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CITY OF LAKE ELMO COUNTY OF WASHINGTON STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO.08-239 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAKE ELMO CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING THE VARIOUS PORTIONS OF THE OPEN SPACE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (OP PUD) REGULATIONS, THE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) REGULATIONS AND THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS INCLUDING THE REMOVAL OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR A SKETCH PLAN OR CONCEPT PLAN REVIEW OF A PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Title XV Land Use: Chapter 154 Zoning Code; Article XVII Open Space Planned Unit Developments by amending Sections 154.650 through 154.664 by adding the underlined language and deleting the str-iliethreugh language as follows: ARTICLE XVII. OPEN SPACE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS § 154.650 PURPOSE. The purpose of open space planned unit developments is to provide greater development flexibility within rural portions of the community while maintaining the rural character by preserving agricultural land, woodlands, wildlife or natural corridors, pollinator & wildlife habitat, and other significant natural features consistent with the goals and objectives of the city's Comprehensive Plan. The City reserves the right to deny establishment of an open space PUD overlay district and direct a developer to re -apply under standard zoning provisions if it is determined that proposed benefits of the open space PUD do not justify the requested flexibilities. § 154.651 INTENT. It is the intent of the City of Lake Elmo that open space planned unit developments will offer needed development flexibility within the Agricultural, Rural Residential, and Rural Estate zoning districts to provide for: A. A variety of lot configurations and housing styles that may not otherwise exist within the City's rural areas; B. An avenue to provide a development density equal to or greater than what could be achieved via underlying zoning; C. A reduction in the costs to construct and maintain public facilities and infrastructure in a rural setting; D. Protected open space to enhance and preserve the natural character of the community; and E. The creation of distinct neighborhoods that are interconnected within rural areas.