HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 2014-273CITY OF PLYMOUTH
RESOLUTION No. 2014-273
RESOLUTION APPROVING A FINAL PLAT FOR "ASPEN HOLLOW" FOR PROPERTY
LOCATED FROM 5555 TO 5735 DUNKIRK LANE (2014008F)
WHEREAS, Pulte Homes of Minnesota has requested approval of a final plat for the roughly 95 -
acre site presently legally described as follows:
The North Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 5, Township 118 North of Range 22 West of
the 5th Principal Meridian, Except North Half of the North Half of the Northeast Quarter of the
Southwest Quarter of Section 5, Township 118, Range 22, Hennepin County, Minnesota. And,
The Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 5, Township 118, Range 22, except the
East 722.00 feet thereof. And,
The North 60.00 feet of the South 694.20 feet of the East 722.00 feet of the Southeast Quarter of
the Southwest Quarter of Section 5, Township 118, Range 22. And,
That part of the East 722.00 feet of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 5,
Township 118, Range 22, lying North of the South 1011.30 feet thereof.
WHEREAS, city staff has prepared a development contract covering the improvements related to
said plat;
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 Pulte Homes of
Minnesota for a final plat for "Aspen Hollow", and,
FURTHER, that the development contract for said plat be approved, and that upon prior execution
of the development contract by the developer, the mayor and city manager be authorized to execute
the development contract on behalf of the city; and,
FURTHER, that the following conditions be met prior to recording of, and related to said plat:
1. A final plat is approved to allow the property to be subdivided into 72 lots for single-family homes,
one lot for HOA amenities, one lot for a park, and three outlots, in accordance with the application
and plans received by the city on July 14, 2014, except as may be amended by this resolution.
2. Approval of the final plat is contingent upon City Council approval of a wetland replacement plan.
3. No private driveway access from any lot shall be permitted to Dunkirk Lane.
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4. The Northwest Greenway trail corridor shall be constructed with Phase I and the neighborhood trail
connections shall be constructed at the same time as the adjacent streets.
5. Prior to recording the final plat, the applicant shall: 1) receive city approval of final construction
plans; 2) execute a development contract and submit related fees and financial guarantees; 3)
remove the houses and all accessory buildings and fences in phase 1; and 4) submit the tree
restitution payment.
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:
a. Provide HOA documents for the development that include language addressing the following:
1) prohibition of structures and clearing vegetation in wetland buffers; 2) maintenance for
common elements including buffer monuments, median plantings, mailboxes, monument
signs, shared retaining walls, sidewalks, etc.; 3) notification regarding the Plymouth Gun Club,
its hours of operation, that repetitive loud noise is produced during those hours and that its
hours are subject to change; and 4) that a driveway may be constructed in the future between
lots F6 and F7.
b. Submit separate disclosures indicating: 1) the presence of the Gun Club, its hours of operation,
that repetitive, loud noise is produced during those hours and that its hours are subject to
change and 2) that a driveway may be constructed in the future between lots F6 and F7.
C. Submit an executed trail easement from Fountain Lane to Lot 13, between Lots 10 and 11,
Block 1.
d. Submit draft copies of the deeds and title work for Lot 13, Block 1 and Outlots A and B.
e. Submit executed encroachment agreements for retaining walls that are located within drainage
and utility easements on Lots 12-14, Block 2; Lots 14-19 and 21-24, Block 3; and Lots 11-12 and
24-25, Block 1.
f. Revise the plat to dedicate the access to the adjacent property to the west as right-of-way.
g. Revise the plans to relocate the hydrant at the property line of Lots 1 and 2, Block 1 to the
intersection of 57th Avenue and Dunkirk Lane and add a hydrant on 56th Ave at Lot 15, Block 3.
h. Revise the tree preservation plan and the landscaping plan to indicate consistent tree removal
and reforestation for Phase 1.
i. Revise the tree preservation plan to indicate the following trees as disturbed based on conflicts
with storm sewer mains: 94, 95, 125, 127, 191, 963-965, 1020, 1021, 1023, 1024, 1406, 1407,
1408, 1409, 1411, 1412, 1580.
j. Revise the landscaping plan to relocate trees outside wetland buffers and trail easements, and
a minimum of 10 feet from sewer and water mains.
k. Revise the grading plan to add and relocate wetland buffer monuments to approved locations.
1. Add the high water level of wetland 7 and indicate that all adjacent homes have a lowest floor
elevation a minimum of two feet above the high water level.
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.
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8. The Northwest Greenway trail shall be constructed a minimum of two feet above the high water
elevation of adjacent ponds and wetlands.
9. The city shall have final review and approval over the location of the Northwest Greenway trail.
10. After the Northwest Greenway trail is constructed, staff will determine the appropriate number of
trees to be planted. The applicant shall be responsible to pay any additional tree restitution due to
fewer trees planted than proposed.
11. Install park monuments on property corners and elsewhere as directed for all lots adjacent to the
neighborhood park and the Northwest Greenway trail corridor.
12. The developer and any subsequent property owner within 750 feet of the gun club property is
responsible for any required noise mitigation on their property pursuant to the Shooting Range
Protection Act, Minnesota Statutes Chapter 87A.
13. Standard Conditions:
a. With the exception of two model homes, no building permits shall be issued until the final plat,
deeds, agreements, HOA documents, and easements are filed and recorded with Hennepin
County and proof of recording is submitted to the city.
b. All retaining walls over four feet shall require issuance of a building permit and a three-foot
fence installed on top of the wall.
c. Compliance with the city's tree preservation regulations.
d. No trees shall be planted in the public right-of-way.
e. Signs shall require a separate permit and comply with section 21155 of the zoning ordinance.
f. Removal of all hazardous trees from the property at the owner's expense.
g. This approval shall expire two years after the date of approval, unless the applicant has
recorded the final plat, 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 512 of city code.
ADOPTED by the City Council on this 26th day of August, 2014.
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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
August 26, 2014 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