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RESOLUTION 2004-35 APPROVING FINDINGS OF FACT FOR REZONING FOR EMMERICH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR "DIAMOND POINT WEST 3'd ADDITION" ON PROPERTY LOCATED WEST OF GOODVIEW AVENUE AND SOUTH OF 145TH STREET WHEREAS, Emmerich Development Corporation has requested reclassification of the zoning from Single Family Detached Residential (R-3) to PUD (planned unit development) for a 19 -acre parcel, legally described as follows: Government Lot 1, Section 29, Township 31 North, Range 21 West 100 feet and except the south 600 feet thereof, according to the United States Government Survey thereof, Washington County, Minnesota. WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed the request at a duly called Public Hearing and recommends approval, and; WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted an ordinance rezoning the affected parcel from R-3 to PUD; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUGO, MINNESOTA, that it should and hereby does support the request by Emmerich Development Corporation for the reclassification of the zoning from R-3 to PUD for the 19 -acre property, based on the following findings: I. The proposed rezoning is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and other City policies and plans. The development would allow single-family detached homes at a net density of 2.25 units per acre, which is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Ordinance requirements and Diamond Point West PUD. No density bonuses are requested. 2. The proposed development meets the intent of the PUD zoning district by providing smaller lots served by sanitary sewer. The sanitary sewer would reduce potential negative impacts on the nearby Egg Lake that could be caused by failing septic systems. 3. The PUD will allow a more creative and efficient approach to land use within the City, while at the same time protecting and promoting the health, safety, comfort, aesthetics, economic viability and general welfare of the City. The PUD allows the developer to provide smaller lots in exchange for preserving open space and natural features within the development. The homes would be set back from the adjacent lake and the required treatment ponds would protect the quality of the lakes. Additionally, the developer has agreed to help the City reconstruct Goodview Avenue.