKE ELMO
WASHINGTON COUNTY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-076
RESOLUTIONDENYING THE PUD CONCEPT PLANAS PREPARED BY THE
EXCELSIOR GROUP FOR THE SCHILTGEN FARMPROPERTYLOCA TED 10880
STILLWATER BOULEVARD
WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo is a municipal corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Ben Schmidt, representing the Excelsior Group, submitted an application
to the City of Lake Elmo (City) for a PUD concept plan for a 318-unit, residential planned unit
development on a 123 acre site known as the Schiltgen Farm property located at 10880 Stillwater
Boulevard (located generally near the intersection of Stillwater Boulevard and Lake Elmo Avenue),
a copy of which is on 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 a public hearing on June 8, 2020 to
review and consider the PUD concept plan; and
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission recommended approval of the PUD
concept plan to the City Council subject to 25 conditions of approval; and
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Director submitted a report and recommendation to
the City Council for the July 27, 2020 City Council Meeting regarding the PUD concept plan and
recommended denial of the PUD concept plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council reviewed the PUD concept plan at its meeting on July 27,
2020; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Council does hereby deny the
PUD concept plan as submitted by the Excelsior Group for the residential development proposed
for the Schiltgen Farm property located at 10880 Stillwater Boulevard, based on the following
findings of fact:
1. That the PUD concept plan is not consistent with the goals, objectives and policies of the
Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan and the proposed Future Land Use Map for this area;
2. That the PUD concept plan does not comply with the general intent of the Village Urban
Low -Density Residential land use designation and the VMX zoning district with PUD
modifications;
3. That the PUD concept plan does not incorporate additional right-of-way needed for CSAH
17 and CSAH 14 as required by Washington County; and
4. That the PUD concept plan does not incorporate Washington County's redesign of the
intersection of CSAH 17 and CSAH 14 which is needed to address various issues pertaining
to safety, geometry, access, and stormwater management;
5. That the PUD concept plan does not incorporate Washington County's approved access
locations along CSAH 14 and CSAH 17, including that access from the development's
townhouse site on the south side of CSAH 14 must be connected to the intersection at
CSAH 17 and the proposed access point along CSAH 14 is less than the County's quarter
mile access spacing guidelines;
6. That the PUD concept plan does not incorporate bituminous trails along CSAH 14 and
CSAH 17, which are required pedestrian facilities by the City and Washington County; and
7. That the PUD concept plan does not reflect the regional pond as planned by the City and
Washington County during the Downtown Lake Elmo/CSAH 17/Lake Elmo Avenue
Improvement Project;
8. The PUD concept plan is not consistent with several of the City's engineering standards as
stated by the City Engineer in his memorandum dated June 3, 2020; and
9. The developer has not provided information satisfactory to the City that shows that it will be
preserving important environmental features on the property through careful and sensitive
placement of buildings and facilities.
Passed and duly adopted this 27t1i day of July 2020 by the Lake Elmo Minnesota City Council.
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Mike Pearson, Mayor
ATTEST:
4he hnson, Vy Clerk