HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-079CITY OF LAKE ELMO
WASHINGTON COUNTY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO.2020-079
A RESOL UTION APPRO VING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF LAKE ELMO
COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN REGUIDING THE PROPERTIES LOCATED 4212
LAKE ELMO AVENUE AND 10875 43R11 STREET THAT THE CITY RE CENTL Y ADDED TO
THE METROPOLITANSER VICE AREA (MUSA) FROMRURAL AREA DEVELOPMENT
(RAD) TO VILLAGE LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (V-LDR) 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 properties located at
4212 Lake Elmo Avenue and 10875 43rd Street North RAD (rural area development); and
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo 2040 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 has approved an amendment to the City's Wastewater
Services and Facilities Plan, adding the properties located at 4212 Lake Elmo Avenue and 10875
43'd Street North to the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA); and
WHEREAS, once development or redevelopment occurs, the properties now located at
4212 Lake Elmo Avenue and 10875 43'd Street North will more closely fit the Land Use
Designation of V-LDR (village — low density residential); and
WHEREAS, the notice to re -guide the properties located at 4212 Lake Elmo Avenue and
10875 43`d Street North 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 July 27, 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 August 18, 2020 meeting;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, based on the testimony elicited and the information received, the
City makes the following findings:
1. The re -guiding of the properties located at 4212 Lake Elmo Avenue and 10875 43rd
Street North will remove inconsistency between the amended MUSA designation and
Land Use category definition in the City's 2040 Comprehensive Plan.
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 properties located at 4212 Lake Elmo Avenue and 10875
43rd Street North to Village — Low Density Residential 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 Amendments.
This resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo on this 181h day of
August, 2020.
ike Pears ayor
ATTEST:
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