HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-096CITY OF LAKE ELMO
WASHINGTON COUNTY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2023- 096
RESOL UTIONAPPROVING GWSA LAND DEVELOPMENT LLC REQUEST FOR
AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF LAKE ELMO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP 3-7 MUSA
GROWTH & PHASING PLAN TO CHANGE THE NORTH STAR DEVELOPMENT FROM A
TIMELINE OF 2035-2040 TO A TIMELINE OF 2020-2030.
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, on December 20, 2022, the City of Lake Elmo conditionally approved a
Preliminary Plat and Planned Unit Development proposed by GWSA Land Development, LLC
(the "Applicant") for the North Star development on the property legally described in Exhibit A
attached hereto (the "property"); and
WHEREAS, on August 15, 2023, the City of Lake Elmo conditionally approved a Final
Plat and Planned Unit Development for the Property; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant requested permits required for the development of the
Property, and a sewer extension permit was denied by the Metropolitan Council due to the phasing
for the Property indicated in Map 3-7 in the City of Lake Elmo's adopted 2040 Comprehensive
Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant has requested an amendment to Map 3-7 of the City of Lake
Elmo's 2040 Comprehensive Plan, the MUSA Growth and Phasing Plan, to change the Property
from a timeline of 2035-2040 to a timeline of 2020-2030; and
WHEREAS, the public notice was 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 amendment on September 25, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission has submitted its report and
recommendation of approval to the City Council as part of a staff report dated September 25, 2023;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered the said matters at its October 3, 2023, meeting
and made the following findings of fact:
1. That the applicant has submitted a request to the City of Lake Elmo to amend the Comprehensive
Plan in accordance with the procedures as established by the Lake Elmo Planning Department and the
Lake Elmo Planning Commission; and
2. That the request is to amend the Map 3-7, MUSA Phasing & Growth Plan to change the phasing of
the land around the North Star development from a timeline of 2035 to 2040 to a timeline of 2020-
2030; and
3. That the proposed amendment is consistent with the overall goals and objectives of the Lake Elmo
Comprehensive Plan.
4. That the proposed amendment is consistent with the preliminary and final approvals of the North Star
Development granted by the Lake Elmo City Council on December 20, 2022, and August 15, 2023,
respectively.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Council does hereby GWSA Land
Development LLC Comprehensive Plan Amendment subject to the following condition:
Submission of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment to the Metropolitan Council and the
receipt of formal notification from the Metropolitan Council that they have reviewed and
approved the proposed amendment.
This resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo on this Yd day of October
2023.
4I
arles Cadenhead, Mayor
ATTEST:
J ie Jo so , C' Clerk
Resolution 2023-096
Exhibit A
Legal Description of Subject Property
Parent Parcel
"The Northeast Quarter of Section 14, Township 29 North, Range 21 West, Washington
County, Minnesota, EXCEPT the North 991.97 feet of the East Half of Northeast Quarter
of Section 14, Township 29 North, Range 21 West, Washington County, Minnesota and
EXCEPT the North 991.97 feet of the West Half of Northeast Quarter of Section 14,
Township 29 North, Range 21 West, Washington County, Minnesota.
AND
That part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 14, Township 29
North, Range 21 West, Washington County, Minnesota lying northerly of the northerly
right-of-way line of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad."
That part of the parent parcel lying north of a line described as commencing at the East corner of
said Section 14; thence on an assumed bearing of North 00 degrees 09 minutes 24 seconds West
along the east line of said Section 14, a distance of 366.68 feet to the actual point of beginning;
thence South 54 degrees 13 minutes 45 seconds West a distance of 743.07 feet; thence
southwesterly 822.00 feet along a tangential curve, concave to the northwest having a radius of
5740.98 feet and a central angle of 08 degrees 12 minutes 13 seconds, to the west line of the
Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 14 and there terminating.