HomeMy WebLinkAbout15-158 Jeffers Pond PUD Deny Motor Fuel Station & Car Wash
4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
RESOLUTION 15-158
A RESOLUTION DENYING AN AMENDMENT TO THE JEFFERS POND PLANNED UNIT
DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO ALLOW A MOTOR FUEL STATION AND CAR WASH IN OUTLOT C OF
JEFFERS POND
Motion By: Morton Second By: Thompson
WHEREAS, Kimley-Horn on behalf of C-Store Partners (the “Developer”) has submitted an
application for an amendment to the Jeffers Pond Planned Unit Development (“PUD”)
Plan to allow a Motor Fuel Station and Car Wash for Super America in Outlot C of
Jeffers Pond; and
WHEREAS, The Prior Lake Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on June 15, 2015 to
consider the proposed amendment to the PUD; and
WHEREAS, Notice of the public hearing on said PUD amendment has been duly published and posted
in accordance with the applicable Minnesota Statutes and Prior Lake Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, All persons interested in the proposed amendment to the PUD were afforded the
opportunity to present their views and objections related to the Jeffers Pond PUD
amendment for the record at the public hearing conducted by the Planning Commission;
and
WHEREAS, The Prior Lake City Council considered the application for the proposed amendment to
the PUD on September 28, 2015; and
WHEREAS, The Planning Commission and City Council have reviewed the amendment to the PUD
according to the applicable provisions of the Prior Lake Zoning and Subdivision
Ordinances and found said amendment to the PUD not to be consistent with the
provisions of said Ordinances and not to be in general conformance with the original PUD
Plan; and
NOWTHEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR LAKE,
MINNESOTA as follows:
FINDINGS OF FACT
The City Council hereby makes the following findings of fact:
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1.The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein.
2.
a)City Ordinance No. 105-03 (related to the Jeffers Pond PUD and adopted on January 18, 2005)
states that the “elements of the plan will be as shown on the plans dated January 18, 2015, which
shows a mix of residential and commercial uses in Outlots B and C including, condominiums, offices,
retail and parking ramps in configurations that have 2+ story buildings. The proposed Super America
does not match the elements of the approved PUD plan with a 1-story design.
b)City Ordinance No. 105-03 states that, “The PUD plan proposes trails, pedestrian elements to
connect the residential and the commercial elements. The commercial area is also designed to be
pedestrian-friendly, and to provide services to the neighborhoods.” The proposed Super America is
primarily auto-oriented and is not pedestrian-friendly.
c)Resolution 05-17, adopted on January 18, 2005 includes a condition that states, “The overall theme
must be refined and incorporated into the final plans.” The materials provided for the residential
areas related to landscape features, home features and monument signs. . The materials provided
for the commercial area did not identify a stand-alone 1-story gasoline service station. The
development of a stand-alone 1-story gasoline service station does not satisfy the requirement of
Resolution 05-17.
d)A narrative provided by the applicant for “The Village at Jeffers Pond” Preliminary Plat and PUD
(dated October 25, 2004) represented the following:
(1)The project is a combination of lifestyles, variety of housing price points, retail shopping
opportunities, office space, restaurant choices, banking opportunities, transportation, pedestrian
friendly walkways, pristine nature park with trails, elementary school and active recreational
parks.
(2)The commercial area’s entire focus is on accessibility to shopping via plaza walks and centralized
parking ramps. The commercial area is connected directly to the trail system and sidewalk
system and adjacent to the transit location. Mixed-use building concepts have been incorporated
in the proposal, which allows people to live, work and shop all within walking distance.
(3)Increasing a diverse retail outlet will provide numerous opportunities for a variety of businesses.
Traditional office space, banking, retail, food services, etc. will help increase the local job market
within the community, and attract services that may have otherwise located in surrounding
communities.
(4)Each component of the project was designed to create a unique niche within the site but also to
transition harmoniously to the surrounding area. Architectural design, landscape, ponds and
natural buffers will be utilized to transition the different components.
e.) Several type of retail uses were identified in the narrative for the Preliminary Plat and PUD. None of
the materials submitted to the City Council and upon which the City Council relied and approved the
Preliminary Plat and PUD contemplated a gasoline service station. The proposed Super America
does not conform to any of the representations made in late 2004 related to the Jeffers Pond PUD.
CONCLUSION AND ORDER
BASED ON THE FOREGOING FINDINGS THE CITY COUNCIL HEREBY ORDERS THAT: The amendment
to the PUD Plan for Jeffers Pond to allow a Motor Fuel Station and Car Wash within Outlot C as a phase of
a Final PUD Plan is hereby denied
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PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 28 DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2015.
TH
VOTE Hedberg Keeney McGuire Morton Thompson
Aye
☒☒☒☒☒
Nay
☐☐☐☐☐
Absent
☐☐☐☐☐
Abstain
☐☐☐☐☐
______________________________
Frank Boyles, City Manager
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