HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-071 (Concept Planned Unit Development and Preliminary Plat for Central Commons Addition, Case No. 2020-10) RESOLUTION NO. 2020-071
CITY OF STILLWATER
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA
A RESOLUTION APPROVING
CONCEPT PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
AND PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR
CENTRAL COMMONS ADDITION
CASE NO. 2020-10
WHEREAS, Mark Lambert, Central Commons, LLC has submitted an
application for approval of:
1) Annexation of 35.3 acres from Stillwater Township
2) Preliminary plat approval for the five-lot, five-outlot mixed use subdivision
to be known as Central Commons Addition
3) Concept Planned Unit Development (PUD) approval for Phase 1 of Central
Commons Addition; and
WHEREAS, the property subject to the terms of this Resolution is shown in
Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, on April 22, 2020 the Planning Commission for the City of
Stillwater held a public hearing on the Concept PUD, preliminary plat, rezoning and
associated requests for Central Commons Addition and upon hearing testimony from
the public voted 6-1 to recommend approval to the City Council with conditions; and
WHEREAS, on August 4, 2020 the City Council held a public hearing on the
requests and found them to be substantially consistent with City development
standards, the Stillwater Comprehensive Plan and the Comprehensive Plans of all
surrounding jurisdictions.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Stillwater hereby approves the requests for Central Commons Addition with the
following conditions:
1. The site shall be developed in substantial conformance with the plans on
file with the Community Development Department, including those below,
except as may be modified by the conditions herein:
• Preferred Preliminary Plat Plan Sheet PP02 date 7/13/20
• Preferred Site Plan Plan Sheet SP01 date 7/13/20
• Preferred Grading Plan Plan Sheet GD01 date 7/13/20
• Wetland Fill & Buffer Plan Plan Sheet C401 date 4/15/20
• Phase 1 Erosion Control Plan Sheet C402 date 4/15/20
• Post Constr. Groundcover Plan Sheet L100 date 4/15/20
• Pref Overall Landscape Plan Plan Sheet L101 date 7/13/20
• Apartment elevation by Doran dated 2/27/20
• C-Store exterior elevations Plan Sheet A6.0
• Food store ext elevations Plan Sheets A6.0 &A6.01
• Apartment floor plans dated 4/15/20
2. Approval of the preliminary plat, conceptual Planned Unit Development,
rezoning to HMU and Conditional Use Permits are all conditioned upon
approval from the Metropolitan Council of the requisite Comprehensive
Plan Amendment.
3. All civil engineering plans must be found satisfactory to the City Engineer,
or revised to his satisfaction prior to commencement of any earth work.
4. Prior to submission of final plat and final plans, design of the access point
to the apartment complex must be agreed upon by the City, County and
developer.
5. Prior to submission of final plat and final plans,design of the eastern access
point from the County Road must be agreed upon by the City, County and
developer.
6. A Development Agreement found satisfactory to the City Attorney and City
Engineer must be fully executed prior to release of the Final Plat for each
phase of development.
7. The City will extend trunk utilities from their current terminus in Curve
Crest Boulevard to the project site. Payment for these trunk extensions
will be shared by all benefiting properties, including Central Commons.
Central Common's share may be reduced, waived or paid through a tax
abatement agreement, as determined by the City Council and detailed in
the Development Agreement that will be approved together with the Final
Plat.
8. Retaining walls for the County Road project may be required to
accommodate the proposed size of parking lots in Central Commons.
Therefore,if the County charges these retaining wall costs back to the City,
their cost may have to be passed through to the developer. Central
Common's share may be reduced,waived or paid through a tax abatement
agreement, as determined by the City Council and detailed in the
Development Agreement that will be approved together with the Final Plat.
9. Any utility easements found necessary by the City Engineer must be
executed and filed together with the final plat for each phase of
development. Prior to release of the plats from City Hall for recording,fully
executed copies of the easements must be submitted to the City.
10. Development impact fees,including park and trail fees for each phase must
be paid to the City prior to release of the Final Plat for that phase of
development, unless waived in part or whole by the City Council.
11.All required permits from MnDOT must be issued,and copies submitted to
the City, prior to commencing any earth work. In addition the final plat for
Central Commons Addition must be consistent with the right-of-way
platting for the planned Hwy 36 interchange.
12.All required permits from Washington County must be issued, and copies
submitted to the City,prior to commencing any road work.
13.The HMU, Highway Mixed Use Zoning District ordinance must be adopted
by the City Council with substantially similar content to that attached to
this planning report, or the preliminary plat, concept Planned Unit
Development and Conditional Use Permits may have to be reviewed again
by the City Council.
14.Any mitigation measures found necessary by the City Council upon review
of the EAW must be incorporated into the final plat application materials
for each phase of development.
15.An administrative law judge for the Municipal Board must approve the
annexation petition before the preliminary plat, conceptual Planned Unit
Development and Conditional Use Permit approvals become effective.
16.There are a few locations within the proposed project where parking stalls
are configured to have to back out into a higher volume main internal
circulation roads. Consideration should be given to identifying many of
these parking stalls as visitor or employee only parking and included in the
Final Plat application materials for Phase 1.
17. Photometric plan revisions must be made and found satisfactory to the City
prior to release of the Final Plat for each phase of development.
18. Light fixture cut sheets and details for all exterior lighting fixtures must be
submitted and found satisfactory by the City Council at the time of Final
Plat and Final PUD plan review for Phase 1.
19. Mechanical plans must be submitted and found satisfactory by the City
Council at the time of Final Plat and Final PUD plan review for Phase 1.
20.The Conditional Use Permits shall not become effective until the Final Plat
and Final PUD plans are approved by City Council for Phase 1.
21.The Planning Commission must review the sign plan together with the
Final PUD and final plans and make a recommendation to the City Council
prior to a City Council decision on signs.
22. Prior to final plat and final plan submission,the developer must work with
the city engineers for Stillwater and Lake Elmo,as well as with Washington
County, to come to an acceptable design for the intersection of Linden
Avenue with Manning Avenue. The developer must also give additional
design consideration to widening the right of way south of the entrance to
the apartment complex, or identify a possible alternate public road access
to the two parcels south of Central Commons.
Enacted by the City Council of the City of Stillwater,Minnesota this 4th day of August,
2020.
CITY OF STILLWATER
Ted Kozlowski, Mayor
ATTEST:
13:6/ 1
Beth Wolf, City Cler
Exhibit A