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1. AGENDA
City of Lake EIm.o
Phone: 651-777-5510
Fax: 651-777-9615
3800 Laverne Avenue North / Lake Elmo, Minnesota 55042
Planning Commission Meeting
AGENDA
August 12, 2002, 7:00 p.m.
2. MINU I'LS — July 8, 2002, (Planning Commission Portion Only)
July 22, 2002, (Planning Commission Portion Only)
3. PRELIMINARY PLAT /OP DEVELOPMENT STAGE PLAN & CUP
Sunfish Ponds — St. Croixland DevelopmenttKrongard
4. PRELIMINARY PLAT/AMENDED OP DEVELOPMENT STAGE PLAN & CUP
Bluestem at the Fields of St. Croix 2nd Addition — Robert Engstrom Companies, Inc.
5. AMENDMENT TO 300.07 SUBD. 4.K.3 — ALLOWABLE CONDITIONAL USES
6. OTHER BUSINESS
7. ADJOURN
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DRAFT
Adjourn 10:08 p.m.
Lake Elmo Planning Commission
Actions from Meeting
August 12, 2002
SUNFISH PONDS
Preliminary Plat and Open Space Preservation Development Stage Plan
Conditional Use Permit
M/S DEZIEL/HELWIG To approve the Conditional Use Permit for the Open Space
Preservation Development Stage Plan and the Preliminary Plat of SUNFISH PONDS with the
following conditions:
6. Compliance with the recommendations of the Valley Branch Watershed regarding the
Wetlands Evaluation.
7. Compliance with the recommendations of the City Engineer and City Attorney.
8. No significant changes in the areal extent of the wetlands resulting from the
Watershed District recommendations on the Wetlands Evaluation.
9. Preservation of all existing mature trees on the site.
10. Street width shall be limited to 22 feet.
FINDINGS The proposed Open Space Development Stage Plan and preliminary plat of
SUNFISH PONDS meets Section 301 of the Municipal Code for a Conditional Use Permit, and
the preliminary plat meets the standards of Section 400 of the Municipal Code.
VOTE: 8:1 (BUNN) PASSED.
BLUESTEM AT THE FIELDS OF ST. CROIX 2ND ADDITION
Amended Conditional Use Permit Open Space Development Stage Plan
and Preliminary Plat
M/S BERG/ARMSTRONG To recommend approval, subject to the following conditions, and a
Conditional Use Permit Open Space Development Stage Plan and Preliminary Plat of
BLUESTEM AT THE FIELDS OF ST. CROIX with five conditions:
4. Compliance with City Engineer and Valley Branch Watershed District Engineer concerti
to accommodate 100% of runoff from the site, and to move the water south if possible.
5. To create a berm on the site due to the engineers' concerns for drainage.
6. Staff to confirm the math that the two additional units for Development Stage Plan, and
that it does not exceed the allowed density for Tana Ridge, Fields I, and Fields II.
6. The overall dwelling unit density of all phases of the Fields of St. Croix,
including 14 units of townhouse on Outlot C Fields Phase 2 is within the range
defined by the Comprehensive Plan for this area of the City; and therefore an
amendment to increase the allowable townhouse units from 12 to 14 on the
condition that Outlot A be subjected to an Open Space Easement is in substantial
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complianc0 ,vith the Comprehensive Plan, on the ...ondition that Outlot A be
subjected to an Open Space Easement
7. The increase from 12 to 14 townhouse units appears to present no additional
significant negative impacts on the health, safety , morals, convenience or general
welfare of occupants of surrounding lands, on the condition that Outlot A be
subjected to an Open Space Easement .
8. There would appear to be no significant additional impacts on traffic and parking
on adjacent streets that would result from the amendment.
9. Because of the location of the additional townhouse units, the two additional units
(total of 14) will not result in additional impact on property values in the
surrounding area.
10. No significant additional impacts on schools and utilities will result from
increasing the townhouse units from 12 to 14, on the condition that Outlot A be
subjected to an Open Space Easement .
VOTE: 9:0 PASSED.
AMENDMENT TO ALLOWABLE CONDITIONAL USES IN THE LIMITED
BUSINESS ZONE, SECTION 300.07, SUBD. 4.K.3. OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE
A PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED BY CHAIRMAN ARMSTRONG, AND
CLOSED WITHOUT TESTIMONY.
MIS PTACEK/SEDRO To recommend the amendment of conditional uses in the
Limited Business Zone as revised by the Planner and presented to the Planning
Commission.
VOTE: 8:1 (DEZIEL) PASSED.
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