HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-015CITY OF LAKE ELMO
WASHINGTON COUNTY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO.2025-15
RESOL UTION APPR 0 VING THE FINAL PLAT REQUEST FR OM STILL WA TER AREA
PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 10928 LOTH STREET NORTH (PID
26.029.21.44.0001)
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, Stillwater Area Public Schools ISD 834, (the "Applicant) has requested a
Final Plat for the Lake Elmo Elementary School, on property legally described on Exhibit A
attached hereto (the "Property"), consisting of approximately 47.6 acres for development an
elementary school facility; and,
WHEREAS, the plans submitted to the City on November 22"a 2024 along with subsequent
revisions; and
WHEREAS, the applications for Final Plat and PUD were not found by the city to be
complete until January 17"t 2025 and
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo City Council reviewed the Final Plat request at its meeting held.
on February 4ah, 2025, and voted to approve the item with the following findings of fact:
1. That all the requirements of City Code Section 103.00.100 related to the Final Plans and
Final Plat have been met by the Applicant.
2. That the loth and Lake Elmo School Addition Plat consists of one lot intended for a future
public school.
3. That the loth and Lake Elmo School Addition Final Plat is generally consistent with the
Preliminary Plat as approved by the City of Lake Elmo on November 6a' 2024.
4. That the loth and Lake Elmo School Addition Final Plat is consistent with the intent of the
2040 Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan and the 2040 Land Use Map for this area.
5. That the 10ah and Lake Elmo School Addition Final Plat complies with the general intent of
the Public Facilities (PF) zoning district.
6. That the 10"' and Lake Elmo School Addition Final Plat generally complies with the City's
Subdivision regulations.
7. That the I Oul and Lake Elmo School Addition Final Plat generally complies with the City's
Zoning Code with variances already granted for lot area and buffer.
8. That the lot" and Lake Elmo School Addition Final Plat is generally consistent with the
City's engineering standards with the exceptions noted by the City Engineer in their
previous review comments, and as otherwise identified in forthcoming reviews.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Council does hereby approve the 10a'
and Lake Elmo School Addition Final Plat request subject to the following conditions:
1. The Applicant must enter into a Development Agreement, in the City's standard form, prior
to issuance of a notice to proceed or any building permit for work on site.
2. Prior to the City signing or approving recording of the Final Plat or Development
Agreement, the Applicant shall fully address all continents in the following review memos,
or any subsequently revised memo, to the satisfaction of the City:
a. City Engineer's memo dated January 29, 2025,
b. City Landscape Architect's memo dated December 13th 2024,
c. City Fire Chief s memo dated December 41h 2024.
d. City Attorney's Plat Opinion dated December 201h, 2024.
e. Washington County Engineering memos dated September 18, 2024 and January 3,
2025.
3. The Applicant may not allow any queuing of traffic accessing this site from occurring on the
abutting Lake Elmo Avenue (CSAH 17) and loth Street (CSAH 10).
4. The applicant must provide, at applicant's sole cost, dedicated right and left turn lanes along
Lake Elmo Avenue (CSAH 17) and loth Street (CSAH 10), at both new access locations.
Turn lanes must be constructed meeting Washington County standards.
5. The Applicant must provide a separate trail connection along the Lake Elmo Avenue North
Corridor.
6. The Applicant must provide at applicant's sole cost, Traffic Control Improvements to be
operational with the opening of the school, including a permanent traffic control signal at the
new access location along 1 Oth Street North (CSAH 10), complete with crosswalks, and
including a temporary wood -pole traffic signal at the intersection of Lake Elmo Avenue
(CSAH 17) and loth Street (CSAH 10), complete with crosswalks. The applicant must enter
into a cost reimbursement agreement to reimburse the County for design and construction
related engineering services for these improvements.
7. The Plat must dedicate right-of-way along Lake Elmo Avenue (CSAH 17) and 1 Oth Street
(CSAH 10) as required by Washington County and the City.
8. All easements as required by the City Engineer and Public Works Director shall be
documented on the Final Plat prior to the release of the Final Plat for recording.
9. The Final Plat shall not be recorded until the City approves the Final Construction Plans.
10. The City will require a cost participation from the Applicant at no more than 50% of the
City's cost for the applicant's cost -share of the future intersection improvements at Lake
Elmo Avenue (CSAH 17) and loth Street (CSAH 10).
11. The Applicant shall provide stormwater management mitigation for all required site
improvements, including the County roadway and intersection improvements, County
roadway turn lanes, all bituminous trails, and including additional future impervious
surfaces, as estimated by Washington County, for the future County roadway improvements
along CSAH 17 and CSAH 10 to be constructed by the County at a firture date.
12. The storm water management facilities and BMPs will remain privately owned and
maintained. A Storm Water Maintenance and Easement Agreement in the City's standard
form of agreement must be executed and recorded with the Final Plat for all privately owned
stonnwater facilities.
13. The Applicant shall pay an in -lieu fee of $325 per caliper inch for umnitigated tree removal
on site, up to a total of $50,000
14. The Applicant shall not locate any proposed tree plantings south of the bituminous trail
proposed at the southeast corner of the site.
15. The Applicant shall provide a planting plan for 106 additional trees on site, with flexibility
to tree species and size and without a requirement for irrigation or warranty after
installation. The planting plan must be approved by the City.
16. Any intensification of the use or expansion of the use within the buffer area of the Oakdale
Gun Club shall comply with Minnesota State Statutes Chapter 87A, as may be amended.
17. After establishment of the use on site, any grading or removal of healthy specimen trees in
required buffer areas, including the buffer of the Oakdale Gun Club, shall be reviewed by
the City against applicable design standards.
18. Upon substantial completion of the project, as defined in the required development
agreement, the school building must be connected to City water and sewer.
19. The Applicant must provide plans for the water and sewer connection to the satisfaction of
the City Engineer, Public Works Director, and Fire Chief prior to the release of the building
permit with connections made at the Applicant's sole cost.
20. Water and Sewer Availability Charges, and other fees as applicable, must be paid prior to
issuance of a building pen -nit.
21. The Applicant will be required to sign a Waiver of Assessment Agreement with the City of
Lake Elmo, in the City's standard form of agreement, to reimburse the City for public
sanitary sewer improvements to be constructed by the City to facilitate the connection to
City sewer.
22. All city, state, or other necessary permits must be obtained prior to the release of the
building permit.
23. Substantial construction must take place within 12 months of the date on which the
conditional use pen -nit was granted or the conditional use permit is void. The Applicant
must also comply with provisions of City Code Section 105.12.290 Conditional Use
Permits.
Passed and duly adopted this 4th day of February 2025 by the Lake Elmo Minnesota City Council.
Charles Cadenhead, Mayor
A TEST:
Jute ohns n ity Clerk
Resolution 2025-15
Exhibit A
Legal Description of Subject Property
Old Legal Description:
The Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 26, Township 29, Range 21, Washington County,
Minnesota, and all that part of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4, lying Easterly of the West
435.6 feet of the East 2006 feet of the South 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section, Washington
County, Minnesota. Abstract Property
New Legal Description:
Lot 1, Block 1, 10TH AND LAKE ELMO SCHOOL ADDITION