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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2022-28 Resolution Granting Amended Final Plat Approval For Weston Woods of MedinaMember Reid introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: CITY OF MEDINA RESOLUTION NO. 2022-28 RESOLUTION GRANTING AMENDED FINAL PLAT APPROVAL FOR WESTON WOODS OF MEDINA WHEREAS, the city of Medina (the "City") is a municipal corporation, organized and existing under the laws of Minnesota; and WHEREAS, Mark and Kathleen Smith (the "Applicants") own property located north of Highway 55 and east of Mohawk Drive (the "Property"), which is legally described in Exhibit A, attached hereto; and WHEREAS, on January 5, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution 2021-03, granting, subject to various conditions, preliminary plat and planned unit development general plan approval to subdivide and develop the Property into 76 twinhome lots, 42 single-family lots, and 32 townhome lots; and WHEREAS, on January 5, 2021, the City Council also adopted Ordinance No. 667, establishing a planned unit development district for Weston Woods of Medina, which was intended to regulate development upon the Property pursuant to the City's Planned Unit Development regulations; and WHEREAS, on October 19, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution 2021-74, granting final plat approval of Weston Woods of Medina, the first phase of the development to include all 42 single-family lots and all 76 twinhome lots originally contemplated, an outlot intended to be deeded to the City for parkland and preservation of woodlands, an outlot intended to be replatted in the future for the townhome lots, and a series of outlots to contain various common elements; and WHEREAS, the approved final plat referenced above has not yet been recorded; and WHEREAS, the Applicants have subsequently requested approval of an amended version of the planned unit development and final plat for Weston Woods of Medina which proposes an overall reduction of three lots WHEREAS, the amended Weston Woods of Medina plat is proposed to include 40 single- family lots, nine villa home lots, 66 twinhome lots, an outlot intended to be deeded to the City for parkland and preservation of woodlands, an outlot intended to be replatted in the future for the 32 townhome lots, and a series of outlots to contain various common elements; and Resolution No. 2022-28 1 April 19, 2022 WHEREAS, on April 5, 2022, the City Council reviewed the amended plat for consistency with the approved preliminary plat and compliance with the terms and conditions of preliminary approval; and WHEREAS, on April 19, 2022, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 686, establishing an amended planned unit development district for Weston Woods of Medina, which is intended to regulate development upon the Property pursuant to the City's Planned Unit Development regulations; and WHEREAS, upon review of the amended final plat the Council finds that, subject to certain terms and conditions, the plat is substantially consistent with the approved preliminary plat and the terms and conditions thereof, the requirements of the City's subdivision regulations, and the requirements, terms and conditions of the underlying planned unit development district NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of Medina, Minnesota hereby grants amended final plat approval for Weston Woods of Medina, subject to the following terms and conditions: 1) The Applicants shall enter into a development agreement with the City, which shall include the conditions described below as well as other requirements of City ordinance or policy. 2) The Applicants shall install all improvements shown on the plans dated 4/6/2022 except as may be modified herein. 3) The Applicants shall update plans to address all comments of the City Engineer. 4) The Applicants shall meet the requirements of the approved wetland replacement plan for proposed wetland impacts. 5) Construction of the twinhomes, villa homes, and single-family homes shall be subject to administrative review by City staff for consistency with the site plan which accompanies the plat, architectural guidelines submitted 10/14/2021, relevant requirements of City Code, and the conditions noted herein. 6) The Applicants shall execute and record a private road easement/agreement in a form and of substance acceptable to the City Attorney related to access to and maintenance of the private roadways. 7) The Applicants shall execute and record a Stormwater Maintenance Agreement in a form and of substance acceptable to the City Attorney to describe the responsibility of the property owners to maintain the private stormwater improvements. 8) The Applicants shall execute and record a trail easement to accommodate all public trails, which shall meet all requirements of the City Attorney. 9) The Applicants shall meet all requirements of the wetland protection ordinance, including provision of easements, planting of vegetation and installation of signage. 10) The Applicants shall execute and record a petition and waiver agreement related to the public improvements that will be required on Mohawk Drive, which shall meet all requirements of the City Attorney. 11) The Applicants may install a community pool and gathering space on one of the single- family lots. If a community pool is proposed, the street shall be widened to accommodate on -street parking, parking shall be provided on the lot, or an alternative method to accommodate for parking shall be to the satisfaction of City staff. Resolution No. 2022-28 2 April 19, 2022 12) The plat shall provide drainage and utility easements over all utilities, stormwater improvements, wetlands, and drainageways as recommended by the City Engineer. The plat shall also provide easements along the perimeter of the lots and between buildings as recommended by the City Engineer. 13) Future application for Final Plat for the replatting and development of the townhomes in Outlot E shall be subject to the following conditions: a. Plans shall be updated to either relocate the access point from Chippewa Road to the townhome area further east, or to remove the access point. If the access point is removed, the trail connection between Chippewa Road and the townhome area shall be designed and constructed as a secondary emergency access if determined necessary by Public Safety. The specifications shall be reviewed and approved by City staff. b. The design of the townhome roadway shall be updated as necessary to improve emergency vehicle circulation. c. The Applicants shall submit architectural guidelines for the townhomes for review and approval by the City at the time of final plat application. The guidelines shall include, at a minimum, the following improvements from the photos and illustrations provided with the general plan of development, consistent with the direction of the City Council at the December 15, 2020 meeting, including: i. Architectural features upon the rear facades of the townhome buildings which face streets, including modulation, accent materials and other elements. ii. Partitions or other means of screening to provide privacy between ground level patio areas of townhome units. d. A site plan review of each townhome building within the development site shall not be required as described in Section 825.55 of City Code. However, each building shall be subject to administrative review by City staff for consistency with the site plan which accompanies the plat, architectural requirements established in the guidelines approved by the City at the time of final plat review, relevant requirements of City Code, and the conditions noted herein. e. The replatting and development of Outlot E shall be subject to dedication of public trail easements and construction of a trail by the developer of Outlot E connecting Chippewa Road to the trail within Outlot B. 14) The Property shall be subject to the City's lawn and landscaping irrigation regulations. No lawn or landscape irrigation systems shall be permitted to be connected to the City water system. The Applicants shall address comments of the City Engineer and Public Works Director related to the design and installation of the irrigation system. 15) The required upland buffer adjacent to Lots 3-6, Block 14 may be reduced to 15 feet in width pursuant Subd. 5(0 of Section 828.43. The Applicants shall update plans to provide for the buffer easement of this minimum width. 16) The plans and construction of Chippewa Road shall be abided by the comments and recommendations of the City Engineer. 17) The Applicants shall plant replacement trees as indicated in the plans received by the City on 10/14/2021 and record a tree protection declaration to protect preserved trees. The Applicants shall submit a woodland management plan for review and approval of City staff and shall implement the activities within the management plan through the year 2025 in lieu of replacing more trees upon the Property. The Applicants may transfer obligation for the management plan to the HOA. Resolution No. 2022-28 3 April 19, 2022 18) Plans shall be updated to provide a trail along Hillside Drive connecting the gap between the trails within Outlot B and Outlot A. 19) Street names shall be consistent with City naming policies. Specifically, Leaping Deer Lane shall be updated to Leaping Deer Court. 20) The Applicants shall convey Outlot C to the City with via warranty deed. Plans shall be updated to include signage or other means to clearly delineate the preserved areas from private lots. 21) The Applicants shall construct the following paved trails and provide easements over the locations as recommended by City staff: a. Adjacent to Chippewa Road b. Within the park c. Near Mohawk Drive, connecting Chippewa Road to the northwest comer of the site d. Connecting Chippewa Road to the park through the townhome neighborhood 22) The Applicant shall construct Chippewa Road and the watermain connection between Mohawk Drive and Arrowhead Drive as depicted in the plans received by the City on 4/6/2022, except such plans shall be updated to address the comments of the City Engineer. 23) The Applicants shall submit HOA documents for City review and approval prior to issuance of any building permits on the Property. Such documents shall describe provisions for maintenance of elements such as the private streets, trails, stormwater improvements, lawn irrigation, upland buffers, landscaping, partitions/screening between townhomes patios, and buffer yard landscaping. 24) The Applicants shall submit a letter of credit in an amount of 150% of the cost of site improvements, Chippewa Road improvements, and watermain improvements to ensure completion. 25) The Applicants shall obtain permits from Elm Creek Watershed, Minnesota Department of Health, Pollution Control Agency, Metropolitan Council and any other relevant agencies. 26) Construction of Chippewa Road shall be permitted to result in a bounce above existing conditions for the large wetland south of Chippewa Road, subject to permitting and approvals by other relevant agencies and approval by the City Engineer. 27) The Applicants shall address the comments of the City Attorney's Plat Opinion and otherwise abide by the recommendation of the City Attomey with regard to title matters and recording instructions. 28) The final plat shall be filed within 180 days of the date of this resolution or the approval shall be considered void, unless a written request for time extension is submitted by the applicant and approved by the City Council. 29) The Applicants shall pay to the City a fee in an amount sufficient to reimburse the City for the cost of reviewing the plat, construction plans, and other relevant documents. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Resolution 2021-74 is hereby rescinded as requested by the Applicant and replaced by the approval described herein. Resolution No. 2022-28 4 April 19, 2022 Dated: April 19, 2022. Attest: By: C r► )(IOW Caitlyn W er, City Clerk Todd Allfers, Acting Mayor The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member DesLauriers and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Albers, Cavanaugh, DesLauriers, Martin, Reid And the following voted against same: None Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. Resolution No. 2022-28• 5 April 19, 2022 EXHIBIT A Legal Description of the Property That part of the South Half of Northeast Quarter of Section 3, Township 118, Range 23, Hennepin County, Minnesota, lying Northwesterly of the following described line: Commencing at the southeast comer of said South Half of the Northeast Quarter; thence North 01 degrees 13 minutes 50 seconds East on an assumed bearing along the east line of South half a distance of 833.09 feet to the point of beginning of the line to be described; thence South 22 degrees 09 minutes 09 seconds West a distance of 86.32 feet; thence Southerly 173.73 feet along a tangential curve concave southeasterly, having a central angle of 11 degrees 25 minutes 46 seconds and a radius of 870.89 feet; thence South 10 degrees 43 minutes 23 seconds West, tangent to said curve, a distance of 534.34 feet thence southerly 29.99 feet along a tangential curve concave easterly, having a central angle of 10 degrees 06 minutes 25 seconds and a radius of 170.1 feet; thence South 00 degrees 36 minutes 58 seconds West, tangent to said curve, a distance of 30.00 feet to the south line of said South Half and said line there terminating. Abstract property AND Parc ell: The Northwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 3, Township 118 North, Range 23, except the West 468 feet thereof, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Torrens property Parcel 2: That part of the Northeast quarter of the Southeast quarter lying West of a line extending from the Southwest comer of the Northeast quarter of the Southeast quarter to a point on the North line of the Northeast quarter of the Southeast quarter 660 feet West along said North line from the Northeast comer of the Northeast quarter of the Southeast quarter, all in Section 3, Township 118, Range 23, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Torrens property. Parcel 3: Outlot B, Cavanaughs Meadowwoods Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Abstract property Resolution No. 2022-28 6 April 19, 2022 Parcel 4: The North 468 feet of the West 468 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 3, Township 118, Range 23, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Torrens property Parcel 5: The West 468 feet of the South 590 feet of the North 1058 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 3, Township 118 North, Range 23, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Torrens property Parcel 6: That part of the West 468 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 3, Township 118 North, Range 23, lying South of the North 1058 feet thereof, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Torrens property Resolution No. 2022-28 7 April 19, 2022