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RESOLUTION 200644 <br />APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR BENCHMARK PROPERTIES <br />FOR "SUNSET SHORES" ON PROPERTY LOCATED SOUTH OF 125TH STREET <br />AND NORTH OF 120TH STREET <br />WHEREAS, Benchmark Properties has requested approval of a conditional use permit to allow <br />construction of 39 homes and 6 outlots on the 142.74 -acre property legally described as follows: <br />The Southwest Quarter and the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Government <br />Lot 4 and the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 34, Township 31N, <br />Range 21 W except that part thereof described as the west 600.00 feet of the South 726.00 <br />feet of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 34, Township 31N, <br />Range 21W. <br />WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed the conditional use permit at a duly called <br />Public Hearing and recommends approval, and; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br />OF HUGO, MINNESOTA, that it should and hereby does approve the request by Benchmark <br />Companies for a conditional use permit, subject to the following conditions: <br />1. A conditional use permit is approved in the rural residential zoning district, in accordance <br />with the plans and application received by the City on May 11, 2006 and the revisions <br />received June 30, 2006, except as amended by this resolution. <br />2. Approval of the conditional use permit is contingent upon City Council approval of the <br />preliminary plat. <br />3. The applicant shall comply with all conditions of preliminary plat approval. <br />4. Density bonuses are granted to allow a 40% base density bonus for a total of 39 lots, based in <br />the finding that the following density bonus criteria have been met: <br />a. 10% base density for creating an endowment to the land trust or homeowners' association <br />where the principal would generate sufficient annual interest to cover the conservation <br />easement to holder's yearly cost. <br />b. 10% base density bonus for preserving environmentally significant open space. <br />c. 10% base density bonus for providing access by the general public to trails, parks, or <br />other recreational facilities. <br />d. 10% base density bonus for providing covenants to create a landscape theme. <br />5. The development shall comply with the R -R district standards, except as otherwise noted as <br />part of the RPP. <br />