HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-043CITY OF LAKE ELMO
WASHINGTON COUNTY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO.2026-043
RESOL UTIONAPPRO VING ANAMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF LAKE ELMO 2040
COMPREHENSIVE 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, the Metropolitan Council establishes population forecasts for the purpose of
coordinated regional planning, which may be modified from time to time based on community
needs and market pressures; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo has initiated an amendment to its adopted 2040
Comprehensive Plan Table 1-7 to align its expectations for population growth with those of the
Metropolitan Council; and
WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan amendment will amend the residential household
and population forecasts found in Table 1-7 of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan as established in the
City Staff report to the Lake Elmo City Council dated June 16, 2026, appended as Exhibit A to
this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, approval of an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan is required in order
for the City of Lake Elmo's population and household growth trends to be accepted by the
Metropolitan Council for the 2050 Comprehensive Plan Update; and
WHEREAS, the public hearing notice was published and posted pursuant to the Lake
Elmo Zoning Ordinance, City Code Section 105.12.250, and Minnesota Statutes Section 462.355;
and
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission held a public hearing on the proposed
Comprehensive Plan amendment on June 8, 2026; 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 June 16, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered the Comprehensive Plan amendment at its June
16, 2026, meeting and made the following findings of fact:
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I. The City has initiated an amendment in accordance with the procedures established by the
Lake Elmo Planning Department and the Lake Elmo Planning Commission; and
2. That the request is to amend the Table 1-7, of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan; and
3. That the proposed amendment is consistent with the overall goals and objectives of the
Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Council does hereby approve the
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 it has reviewed and
approved the proposed amendment.
This resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo on this 161h day of June,
2026.
Charles Cadenhead, Mayor
ATTEST:
J lie ohms ,City Clerk
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Resolution 2026-043
Exhibit A
Revised Table 1-7, Lake Elmo 2040 Comprehensive Plan
Adopted vs Amended
2040 Plan Forecasts
2030 (as amended with average
household size of 2.66 instead of 2.77)
2040 (as amended with average
household size of 2.59 instead of 2.72)
Households
Unsewered
2642 (2472)
2742 (2200)
Households MUSA
3858 (4728)
5458 (6050)
Total Households
6500 (7200)
8200 (8250)
Total Population
18,005 (19,200)
22,304 (21,400)
Employment
Unsewered
562
562
Employment MUSA
2788
3238
Total Employment
3350
3800
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