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CITY OF LAKE ELMO WASHINGTON COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO.2026-030 RESOLUTIONAPPROVING THE HIGHPOINTE CROSSING PRELIMINARYPLAT WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo is a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Minnesota; and WHEREAS, Rachel Development, Inc. (the "Applicant") submitted an application to the City of Lake Elmo for a preliminary plat called Highpointe Crossing, for the property legally described on the attached Exhibit A (the "Property"), a copy of the preliminary plat is on file in the City of Lake Elmo Community Development Department; and WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission held a public hearing on April 13, 2026 to review and consider the preliminary plat; and WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission has submitted its report and 6-0 recommendation of approval of the preliminary plat with the recommended findings and conditions to the City Council as part of a staff report dated May 5, 2026; and WHEREAS, the City Council considered the preliminary plat at its May 5, 2026, meeting and hereby makes the following findings of fact: 1. The preliminary plat is consistent with the intent of the 2040 Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan and the 2040 Land Use Map for this area. 2. The preliminary plat generally complies with the City's Subdivision regulations and does not meet the criteria for denial in Section 103.00.090 (d)(2). 3. The preliminary plat generally complies with the City's Zoning Code with the exceptions provided for in requested variances. 4. The preliminary plat generally complies with the City's design standards. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Council does hereby approve the Highpointe Crossing preliminary plat subject to the following conditions: 1. Prior to the City finding any application for a final plat complete, the applicant shall fully address all comments in the following review memos to the satisfaction of the City: a. City Engineer's memo dated 3/24/2026 b. City Landscape Architect's memo dated 3/31/2026 c. City Fire Chief's memo dated 3/24/2026 2. Prior to the City finding any application for a final plat complete, the applicant shall fully address any changes to the plans that may be required by the approval or denial of any requested variances.