05-40RESOLUTION NO. 2005-40
CITY OF OTSEGO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE CITY OF OTSEGO COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN REGARDING THE PLANNED RIVERWOOD NATIONAL WASTE
WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND EXTENSION OF SERVICE TO LANDS
BEYOND RIVERWOOD NATIONAL.
WHEREAS, the City Council approved a PUD Development Stage Plan
and Preliminary Plat for Riverwood National on 8 July 2002; and,
WHEREAS, these approvals allowed for approval of a final plat on 22
September 2003 for development of 157 single family dwellings and an 18 hole
golf course and ancillary facilities within Riverwood National; and,
WHEREAS, these approvals provide for the allowed uses within
Riverwood National to have sanitary sewer service by a wastewater treatment
plant to be constructed by the project developer;
WHEREAS, the design of the Riverwood wastewater treatment plant is
approved by the City Council to provide capacity only as required for the project
and is subject to approval by the City Engineer; and,
WHEREAS, upon construction of the Riverwood National wastewater
treatment plant and establishment of operations, said facility is to be dedicated to
the City for long-term ownership, operation and maintenance; and,
WHEREAS, the project developer has yet to begin construction of the
proposed Riverwood National wastewater treatment plant to provide service to
the development; and,
WHEREAS, the City has adopted a Comprehensive Plan that includes a
staging plan for expansion of sanitary sewer service and extension of sanitary
sewer to lands adjacent to or in proximity of Riverwood National would be
inconsistent with these plans and would negatively impact the City's service
capabilities; and,
WHEREAS, the lands adjacent to or in proximity of Riverwood National
would be anticipated to be provided sanitary sewer service from the City's
established West wastewater treatment plant and the operation and maintenance
of two wastewater treatment plants where one facility is adequate is inherently
inefficient; and,
WHEREAS, the City cannot collect additional fees or assess charges to
existing users of the Riverwood National wastewater treatment system for
construction of capacity at the West wastewater treatment plant at such time as
the Riverwood National wastewater treatment system is integrated with the West
wastewater treatment system; and,
WHEREAS, the expansion of the Riverwood National wastewater
treatment plant and its collection system to service additional users beyond
Riverwood National increases the future costs to the City to integrate the
Riverwood National wastewater treatment system with the West wastewater
treatment System; and,
WHEREAS, the City has received numerous informal inquiries as to the
potential to expand the capacity of the Riverwood National wastewater treatment
plant and its collection system to provide service beyond the Riverwood National
project; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council is to definitively memorialize its policy and
intent regarding the potential expansion of the capacity of the Riverwood National
wastewater treatment plant and its collection system to provide service beyond
the project by this resolution.
WHEREAS, the Otsego Planning Commission held a public hearing at their
regular meeting on 15 August 2005 to consider an amendment of the Comprehensive
Plan related to the waste water treatment plant to be constructed at Riverwood National,
preceded by published notice; upon review of the issue, and other evidence, the public
hearing was closed and the Planning Commission recommended by a 7-0 vote that the
City Council approve the Comprehensive Plan amendment based on the
aforementioned findings.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Otsego that Page 144 of the Otsego Comprehensive Plan is hereby amended to
read as follows:
A third sanitary sewage treatment system is baiRy to be
constructed by a private developer in conjunction with the
Riverwood National golf course subdivision located at Kadler
Avenue and CSAH 19 in the northwest comer of the City. This
system has-been 's a designed to provide service only to this
development,
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Upon construction and successful
establishment of the treatments system, the developer is required
to tum the waste water treatment plant over to the City for long-
tenn ownership, operation and maintenance.
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b. By petition of owners of existing developed properties
served by existing on-site sewage treatment systems.
C. Benefiting proped y owners shall assume all of the
improvement and service costs.
ADOPTED by the Otsego City Council this 22nd day of August, 2805.
CITY OF OTSEGO
BY• '
L 5kvoufrnier, Mayor
ATTEST.
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Kirbe Rowell, Deputy City Clerk
Aye/Nay:
Fournier:
Aye
Heidner:
Aye
Scharber:
Aye
Stockcamp:
Aye
Thorstad:
Aye
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