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CITY OF LAKE ELMO WASHINGTON COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO.2021-065 RESOL UTION DENYING THE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) PRELIMINARY PLANAND PRELIMINARY PLAT AS PROPOSED BY LAUNCH PROPERTIES AND CROSSROADS PROPERTIES FOR THE PROPERTY WITH PID NUMBER 3 6.029.21.33. 0001 AS PROPOSED FOR THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF HUDSON BOULEVARD NORTHAND LAKE ELMO AVENUE WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo is a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Minnesota; and WHEREAS, Launch Properties and Crossroads Properties (the "Applicants") have submitted applications to the City of Lake Elmo (City) for a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Preliminary Plan and Preliminary Plat for a five lot, two building, office warehouse planned unit development on a 30 acre property that has a PID# 36.029.21.33.0001 and is located at the intersection of Lake Elmo Avenue and Hudson Boulevard North (the "Property"), a copy of which is on file in the City of Lake Elmo Planning Department; and WHEREAS, notice of a public hearing on the PUD Preliminary Plan and Preliminary Plat 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 May 10, 2021 to consider the PUD Preliminary Plan and Preliminary Plat request; and WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission has submitted its report and recommendation concerning the PUD Preliminary Plan and Preliminary Plat as part of a memorandum to the City Council from the Planning Director for the June 1, 2021 Council Meeting; and WHEREAS, the City Council reviewed the report and recommendation of the Planning Commission and the Planning Director at its meeting held on June 1, 2021 and hereby makes the following findings of fact with respect to the PUD Preliminary Plan and the Preliminary Plat: The Preliminary Plat and the PUD Preliminary Plan is considered a premature subdivision pursuant to Section 153.025 of the City Code. Section 153.025 of the City Code prohibits premature subdivisions. Any plat or subdivision of property may be denied by the City Council if it is deemed by the City Council to be premature for development pursuant to the criteria listed in this Section of the Code. With respect to this proposed subdivision, the City Council has deemed it to be premature for development because of a lack of adequate water supply, which is one of the criteria listed in this Section of the City Code. City water service as it currently exists is not sufficient to support the water demands of