HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2014-76 Approving a Final Plat for Savona 2nd AdditionCITY OF LAKE ELMO
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A RESOLUTIONAPPROVING A FINAL PLAT FOR SAVONA 2ND ADDITION
WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo is a municipal corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the State of Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, U.S. Home Corporation (d/b/a Lennar), 16305 36th Avenue North, Suite
600, Plymouth, MN (Applicant) has submitted an application to the City of Lake Elmo (City) for
a Final Plat for Savona 2nd Addition, a copy of which is on file in the City of Lake Elmo
Community Development Department; and
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission held a public hearing on July 22,
2013 to consider the Savona Preliminary Plat and continued discussion on the Preliminary Plat
until its July 29, 2013 meeting; and
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission has submitted its report and
recommendation concerning the Preliminary Plat as part of a memorandum to the City Council
for the August 6, 2013 City Council Meeting; and
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission adopted a motion recommending
approval of the Preliminary Plat; and
WHEREAS, the City Council reviewed the Preliminary Plat request at its August 6,
2013 meeting and adopted Resolution No. 2013-064 approving the Preliminary Plat; and
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission met on August 25, 2014 and
September 8, 2014 to review the Final Plat for Savona 2"d Addition consisting of 45 single-
family detached residential lots and 22 single family attached residential units; and
WHEREAS, on September 8, 2014 the Lake Elmo Planning Commission adopted a
motion to recommend that the City Council approve the Final Plat for Savona 211d Addition with
conditions; and
WHEREAS, the City Council reviewed the recommendation of the Planning
Commission and the Final Plat for Savona 2"d Addition at a meeting held on September 16,
2014; and
NOW, THEREFORE, based upon the testimony elicited and information received, the
City Council makes the following:
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1) That the procedure for obtaining approval of said Final Plat is found in the Lake Elmo City
Code, Section 153.08.
2) That all the requirements of said City Code Section 153.07 related to the Final Plat have been
met by the Applicant.
3) That the proposed Final Plat for Savona 2nd Addition consists of the creation of 45 single-
family detached residential lots and 22 single-family attached residential units.
4) That the Savona 2nd Addition Final Plat is consistent with the Preliminary Plat and Plans as
approved by the City of Lake Elmo on August 8, 2013 and revised on November 25, 2013.
5) That the Savona 2nd Addition Final Plat is consistent with the Lake Elmo Comprehensive
Plan and the Future Land Use Map for this area.
6) That the Savona 2'd Addition Final Plat complies with the City's Urban Low Density
Residential (LDR) and Urban Medium Density Residential (MDR) zoning district
regulations.
7) That the Savona 2nd Addition Final Plat complies with all other applicable zoning
requirements, including the City's landscaping, storm water, sediment and erosion control
and other ordinances, with the exception of the items identified in the August 25, 2014 and
September 8, 2014 Staff reports to the Planning Commission.
8) That the Savona 2d Addition Final Plat complies with the City's subdivision ordinance.
9) That the Savona 2nd Addition Final Plat is consistent with the City's engineering standards
with the plan revisions requested by the City Engineer in his review comments to the City
dated August 21, 2014.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Council does hereby approve
the Final Plat for Savona 2nd Addition subject to the following conditions:
1) Final grading, drainage, and erosion control plans, utility plans, sanitary and storm water
management plans, and street and utility construction plans shall be reviewed and approved
by the City Engineer prior to the recording of the Final Plat. All changes and modifications
to the plans requested by the City Engineer in review memo dated 8/21/14 shall be
incorporated into these documents before they are approved.
2) Prior to the execution of the Final Plat by City officials, the Developer shall enter into a
Developer's Agreement acceptable to the City Attorney and approved by the City Council
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that delineates who is responsible for the design, construction, and payment of the required
improvements with financial guarantees therefore.
3) All easements as requested by the City Engineer and Public Works Department shall be
documented on the Final Plat prior to the execution of the final plat by City Officials.
4) A Common Interest Agreement concerning management of the common areas of Savona and
establishing a homeowner's association shall be submitted in final form to the Community
Development Director before a building permit may be issued for any structure within this
subdivision. The applicant must create a separate agreement for the single-family attached
lots. Said agreements shall comply with Minnesota Statues 51513-103, and specifically the
provisions concerning the transfer of control to the future property owners. The applicant
shall also enter into a maintenance agreement with the City that clarifies the individuals or
entities responsible for any landscaping installed in areas outside of land dedicated as public
park and open space on the final plat
5) Any final plat for future townhouses will take into account land previously credited as
parkland, and will not reduce the size of any area that was depicted for park land on the
preliminary plat.
6) The developer shall revise the final landscape plan to address comments from the City's
landscape architect dated September 4, 2014.
7) The developer shall provide written authorization from the property owner to the south of
Savona 2'd Addition to allow the proposed drainage improvements and discharge of storm
water on to their property. In conjunction with this permission, the proposed drainage and
utility easement across this site shall be recorded with the Washington County Recorder's
office. As an alternative, the final plat maybe updated to include a drainage and utility
easement across this property.
8) The construction plans must be updated to include all portions of 5h Street adjacent to the
subdivision that will, at a minimum, extend the current limits of 5th Street west beyond Junco
Road North. The developer shall update the final plat to include the portion of the 5th Street
right-of-way necessary to meet the associated construction limits for Savona 2nd Addition
west of Junco Road North.
Passed and duly adopted this 16thdayof September 2014 by the City Council of the City of Lake
Elmo, Minnesota.
Adam Bell, City Clerk
Resolution No. 2014-76