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RESOLUTION NO. 97-84
CITY OF STILLWATER
ORDER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FOR
STILLWATER ANNEXATION AREA
WHEREAS, the City of Stillwater wishes to plan responsibly for the Stillwater Annexation Area for the benefit
and interest of current and future City residents, current landowners, future business owners, and the general
public, and;
WHEREAS, the current land uses in the Annexation Area are predominantly agriculture and low density
residential, and;
WHEREAS, the City anticipates future development to evolve over the next fifteen to twenty years in the
Annexation Area, as reflected in the Proposed Land Use Map in the City's adopted 1995 Comprehensive
Plan for the area, consisting of residential, commercial, research and development park, educational and
recreational uses, and;
WHEREAS, the City wishes to comply in good faith with the requirements the Rules of the Minnesota
Environmental Quality Board (EQB), and;
WHEREAS, the City has determined that the scale and intensity of anticipated development in the Stillwater
Annexation Area has the potential for significant environmental impacts, and;
WHEREAS, the City has determined that because ofthe scale of future development and the sensitive
environmental resources in the Annexation Area, it is most appropriate to plan for the area under the
provisions ofthe Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) process as described in Section 4410.3610 of
the EQB Rules, and;
WHEREAS, the City has an adopted comprehensive plan meeting the criteria in said Rules allowing the City to
proceed with an AUAR;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Stillwater City Council hereby orders the environmental
review of the area known as the Stillwater Annexation Area consistent with the intents and purposes of the
Rules of the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board under the provisions for Alternative Urban Areawide
Review (AUAR). The following conditions shall govern this review:
1) The specific boundaries of the Annexation Area for review under this order are depicted on the
attached map, Annexation Area.
2) The City Council orders that the scenario to be considered in this review is the proposed future land use
as adopted in the City's 1995 Comprehensive Plan, with the anticipated nature, location, and intensity of
development as illustrated and tabulated on the attached map, Proposed Land Use Map.
Adopted: ~ f J I q q 7 Date
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