RES 18-49RESOLUTION NO.: 2018 - 49
CITY OF OTSEGO
COUNTY OF WRIGHT, MINNESOTA
A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO EXPAND THE EAST
SEWER DISTRICT TO INCLUDE THE ASHWOOD PRELIMINARY PLAT.
WHEREAS, D.R. Horton, Inc. has submitted plans to plat and develop property
located west of Odean Avenue at 75th Street; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Otsego has adopted a Comprehensive Plan most
recently amended on 12 December 2012; and,
WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan establishes goals, policies, and programs
to provide direction, guidance and management for on-going development of the City;
and,
WHEREAS, the Urban Service Staging Plan designates the subject site as being
within Urban Service Expansion Area E1; D.R. Horton, Inc. has applied to amend the
Comprehensive Plan to include the proposed plat within the East Sewer District
designated by the Urban Service Staging Plan to allow for extension of sanitary sewer
and water utilities to service the proposed development; and,
WHEREAS, the Future Land Use Plan guides the subject site for low density
residential uses; and,
WHEREAS, the 2012 Comprehensive Plan establishes an Urban Service
Staging Plan to provide for orderly expansion of the established Sewer Districts subject
to the following criteria:
1. Land to be included in the sanitary sewer service district is not
enrolled in an agricultural preservation program.
2. The land lies within one-quarter mile of the existing sanitary sewer
service district boundary or presents environmental problems that
can be alleviated by the delivery of City water and sewer service.
3. The land is located within the designated urban service expansion
area and the expansion is in accordance with the order of the
staging plan.
4. The potential sewer discharge of the land area to be included is
within available capacity of the City's existing facilities.
5. The developer shall hold the City harmless should limitations on
sewer hookups be imposed.
6. The developer and/or benefiting property owners assume the
significant majority of improvement/service costs.
7. The land does not qualify as a premature development or
subdivision as regulated by the Subdivision Ordinance.
8. Inclusion of the land in the sanitary sewer service district is
necessary to achieve a five year supply and respond to a shortage
of land to which service is available.
9. Commercial/industrial development and requests for service to
existing, unsewered residential areas shall be given priority over
new residential development for service district expansion requests.
WHEREAS, the planning report dated 29 May 2018 and addendum dated 19
July 2018 prepared by the City Planner, the Planning Company LLC, are incorporated
herein; and,
WHEREAS, The Planning Commission opened a public hearing at their regular
meeting on 4 June 2018 to consider the application, preceded by published and mailed
notice; based upon review of the application and evidence received, the Otsego
Planning Commission closed the public hearing and recommended that the City Council
approve the request based on the aforementioned findings.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Otsego
that Otsego that the 2012 Comprehensive Plan is hereby amended to include the
preliminary plat for Ashwood within the East Sewer District designated by the Urban
Service Staging Plan.
MOTION BY: Heidner
SECOND BY: Tanner
ALL IN FAVOR: Stockamp, Heidner, Tanner, Warehime
THOSE OPPOSED: None
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Otsego this 23rd day of July,
2018.
ATTEST:`
Tami Loff, City Clerk
CITY OF OTSEGO
BY:
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Jessica L. Stockamp, Mayor