HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 2011-264CITY OF PLYMOUTH
RESOLUTION No. 2011-264
A RESOLUTION DENYING A PETITION REQUESTING PREPARATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET (EAW) FOR "CROSSROADS COMMONS" -A PROPOSED
REDEVELOPMENT OF THE FORMER PLYMOUTH SHOPPING CENTER SITE LOCATED SOUTH
OF HIGHWAY 55 BETWEEN COTTONWOOD LANE AND COUNTY ROAD 73 (201 1060)
WHEREAS, Oppidan, Inc. has requested approval of redevelopment plans that include a
reguiding, preliminary plat, and PUD amendment for the roughly 19 -acre site located south of
Highway 55 between Cottonwood Lane and County Road 73; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (EQB) received a citizens
petition for an environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) for the proposed Crossroads
Commons redevelopment project; and
WHEREAS, the petition for the EAW included three primary concerns including trees and
wildlife habitat, the wooded area, and storm water 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, 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 hereby determines than an EAW shall not be
required for the proposed Crossroads Commons redevelopment project (city file 2011014), 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 petition
for the EAW, 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.
c) Storm water runoff would be addressed through the established development review and
approval process.
Resolution 2011-264
(2011060)
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ADOPTED on August 9, 2011.
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 9, 2011, 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