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Home My WebLink About10A - SPL Twnshp Comp Plan MEETING DATE: AGENDA #: PREPARED BY: AGENDA ITEM: DISCUSSION: Maintenance Center 17073 Adelmann Street S.E. Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT MAY 1, 2006 10A JANE KANSIER, PLANNING DIRECTOR CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE SPRING LAKE TOWNSHIP PRINCIPLES GUIDING DEVELOPMENT SOUTH OF 180TH STREET FOR INCLUSION IN THE SCOTT COUNTY 2030 COMREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE I ntrod uction This agenda report recommends the City Council review the "Principles Guiding Development South of 180th Street for Inclusion in the Scott County 2030 Comprehensive Plan Update" adopted by Spring Lake Township, and adopt a resolution supporting the basic guidelines. History The Metropolitan Land Planning Act (Minnesota Statutes Chapter 473) requires all cities and counties within the 7-County Metropolitan Area to adopt a comprehensive plan. The next update, to 2030, is due in 2008. The City of Prior Lake completed its update and has submitted it to the Metropolitan Council for review. Scott County is just beginning the update to its Comprehensive Plan. As part of this process, Spring Lake Township prepared a land use study and adopted a set of principles to guide development for the area south of 180th Street (see attached). The Townboard has asked the City Council to support these principles and to forward a statement of that support to Scott County. Current Circumstances The Scott County Comprehensive Land Use Plan designates all of Spring Lake Township as "Urban Expansion Area." This designation has been applied to areas adjacent to municipalities which are anticipated to receive municipal services within the next 40 years. In the interim, development within this area is limited to one dwelling unit per 40 acres. Spring Lake Township is hoping to amend this designation to allow residential development at a density of one unit per 2~ acres. Section 11 of the Orderly Annexation Agreement which was adopted by the Prior Lake City Council and the Spring Lake Township Board states: "The City supports the re-zoning of the Urban Expansion Area that lies east of Vergus A venue and is outside of this OAA, to Rural Residential and encourages the County to revise its Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance promptly in 2005 to reflect this change. For properties located outside this OAA which become adjacent to the City's boundary by virtue of annexation, the Township Board will support any annexation petition by the property owner. " www.cityofpriorlake.com ~hOJlle,952.440.9675 / Fax 952.440.9678 ISSUES: The City of Prior Lake conducted a study in 2005 to determine the capacity of the sanitary sewer infrastructure. This study confirms the City's system does not have the capacity to provide sanitary sewer service to the area south of 180th Street. However, higher density development, even at 1 unit per 2 ~ acres, does impact other City services, including parks, recreation, roads and transit. If higher density development is allowed within this area, as part of the County's Comprehensive Plan update process, the City, the County and the Township should work together to devise a plan to alleviate this impact. Spring Lake Township has identified six principles pertaining to development south of 180th Street. The following are some comments with respect to each principle (in bold italics): 1. Planning and land use regulation for the area south of 180th St as provided in Section 11 of the Orderly Annexation Agreement with Prior Lake should assume regional sewage treatment will not be made available in this area except by petition on its northern edge. It is true that the City does not have the capacity to serve significant acres south of 180th Street. It is possible that by 2030 municipal sewer service could be offered by other cities in southern Scott County. 2. The present regulation of new on site sewage treatment systems and the evolving technologies and practices assure Community Sewage Treatment Systems (eSTS) or Individual Sewage Treatment Systems (ISTS) when properly maintained are the practical and responsible long term sewage treatment method in the area of the Township south of 18Uh St. The regulations for on-site and community sewage treatment systems are becoming more proficient. Neither can be relied on permanently and both have some measure of environmental impact. Municipal sewer service remains the most desirable option ecologically speaking. 3. An overall residential density approaching 2 % acres per homesite with no supporting cluster preserves and meeting existing and proposed performance standards is the reasonable, sustainable and desired long-term development which will maintain and preserve the natural and cultural character of Spring Lake Township. This development is not intended to be an interim activity reserving properties in the Township until some planned alternate future development or phase can be implemented. It is the desired long- term development of properties in this part of the Township. Developments with densities of I unit per 2 ~ acres should be designed for ultimate conversion to municipal utilities. Densities at this magnitude also have impacts on the transportation systems of adjacent cities. The population created by such density also impacts adjacent cities, creating markets for goods and services but also adding demand to the municipal transportation, parks and recreation, and storm water systems. 4. Provided a conforming non-hydric soil location for the required drainfields and a non hydric or corrected building site is provided on each parcel, all hydric soils on a parcel should be permitted to contribute to meeting the minimum required lot area. This principle allows increased density in that it allows non buildable areas to be considered in the minimum lot area. This principle is inconsistent with the City minimum lot area criteria. 5. Application of the zoning regulations implementing these principles should be accomplished on a parcel-by-parcel basis. Zoning principles should recognize the limitations of such developments and address their desirability on a township wide basis for consistency and focus upon overall impacts. 6. The status of the Lydia area as a Hamlet should be recognized in the eomprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance, and the directly people- serving retail and office activities allowed by the e1 General eommercial district should be permitted, and the smaller residential lot sizes typical in this traditional hamlet development should be accommodated as conforming parcels. Hamlets in Scott County should be allowed to continue but not to expand. It is staff's belief that the attached resolution, while recognizing the reservations to the principles stated above, is in conformance with the position set forth in the Orderly Annexation Agreement between the City and the Township. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no immediate financial impact to the City with this action. To alleviate the future financial impact to City services, the City, the County and the Township should work together to devise a plan to alleviate this impact. ALTERNATIVES: The City Council has the following alternatives: 1. Adopt a resolution in support of the Spring Lake Township Principles Guiding Development South of 180th Street for Inclusion in the Scott County 2030 Comprehensive Plan update. 2. Other action as directed by the City Council. RECOMMENDED MOTION: The staff recommends Alternative #1. This requires the following motion: Motion and second adopting a resolution in support of the Spring Lake Township Principles Guiding Development South of 180th Street for Inclusion in the Scott County 2030 Comprehensive Plan update. Reviewed by: ~ A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE SPRING LAKE TOWNSHIP PRINCIPLES GUIDING DEVELOPMENT SOUTH OF 180TH STREET FOR INCLUSION IN THE SCOTT COUNTY 2030 COMREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, Motion By: Second By: On July 21, 2003, the City Council adopted Resolution 03-130 entering into an Orderly Annexation Agreement with Spring Lake Township; and Section 11 of the Orderly Annexation Agreement with Spring Lake Township states: "The City supports the re-zoning of the Urban Expansion Area that lies east of Vergus A venue and is outside of this OAA, to Rural Residential and encourages the County to revise its Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance promptly in 2005 to reflect this change. For properties located outside this OAA which become adjacent to the City's boundary by virtue of annexation, the Township Board will support any annexation petition by the property owner'~ and The City of Prior Lake sanitary sewer system does not have the capacity to serve the area south of 180th Street; and Properly maintained community sewage treatment systems are an alternative when public sanitary sewage treatment systems are not available; and The City of Prior Lake also recognizes higher density development, even at 1 unit per 2 ~ acres, impacts other City services, including parks, recreation, roads and transit. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA as follows: 1. The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein. 2. The City of Prior Lake supports the removal of the Urban Expansion Area designation for the portion of Spring Lake Township lying east of Vergus Avenue and outside of the Orderly Annexation Area, subject to the following: a. As part of the Scott County 2030 Comprehensive Plan Update, the City, the County and the Township should work together to devise a plan to alleviate the impact of the higher density rural development on City services. PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 1ST DAY OF MAY, 2006. "-;'-.'i' YES NO Haugen Haugen Dornbush Dornbush Erickson Erickson LeMair LeMair Millar Millar Frank Boyles, City Manager ,- ,- 'i J ~.' '.' r', ",(" www.cityofpriorlake.com Phone 952.440.9675 / Fax 952.440.9678 APR-25-2006 10:36 CITY OF PR I OR LAKE MA I i'JT P.02/03 SPRING LAKE TOWNSHIP 15870 Franklin Trail SE, Suite 104 Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372 Phone (952) 441-7030 Fax (952) 447-6773 RECEIVED APR - 5 2006 April 3, 2006 1v.fr. Frank Boyles City of Prior Lake 16200 Eagle Creek Avenue S.E. Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372 Re: Spring Lake Township's Urban Expansion Reserve Area Dear Frank: I am writing to contirm the Township's discussions with you and .lane Kansier on March 10, 2006. Gene and I met with you to discuss the Township's goals and principles for development under the Scott County 2030 Comprehensive Plan. During our meeting you and Jane re- confirmed the City of Prior Lake's support for removal of the Urban Expansion Reserve designation for the area of Spring Lake Township located south of I80lh Street and east of Vergus Avenue. This support is formally set forth in Section 11 of the current Orderly Annexation Agreement. Jane further stated that currently the City does not have the capacity to extend sewer services south of 180th Street without substantial upgrades to the City's entire system. Therefore, any developer approaching the City to petition for anne;<ation of property south of 180tl1 Street would be told that sewer services could not be extended to the proposed development. Thank you for taking the time to meet with Gene and me on the critically important issue of future zoning of Spring Lake Township. Please let me know immediately if these understandings of the City's support for re-zoning of the UER and current capacity constraints are incorrect. !J2.':) c: Spring Lake Town~hip Bourd Marty Schmitz, Scott CO\U1ly Gfl.l'Y Berg, Scott County Michael Cronin, Cronin & As~oci!\tcs APR-25-2005 10:35 CITY OF PRIOR LAKE MAINT P.03/03 Spring Lake Township Principles guiding development south of 180th St for inclusion in the Scott County 2030 Comprehensive Plan Update. 1. Planning and land use regulation for the area 50uth of 1 80th St a~ provided in Section 11 of the Orderly Annexation Agreement with Prior Lake should assume regional sewage treatment will not be made available in this area except by petition on its northern edge. 2. The prescnt regulation of new on site sewage treatment sY5tems and the evolving technologies and practices al\surc Community Sewage Treatment Systems (CSTS) or Individual Sewage Treatment Systems (ISTS) when properly maintained are the practical and responsihle long term sewage treatment method in the area of the Township south of 180th St. 3. An overall residential density approaching 2 Y2 acres per homesite with no supporting cluster preserves and meeting existing and proposed performance standards is the reasonable, sustainable and desired long-term dcvelopment which will maintain and preserve the natural and cultural character of Spring Lake Township. This development is not intended to be an interim activity re~erving propelties in the Township until. some planncd alternate future development or phase can be implemented. It i~ the desired long-term development of propertie!; in this part of the Township. 4. Provided a conforming non-hydric soil location for the required drainfields and a non hydric or corrected building site is provided on each parcel, all hydric soils on a parcel ~hould be permitted to contribute to meeting the minimum required lot area. 5. Application of the zoning regulations implementing these principles should be accomplished on a parcel-by-parcel hasis. 6. The status of the Lydia area as a Hamlet should be recognized in the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance, and the directly people-serving rctail and office activities allowed by the C 1 General Commercial district should be permitted, and the smaller residential lot ."izes typical in this traditional hamlet devdopmen,t should be accommodated a~ conforming parcel~. Adopred March 9, 2006 TOTAL P.03 --~ Scott County 2020 Comprehensive Plan Update I-- r... h L'l ~ h:r J-T f', Win h- ..4 IV/. n L ,jl'll" r:L t= -LTf- -r+ rf '- -= I ~ VIe:; J 8- ~ "J ~ \ l---i R1> ~ rl I UI f- ~ . 1 , 61'.LJ ~1-n'L f-1..J-1.; ~ "-r I ,u m h '- \J = I~ / ~ ::j C;C ~fl7iI L · If--fI-- bJ L m ~h ;:I::h;:!j I f = "" .rb ,'" ~ I'-- 4 r If Htt-I-'i f-lJ ,~[ P;t=J T ~ a I 11-1 '- 1. T 1 w ,,~ A'" T7 - ~Ir-- y ~ It I r- l'-r ~ ~ LloL (rh J1\. Ff--l--d.l I"~' '-:I n . rl I I '= I. IrI .. ~. . 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