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PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> i <br /> MEMO <br /> To: Mounds View Planning Commission <br /> From: Joyce Pruitt, Planning Associate <br /> Pamela Sheldon, Community Development Director <br /> Subject: Proposed Ordinance No. 588 <br /> Date: August 2, 1996 <br /> As was discussed at the July 24, 1996 Agenda Meeting, Section 1006.06, Subd. 4, currently <br /> reads: <br /> "Subd. 4 Development Contract: <br /> a. A development contract which sets forth all of the terms, conditions, <br /> requirements, agreements, guarantees, and plan for the orderly development of <br /> said land shall be entered into between the developer and the Municipality prior to <br /> the final approval of any subdivision, rezoning, special use permits, license or any <br /> building permits required for the construction, alteration, expansion or <br /> improvement of said land." <br /> It is staff's understanding that this provision is in the Municipal Code in order to assure that both <br /> public and private improvements are completed in conjunction with development proposals. Staff <br /> is suggesting that this requirement be further refined to better coordinate with the building <br /> process. We feel that a development contract is needed whenever public improvements are <br /> required to be built, and that this contract include monetary guarantees in an amount sufficient for <br /> the City to construct the improvements if the developer fails to do so. In the case of private site <br /> improvements, such as parking lots and landscaping, we would suggest that a development <br /> contract be required which states that improvements shall be completed prior to final inspection, <br /> or issuance of any certificate of occupancy. If the improvements are not completed, the City may, <br /> at its option, allow the developer to provide a monetary guarantee to assure that the private site <br /> improvements will be completed by a specified time in exchange for completion of final <br /> inspections or issuance of a certificate of occupancy. <br /> It is also our suggestion that development contracts could be waived by the Director of <br /> Community Development, subject to appeal by the applicant or the Planning Commission to the <br /> City Council, for any development project which does not involve public or private site <br /> improvements, such as conditional use permits for oversized garages, oversized accessory <br /> buildings, and the like. <br /> • <br />