HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2003-040CITY OF LAKE ELMO
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2003- 040
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION
DEVELOPMENT PLAN, PRELIMINARY PLAT AND
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
FOR WHISTLING VALLEY
WHEREAS, at the February 4, 2003 meeting, the Lake Elmo City Council
approved the Open Space Concept Plan from Bald Eagle Development and David
Sorenson to develop a parcel of 58 acres with 19 single family detached building sites.
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission at a Public Hearing held April
14, 2003, reviewed and recommended approval of the Open Space Preservation
Development Stage Plan, Preliminary Plat, and Conditional Use Permit for "Whistling
Valley ", based on the following findings:
I. The documentation submitted in support of the OP Development
Stage Plan and Preliminary Plat is substantially complete, as prescribed
by the OP Ordinance and the Subdivision Ordinance,
2. The Development Stage Plan is consistent with the purpose of the Open
Space Preservation Ordinance; and the Preliminary Plat substantially complies
with the standards of the Subdivision Ordinance.
3. The OP Development Stage Plan is consistent wit the goals, objectives
and policies of the Comprehensive Plan.
4. The OP Development Stage Plan does not completely respond to the
conditions of the OP Concept Plan approval Resolution 2003 -009.
Specifically, the applicant has not provided detailed plans for treatment of the
100 foot buffer at the west periphery of the site that would result in permanent
year round screening of the homes to be constructed on the site from the
adjacent parcels to the west that are not eligible for OP development.
5. The Washington County request for additional ROW dedication along 10`h
Street North (County Road 10) should not adversely impact the Plan, and
should be a condition of approval. No deduction from Preserved Open Space
should result from this ROW dedication.
6. The standards and findings required precedent to approval of a Conditional.
Use Permit in the context of an Open Space Preservation Development are
met, subject to conditiond related to No. 4 and No. 5 above.
7. The proposed lot sizes (.75) acres and larger) comply with minimum lot size
standards within the Shoreland Overlay District adjacent to Natural
Environment Lakes, as to standards appear following the 1997 amendment to
the Shoreland District standards in that regard.
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo City Council, at its May 6, 2003 meeting, reviewed
and approved the Open Space Preservation Development Stage Plan, Preliminary Plat,
and Conditional Use Permit for "Whistling Valley" based on the recommendation of the
Lake Elmo Planning Commission, and based on the following conditions:
I. The applicant shall prepare, and submit with the Final Plat/Plan application, a
detailed plan for the 100 -feet west site buffer that clearly demonstrates the
strategy to screen homes within the development from parcel(s) adjacent to
the site permanently and during all seasons. The plan shall include cross
sectiond depicting the relationship of the structures screened to the adjacent
parcels. Screening may be by a combination of landscape and topography.
Existing vegetation may be a component of the screening where such existing
vegetation is effective in all seasons.
2. The Final Plat shall incorporate the Washington County Transportation
requests regarding right -of -way dedication along the site for l0a` Street North
(County Road 10).
3. The Final Plat submission shall reflect resolution of the telecommunications
easement appearing on the Preliminary Plat so as not to, in the opinion of the
City Engineer, interfere with platted home sites.
4. Compliance with the recommendations of the City Engineer, the watershed,
DNR, and Washington County 'Transportation recommendations /requests as
concurred with by the City Engineer.
5. The Final Plat and Development Agreement shall comply with the
recornmendationd of the Park Commission regarding Public Use
Dedication/fees -in -lieu, as prescribed by Section 400 of the City Code.
d. Compliance with the recommendations of the City Attorney.
7. Only a minimal amount of soil may be removed from the site.
ADOPTED, by the Lake Elmo City Council on the 6"' day of May, 2003.
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Lee Hunt, Mayor
ATTEST:
Char es E. Dillerud
Wbistling Valley