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C ITY OF P LYMOUTH
R ESOLUTION N O. 2020-140
R ESOLUTION D ENYING A P ETITION R EQUESTING P REPARATION OF AN E NVIRONMENTAL
A SSESSMENT W ORKSHEET (EAW) FOR A P ROPOSED A PARTMENT B UILDING TO BE
CALLED “T HE E LEMENT” WITHIN THE C ROSSROADS C OMMONS PUD (2020023)
WHEREAS, Access Development, LLC has requested approval of a PUD amendment to allow a
61-unit, four-story apartment building on the vacant development site located at 11229 State Highway
55; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (EQB) received a citizens petition for an
environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) for the proposed apartment building project; and
WHEREAS, the petition for the EAW included three primary concerns including wetland setback,
development within a floodplain, and groundwater contamination/parking lot runoff; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Environmental Review Program Rules provide for the mandatory
preparation of an EAW for those projects that meet or exceed the thresholds contained in the Section
4410.4300 of the Rules; and
WHEREAS, neither The Element apartment building project nor the cumulative development
proposed within the Crossroads Commons PUD requires the mandatory preparation of an EAW; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Environmental Review Program Rules provide for the discretionary
preparation of an EAW for those projects where the City Council, acting as the responsible
governmental unit (RGU), finds that because of the nature or location of the proposed project, the
project may have the potential for significant environmental effects.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH,
MINNESOTA, that it determines that a discretionary EAW shall not be required for The Element
apartment building project (city file 2019099), based on the following findings:
a) The petition fails to demonstrate that, because of the nature or location of the proposed project,
the project may have the potential for significant environmental effects.
b) The project proposer has either addressed all environmental concerns indicated in the EAW
petition, or the city would address them through code requirements and conditions if the project is
ultimately approved, therefore, the project would not result in significant environmental effects.
APPROVED by the City Council on this 14th day of April, 2020.
Resolution 2020-140
(2020023)
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STATE OF MINNESOTA)
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) SS.
The undersigned, being the duly qualified and appointed City Clerk of the City of Plymouth, Minnesota,
certifies that I compared the foregoing resolution adopted at a meeting of the Plymouth City Council on
April 14, 2020, with the original thereof on file in my office, and the same is a correct transcription
thereof.
WITNESS my hand officially as such City Clerk and the Corporate seal of the City this ______ day of
__________________________, ____.
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City Clerk