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RESOLUTION 25-142 A RESOLUTION ORDERING THE PREPARATION OF AN ALTERNATIVE URBAN AREAWIDE REVIEW FOR THE SPRING LAKE TOWNSHIP ORDERLY ANNEXATION AREA AND ADJACENT AREAS IN PRIOR LAKE Motion By: Braid Second By: Hellier
WHEREAS, the city has entered into an Orderly Annexation Agreement with Spring Lake Township; and WHEREAS, the city has an adopted comprehensive plan that identifies future growth and development in the orderly annexation area and adjacent areas of Prior Lake; and WHEREAS, the city recognizes the need to begin planning for development of the land in the orderly annexation areas and adjacent areas in Prior Lake; and
WHEREAS, the city determined that an environmental review is prudent to develop the orderly annexation area and adjacent areas in Prior Lake; and WHEREAS, Minnesota Rules Chapter 4410.3610 provides for a substitute form of environmental review known as an Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR); and
WHEREAS, an AUAR allows for environmental review of development and associated infrastructure in a particular geographic area within a jurisdiction if the local government unit has an adopted comprehensive plan; and WHEREAS, the city is the Responsible Government Unit (RGU) pursuant to Minnesota Rules
Part 4410.3610 Subpart 1; and WHEREAS, the study area is approximately 2,730 acres in the southwest corner of the city;
and WHEREAS, two proposed development scenarios have been identified to evaluate as part of the AUAR, each of which has varying amounts of residential, industrial, business park, and retail development; and WHEREAS, the City Council of Prior Lake deems an AUAR to be the most appropriate form of environmental review for the study area.
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.
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2. The City Council orders the preparation of an Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) for the Spring Lake Township orderly annexation area and adjacent areas in the City of Prior Lake.
Passed and adopted by the Prior Lake City Council this 12th day of November 2025. VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier
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_____________________________ Jason Wedel, City Manager