HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 2001-026CITY OF PLYMOUTH
RESOLUTION 2001-026
CONCLUDING THE LAND USE STUDY AND APPROVING LAND USE GUIDE PLAN
AMENDMENT FOR THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH FOR PROPERTY KNOWN AS "STUDY
AREA E-1" LOCATED NORTH OF HIGHWAY 55 AT OR NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
OLD ROCKFORD ROAD AND PEONY LANE (20043)
WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth designated this area as "Study Area E" on the Land Use Guide
Plan map of the Plymouth Comprehensive Plan and identified the study area for consideration of a
possible change in the land use designation for the 19 -acre study area located north of Highway
55 at or near the intersection of Old Rockford Road and Peony Lane; and
WHEREAS, Study Area E-1 is identified on the attached map.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed the study area at a duly called public hearing;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA, that it should and hereby does approve the reclassification of
the land use guiding from C (Commercial) to CO (Commercial Office) for property located in
Study Area E-1, as shown on the attached map. Approval is based on the following findings:
a. Changes in adjacent guiding and subsequent development have made retail commercial use of
this property inappropriate, based on City requirements for setbacks, buffering and transitions.
b. Residential use of this property is not appropriate, based on its physical separation from
adjacent neighborhoods and impacts from traffic and traffic -noise.
c. Commercial Office uses would complement the proposed commercial development on Peony
Lane and Highway 55 and provide an appropriate transition between the retail commercial
uses and the adjacent residential uses.
d. The Commercial Office guiding would provide an opportunity for the property to be
developed as a gateway to the City.
e. The subject site meets the location criteria for CO guiding.
FURTHER, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA, that it should and hereby does retain the existing land use
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classifications for the two southeastern parcels in Study Area E-1, as shown on the attached map,
and conclude the land use study for this area. Approval is based on the following findings:
1. The City has completed a thorough study of Area E -I and finds that the existing guiding is
appropriate for these parcels.
2. The property could be developed under the existing C (Commercial) land use designation and
provide appropriate transitions and buffers to the adjacent land uses.
FURTHER, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA, that it should and hereby does amend the official Land Use Guide
Plan map to remove the "Study Area E" designation.
FURTHER, approval of the Land Use Guide Plan Amendment is contingent upon, and subject to,
the required review and response by the Metropolitan Council.
Adopted by the City Council on January 9, 2001.
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 January 9, 2001, 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