HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-035CITY OF LAKE ELMO
WASHINGTON COUNTY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2022- 035
A RESOLUTIONAPPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF LAKE ELMO
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEXT AND MAPS INCLUDING AMENDING THE MUSA
BOUNDARY TO INCLUDE THE TAPESTRYAT CHARLOTTE'S GROVE SUBDIVISIONAND
AMENDING THE WASTEWATER SERVICES PLAN.
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, several residents in the Tapestry at Charlotte's Grove subdivision petitioned
the City to have the City extend sanitary sewer to their properties: and
WHEREAS, in 2022, the Lake Elmo City Council ordered a public improvement project
to extend sanitary sewer to serve the 65 single-family homes in Tapestry at Charlotte's Grove; and
WHEREAS, the extension of sanitary sewer to the Tapestry at Charlotte's Grove
subdivision requires amendments to the MUSA boundary, the Wastewater Services and Facilities
Plan and to the land use map in the Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan;
WHEREAS, the City has prepared a map of the proposed MUSA expansion showing the
affected properties to be added to the MUSA of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City has prepared amendments to the Wastewater Services and Facilities
Plan and to the Land Use Map that reflect the addition of the 65 single-family homes to the sanitary
sewer service area in Lake Elmo; and
WHEREAS, the notice has been published, mailed and posted pursuant to the Lake Elmo
Zoning Ordinance, Section 154.109, and MN State Statute 473.858; and
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission held a public hearing about the
proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments on March 28, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission has submitted its recommendation of
approval of the proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendments to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered the said matter at its April 5, 2022 meeting; and
NOW, THEREFORE, based on the testimony elicited and the information received, the
City makes the following:
Findings
1. Several of the property owners in the Tapestry subdivision petitioned the City to have
the City extend sanitary sewer to their neighborhood.
2. The Lake Elmo City Council has ordered a public improvement project that will
extend sanitary sewer to the neighborhood in 2022.
3. The City will be assessing the affected property owners for the costs associated with
the public improvement project.
4. The proposed sanitary sewer extension project for the Tapestry at Charlotte's Grove
subdivision requires amendments to the MUSA boundary and to the Wastewater
Services and Facilities plan in the Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan.
5. The expansion of the MUSA to include the additional 65 single-family properties is
consistent with goals and policies of the City.
6. The expansion of the MUSA for the Tapestry at Charlotte's Grove subdivision is
consistent with improving the health, safety and welfare of the City of Lake Elmo
residents.
7. The Metropolitan Council has reviewed the proposed amendment and has no
objection.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that based on the foregoing, the Lake Elmo City
Council does hereby approve the necessary Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan Amendments for the
Tapestry at Charlotte's Grove sanitary sewer improvement project including the expansion the
MUSA, 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 5th day of April,
2022.
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Charles Cadenhead, Mayor
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