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R ESOLUTION N O. 2016-083
R ESOLUTION A PPROVING A P RELIMINARY P LAT FOR
E STATE D EVELOPMENT C ORPORATION
FOR “D UNKIRK G ATEWAY” FOR P ROPERTIES L OCATED AT 5915 D UNKIRK L ANE,
AND 16815, 16845, AND 16935 C OUNTY R OAD 47 (2015114)
WHEREAS, Estate Development Corporation has requested approval of a preliminary plat for
roughly 15.6 acres of land presently legally described as follows:
Part of the South 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 5, Township 118, Range 22, Hennepin
County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at a point on the North line of said
South 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 a distance of 283 feet West of the Northeast corner of said
South 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4; thence West along said North line a distance of 250 feet;
thence deflect 89 degrees 03 minutes left a distance of 577.60 feet; thence deflect 90 degrees
45 minutes left a distance of 250 feet; thence deflect 89 degrees 15 minutes a distance of
578.47 feet to the point of beginning, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
AND
That part of the South 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 5, Township 118 North, Range 22,
West of the 5th Principal Meridian, described as follows: Commencing at a point on the North
line of said South 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 a distance of 783 feet West of the Northeast corner
of said South 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4; thence West along said North line a distance of 280 feet;
thence deflect 89 degrees 03 minutes left, a distance of 825.75 feet; thence deflect 90 degrees
45 minutes left, a distance of 280 feet; thence deflect 89 degrees 15 minutes left, a distance of
826.72 feet to the point of beginning, according to the United States Government survey
thereof, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
AND
Beginning at a point on the north line of said South Half of the Northwest Quarter a distance of
533 feet westerly of the northeast corner of said South Half of the Northwest Quarter; thence
westerly, along said north line, a distance of 250 feet; thence southerly, parallel with the east
line of said South Half of Northwest Quarter, to a point 750 feet northerly of the south line of
said South Half of the Northwest Quarter, said 750 feet measured at right angles with said south
line; thence easterly parallel with said south line, a distance of 250 feet; thence northerly,
parallel with said east line to said point of beginning. Being in Section 5, Township 118 North,
Range 22 West, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
AND
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That part of the South 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 5, Township 118 North, Range 22
West of the 5th Principal Meridian, described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner
of said South 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4; thence South along the East line of said South 1/2 of the
Northwest 1/4 a distance of 579.34 feet; thence deflect 89 degrees 15 minutes right a distance
of 283 feet; thence deflect 90 degrees 45 minutes right a distance of 578.47 feet to the North
line of said South 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4; thence East along said North line a distance of 283
feet to the point of beginning.
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 CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH,
MINNESOTA, that it should and hereby does approve the request by Estate Development Corporation for
a preliminary plat for Dunkirk Gateway, subject to the following conditions:
1. A preliminary plat is approved for 31 single-family lots, in accordance with the plans received by the
city on January 27, 2016, except as may be amended by this resolution.
2. Approval of the preliminary plat is contingent upon City Council approval of the rezoning of the site.
3. Prior to commencement of grading operations, the developer shall install and request inspection of
tree preservation fencing and silt/erosion control fencing.
4. Prior to recording the final plat, the developer shall:
a) Remove the existing structures from the 16815, 16845, and 16935 County Road 47. Demolition
permits are required for removal of those existing structures.
b) Provide a separate ten-foot wide trail easement along the north side of those properties that abut
County Road 47.
c) Execute the development contract and provide the related financial guarantees and fees.
d) Receive city approval of final construction plans.
e) Revise the plat to rename the westernmost street from Fountain Court North to Garland Lane
North.
f) Pay the required park dedication fee.
g) Revise the drawings so that the wetland buffers lie within a drainage and utility easement.
h) Obtain an encroachment agreement for retaining walls that would lie within a drainage and utility
easement.
5. Prior to issuance of building permits for lots abutting wetlands, permanent wetland buffer
monument signs shall be installed pursuant to ordinance requirements.
6. The developer shall notify potential buyers about the future southerly roadway extension of Fountain
Lane North.
7. The developer shall provide a temporary cul-de-sac turn-around at the south terminus of Fountain
Lane North.
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8. The developer shall post a sign near the south terminus of Fountain Lane North to notify passersby
that the street will be extended in the future.
9. Upon submission of the final plat application, the developer shall submit homeowner’s association
documents for city review. The homeowner’s association documents shall address: a) responsibilities
for maintenance and repair of developer-installed retaining walls, wetland buffers, buffer
monuments, sidewalks, and any subdivision signage, and b) prohibition of structures and clearing of
native vegetation within wetland buffers.
10. Vehicular driveway access is denied from the westernmost street (to be called Garland Lane North)
to the west side of Lots 22, 23, and 24, Block 1, making the yard areas between the rear of the homes
on those lots and Garland Lane North an “equivalent” yard.
11. The tree inventory plan has already taken into account the future removal of trees on Lots 1 and 2 of
Block 2 (as shown on the preliminary plat) when that area is developed/final platted as a second
phase of this subdivision in the future, provided replacement trees (per the landscape and tree
replacement plan) are planted on those lots upon construction of new homes.
12. Secondary access for the development is hereby waived. Note that secondary access (via future
southerly extension of Fountain Lane North) would be provided if and when property to the south is
subdivided in the future.
13. The required safety fence to be installed at the top of the roughly 650-foot long retaining wall in the
west portion of the site shall be a minimum of four feet in height.
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14. Construction traffic accessing the site shall not use the segment of Dunkirk Lane lying south of 59
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Avenue, but rather shall use County Road 47, Dunkirk Lane lying north of 59 Avenue, and 59
Avenue west of Dunkirk Lane to access the site.
15. Standard Conditions:
a. No building permits, including those for a model home, shall be issued until the final plat is filed
and recorded with Hennepin County and the streets and utilities are installed.
b. Development standards and setbacks for this plat shall comply with the RSF-3 zoning standards.
No variances are granted or implied.
c. Any signage shall require separate permits and shall comply with the city’s sign regulations.
d. The sidewalks shall be installed at the same time the streets are installed.
e. Submit fire flow calculations with the final plat application.
f. Separate building permits are required for retaining walls 48 inches in height or higher.
Additionally, a fence shall be installed at the top of retaining walls that exceed four feet in height.
g. Compliance with the city’s tree preservation, reforestation, and restitution regulations.
h. Removal of all hazardous trees at the owner's expense.
i. No trees shall be planted in the boulevard.
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j. This approval shall expire one year after the date of approval, unless the property owner or
applicant has applied for final plat approval, or unless the applicant, with the consent of the
landowner, 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.
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APPROVED by the Plymouth City Council this 8 day of March, 2016.
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
March 8, 2016 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
____________________.
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City Clerk