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CITY OF PLYMOUTH
RESOLUTION 97 - 660
APPROVING FINDINGS OF FACT FOR REZONING FOR HOUSING SERVICES FOR
PROPERTY LOCATED NORTH OF 45TH AVENUE, EAST OF TRENTON CIRCLE, AND
WEST OF NATHAN LANE (97095)
WHEREAS, Housing Services has requested reclassification of the zoning from RMF -3
(Residential Multiple Family - 3) to PUD (Planned Unit Development) for a 8.9 -acre property
legally described as follows:
Oulot A, Woodlands Zed Addition
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed said request at a duly ca'' -.d Public
Hearing and recommended approval; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted an ordinance rezoning the affected parcel from
RMF -3 to PUD;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA, that it should and hereby does support the request by
Housing Services for reclassification of the zoning from RMF -3 (Residential Multiple Family -
3) to PUD (Planned Unit Development) for a 8.9 -acre property located north of 45i° Avenue,
east of Trenton Circle, and west of Nathan Lane, based on the following findings:
1. The proposed rezoning is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and other City policies
and plans.
2. The proposed rezoning will help to advance the City's housing goals by providing life-
cycle housing opportunities.
97095
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3. There is adequate infrastructure to support the proposed development and rezoning of the
parcel.
4. v , • buffers consisting of increased setbacks, preservation of naturai vegetation, and
the addition of landscaping are provided between the existing commercial, high-density
residential, and single family homes.
5. The proposed PUD allows for the "clustering" of the units in a single building Wowing for
the efficient use of land resulting in smaller networks of utilities and stretts, thereby,
lowering development costs, long tern maintenance expenses, and public investments.
Adopted by the City Council on this 15th day of October, 1997.
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 meting of the
Plymouth City Council on October 15, 1997 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