HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 2013-195CITY OF PLYMOUTH
RESOLUTION No. 2013-195
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR GWS LAND DEVELOPMENT OF
PLYMOUTH, LLC FOR "STEEPLE HILL 2ND ADDITION" FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT
16440 COUNTY ROAD 47 (2013023)
WHEREAS, GWS Land Development of Plymouth, LLC. has requested approval of a
preliminary plat for the roughly 22 -acre parcel presently legally described as follows:
Parcel 1: That part of west 60 acres of Northeast '/4 Section 5 Township 118 Range 22 lying northerly of Hennepin County
Highway Number 47 except that part thereof described as commencing at northeast corner of said west 60 acres: thence on
an assumed bearing of S 00 degrees 08 minutes 02 seconds east along east line thereof, 496.14 feet to point of beginning,
thence south 89 degree 51 minutes 58 seconds west, 320.00 feet: thence south 00 degrees 08 minutes 02 seconds east
323.54 feet to northerly right of way of Hennepin County Highway Number 47; thence northeasterly along said right of
Nvav to said east line; thence northerly_ along said east line to point of beginning. Subject to highway, Hennepin County,
Minnesota.
Parcel 2: That part of west 60 acres of northeast '/4 Section 5, Township 118, Range 22, described as commencing at
northeast corner of said west 60 acres: thence on an assumed bearing of S 00 degrees 08 minutes 02 seconds east along
east line thereof, 496.14 feet to point of beginning; thence south 89 degree 51 minutes 58 seconds west, 320.00 feet:
thence south 00 degrees 08 minutes 02 seconds east 323.54 feet to northerly right of way of Hennepin County Highway
Number 47; thence northeasterly along said right of way to said east line; thence northerly_ along said east line to point of
beginning. Subject to highway, Hennepin Countv, Minnesota.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed said request at a duly called public
hearing and recommends approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA, that it should and hereby does
approve the request by GWS Land Development of Plymouth, LLC. for a preliminary plat for
"Steeple Hill 2"a Addition", subject to the following conditions:
1. A preliminary plat is approved to allow the property to be subdivided into 51 single-family
lots, in accordance with the application and plans received by the city on April 4 and May 9,
2013, except as may be amended by this resolution.
2. Approval of the preliminary plat is contingent upon City Council approval of the
comprehensive plan amendment, rezoning the site to PUD and a wetland mitigation plan.
3. No private driveway access from any lot shall be permitted to the County Road 47.
4. Prior to wetland disturbance, the applicant shall request and receive approval of a wetland
mitigation plan.
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5. Prior to recording the final plat, the applicant shall: 1) pay the park dedication cash fee with
credit for land to be dedicated for trail outlots, in accordance with the ordinance in effect at
the time the final plat is recorded; 2) pay sewer and water area assessments; 3) receive City
approval of final constriction plans; 4) execute a development contract and submit related
financial guarantees and 5) remove the house and all accessory buildings and fences.
6. Prior to recording the final plat, the applicant shall fulfill the requirements, submit the
required information, and revise the plans as indicated below, consistent with the applicable
city code, zoning ordinance, and engineering guidelines:
(1) Provide HOA documents for the development that include language addressing the
following: 1) prohibition of strictures and clearing vegetation in wetland buffers and 2)
maintenance for common elements including buffer monuments, median plantings,
mailboxes, monument signs, shared retaining walls, sidewalks, etc.
(2) Submit fire flow calculations and provide the total square footage of the largest proposed
stricture.
(3) Execute an encroachment agreement for retaining walls in drainage and utility easements.
(4) Revise the plans to indicate a temporary emergency secondary access to County Road 47
and submit a cash deposit to guarantee its removal when the stub street is connected to
the west.
(5) Revise the landscaping plan to relocate trees proposed within the wetland buffer or within
10 feet of utility mains to approved locations.
(6) For Wetland B, submit documentation indicating the proposed buffer area and the area of
a 30 -foot average wetland buffer.
(7) Revise the buffer monuments to add and relocate to approved locations.
(8) Revise the plans to include a temporary cul-de-sac on the western end of the stub street.
(9) Where permission is granted, revise the tree inventory to include trees on adjacent
properties within 15 feet of disturbance.
(10) Consider amending the plat to save the mature catalpa trees on Lots 1 and 51, adding
catalpa to the list of trees replanted in the subdivision or replanting catalpa trees along the
eastern property border.
7. Prior to the issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall submit a survey indicating:
a. A minimum of two front yard trees to be preserved or planted, and
b. Silt fence and tree preservation fencing installed consistent with city code.
8. The temporary secondary access lane to County Road 47 may be removed when the stub
street is extended to the west and connected to County Road 47.
9. Standard Conditions:
a. With the exception of a model home, no building permits shall be issued until the final plat,
agreements, and easements are filed and recorded with Hennepin County.
b. Compliance with the city's tree preservation regulations.
c. Removal of all hazardous trees from the property at the owner's expense.
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d. This approval shall expire one year after the date of approval, unless the applicant has
applied for final plat approval, or unless the applicant, with the consent of the property
owner, has received prior approval from the city to extend the expiration date for up to
one additional year, as regulated under section 510 of city code.
ADOPTED by the City Council on June 25, 2013.
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 June 25, 2013 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
City Clerk