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ITEM: 5H
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: June 09, 2026
PREPARED BY: Casey McCabe, Community Development Director
PRESENTED BY: Casey McCabe
AGENDA ITEM: Resolution Approving the Combined Preliminary and Final Plat for Marlow
Ridge
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approval of a resolution approving the combined preliminary and final plat for Marlow Ridge.
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this agenda item is to consider the combined preliminary and final plat to be known
as Marlow Ridge which, if approved, would create three separate outlots on a current agricultural
parcel owned by Vierling Family Limited Partnership located southeast of the CH42/CH21
intersection (PID 259260010).
Pulte Homes has submitted several subdivision and zoning applications related to a proposed
262-unit residential subdivision to be known as Marlow Ridge. In the near future, the city council
will be asked to consider applications related to preliminary plat, preliminary Planned Unit
Development (PUD) plan, comprehensive land use plan amendment, rezoning, easement
vacation, and environmental assessment worksheet for the low- and medium-density residential
subdivision. This agenda item represents the first of several steps and if approved, would
establish three separate outlots for future development.
As a first step in the development process, the applicant is requesting to subdivide the entire
parcel to create three outlots. An outlot is a property or a parcel which is platted but not intended
for immediate development. An outlot is not buildable and no building permits will be issued for
an outlot until future preliminary and final plat approvals are provided by the city.
Subsection 9-34 of City Code allows for the combination of a preliminary and final plat in one
action due to the simplicity of the proposed subdivision provided:
The resulting subdivision contains no more than 5 lots.
The resulting subdivision will contain three lots.
The proposed subdivision is located in an area where streets and utilities are in
place and capable of serving the subdivision.
Streets and utilities are available and capable of serving the subdivision. Streets and
utilities will be extended in the future as part of future development phases.
The proposed subdivision does not require the dedication or construction of future
streets and will not interfere with the development of adjacent properties.
The proposed subdivision does not require the dedication or construction of streets, as
the subdivision will create three undevelopable outlots. Future phases of development will
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dedicate the necessary street right-of-way. The development of adjacent properties will
not be impacted by this subdivision.
The resulting lots shall conform with all provisions of the Zoning Code unless a
variance has been granted.
The resulting lots will conform with provisions of the Zoning Code.
Current Circumstances
The proposed subdivision would subdivide the existing ± 165-acre property into three separate
outlot parcels which will allow Pulte Homes to pursue subdivision and development applications
for the outlot they proposed to purchase. No actual development plans are being requested for
approval as part of this combined preliminary and final plat application.
Outlot A is proposed to be approximately 22.5 acres and is guided for Business Office Park use;
Vierling Family Limited Partnership will retain Outlot A for future development. Outlot B is
approximately 87.7 acres and is guided for a mix of low- and medium density residential
development; Pulte Homes is planning to acquire Outlot B for residential development purposes.
Outlot C is a riparian parcel containing approximately 55 acres and is planned for future low-
density residential development; Vierling Family Limited Partnership will retain Outlot C for future
development.
The following paragraphs outline the physical characteristics of the existing site, the
comprehensive plan and zoning designations, as well as descriptions of some of the site specifics.
PHYSICAL SITE CHARACTERISTICS:
Total Site Area: The total site area is approximately 165.2 acres. If approved, the Marlow Ridge
subdivision would create Outlot A (22.5 acres), Outlot B (87.7 acres) and Outlot C (55 acres).
Wetlands: Wetlands exist throughout the property and any potential wetland impacts will be
evaluated and addressed through future preliminary and final platting of the outlots. The
owner/developer will be required to enter into a Developer’s Agreement with the Prior Lake Spring
Lake Watershed District for the establishment and recording of a Declaration of Conservation
Easement over the wetland buffer area as a condition of approval during future preliminary and
final platting of the outlots.
Access: Access is available from Carriage Hills Parkway NE and an extension of Fountain Hills
Drive NE, which will be completed by the developer during a future phase of development.
2040 Comprehensive Plan Designation: This property is guided for a mix of Business Office Park,
Urban Low Density Residential and Urban Medium Density Residential on the 2040
Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map. An application has been submitted for future city council
consideration which would amend the city’s land use plan to reallocate the commercial and
residential uses on the subject property. That request, which will be considered at a later date,
would continue to guide the property north of Fountain Hills for Business Office Park uses, the
property between Fountain Hills and Carriage Hills for low- and medium-density residential uses,
and the property south of Carriage Hills would remain low-density residential.
Zoning: The property includes several zoning use districts including low density residential,
neighborhood commercial, high density residential and business park. An application for rezoning
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the property to match the land use plan guidance has been submitted and will be considered at a
future meeting.
Parks / Trails: Trails currently exist along CH21 and Carriage Hills Parkway. Additional sidewalks
and trails will be incorporated during future phases of development. No additional parkland is
being requested by the City in this area.
Sanitary Sewer / Water Mains: Sanitary sewer and water service are available to serve this area.
Storm Water Management: Future development phases will address stormwater management
requirements.
Conclusion
As this will be a multi-phased development and the Marlow Ridge combined preliminary and final
plat will create three separate outlots and no developable property, a development agreement is
not necessary. All future phases of development will require preliminary and final plat approvals
and a development agreement for each phase will be required for all future final plat approvals.
The planning commission held a public hearing to consider this application on May 4, 2026 and
voted 5-0 to recommend city council approval of the combined preliminary and final plat subject
to the following conditions:
City Attorney plat examination signature on the final plat is not required and shall be
removed.
Future phases of development and final plats of the Outlots shall not be approved until the
applicant and Prior Lake – Spring Lake Watershed District reach agreement on the
required conservation easements over the wetlands and buffer areas.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
No financial impact is anticipated as a result of this action.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Motion and a second, as part of the consent agenda, approving a resolution approving the
Combined Preliminary and Final Plat for Marlow Ridge subject to the conditions outlined
in this report.
2. Remove this item from the consent agenda for additional discussion.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Location Map
2. Marlow Ridge - Combined Preliminary & Final Plat
4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
RESOLUTION 26-___
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE COMBINED PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT
FOR MARLOW RIDGE
Motion By: Second By:
WHEREAS, Pulte Homes of Minnesota LLC (the “Developer”) and Vierling Family Limited
Partnership (the “Property Owner”) have requested approval of a Combined
Preliminary and Final Plat to be known as Marlow Ridge legally described as:
See attached Exhibit A (PIDs 259260010 & 253630040); and
WHEREAS, the Prior Lake Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on May 4, 2026,
to consider the request for Combined Preliminary and Final Plat for Marlow
Ridge; and
WHEREAS, Notice of the public hearing on said Combined Preliminary and Final Plat was
duly published and mailed in accordance with the applicable Prior Lake
Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission heard all persons interested in the Combined
Preliminary and Final Plat at the public hearing, and the Planning Commission
recommended the City Council approve the Combined Preliminary and Final Plat
for Marlow Ridge on a 5-0 vote subject to certain conditions; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered the Planning Commission’s recommendation and
applicant’s request for approval of a Combined Preliminary and Final Plat for
Marlow Ridge on June 9, 2026, and found it met the requirements of Subsections
9-34, 9-66 and 9-67 of the Prior Lake Subdivision Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved the Combined Preliminary and Final Plat and
Development Agreement for Marlow Ridge on June 9, 2026.
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 Council approves the Final Plat of Marlow Ridge subject to the following
conditions:
a) The City Attorney plat examination signature on the final plat is not required and shall
be removed.
b) Future phases of development and final plats of the Outlots shall not be approved until
the applicant and Prior Lake Spring Lake Watershed District reach agreement on the
required conservation easements over the wetlands and buffer areas.
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c) The Developer shall record the Final Plat within ninety (90) days after approval of this
plat.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 9 DAY OF JUNE 2026.
VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier
Aye
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Nay
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Abstain
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Absent
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___________________________
Jason Wedel, City Manager
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Exhibit A
Legal Description
The Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4 of NW1/4) of Section Twenty-six (26),
Township One Hundred Fifteen (115), Range Twenty-two (22), Scott County, Minnesota.
The South Half of the Northwest Quarter (South 1/2 of NW 1/4) of Section Twenty-six (26),
Township One Hundred Fifteen (115), Range Twenty-two (22), Scott County, Minnesota, except
the East 250.00 feet of the North 522.75 feet of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter
of Section Twenty-six (26), Township One Hundred Fifteen (115), Range Twenty-two (22), Scott
County, Minnesota,
and
Government Lot 2, Section Twenty-six (26), Township One Hundred Fifteen (115), Range
Twenty-two (22), Scott County, Minnesota,
and
All that part of Outlot A, Fountain Hills Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof, Scott
County, Minnesota, described as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner of said Outlot A; thence on an assumed bearing of North 89
degrees 30 minutes 04 seconds East; along the south line of said Outlot A, a distance of 36.00
feet, to the east line of the west 36.00 feet of said Outlot A; thence North 01 degrees 20 minutes
14 seconds West, along said east line of the west 36.00 feet, a distance of 555.16 feet; thence
North 68 degrees 48 minutes 19 seconds West, a distance of 28.15 feet, to the east line of the
west 10.00 feet of said Outlot A, thence North 01 degrees 20 minutes 14 seconds West along
said east line of the west 10.00 feet, a distance of 502.15 feet; thence South 88 degree 39
minutes 46 seconds West, a distance of 10.00 feet, to the west line of said Outlot A; thence
South 01 degrees 20 minutes 14 seconds East, along said west line of Outlot A, a distance of
1067.57 feet, to the point of beginning.
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MARLOW RIDGE
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS: That Vierling Family Limited Partnership, a Minnesota limited partnership, owner of the following described property situated in the
County of Scott, State of Minnesota, to wit:
The Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4 of NW1/4) of Section Twenty-six (26), Township One Hundred Fifteen (115), Range Twenty-two (22), Scott County,
Minnesota.
The South Half of the Northwest Quarter (South 1/2 of NW 1/4) of Section Twenty-six (26), Township One Hundred Fifteen (115), Range Twenty-two (22), Scott County,
Minnesota, except the East 250.00 feet of the North 522.75 feet of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section Twenty-six (26), Township One Hundred Fifteen
(115), Range Twenty-two (22), Scott County, Minnesota,
and
Government Lot 2, Section Twenty-six (26), Township One Hundred Fifteen (115), Range Twenty-two (22), Scott County, Minnesota,
and
All that part of Outlot A, Fountain Hills Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof, Scott County, Minnesota, described as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner of said Outlot A; thence on an assumed bearing of North 89 degrees 30 minutes 04 seconds East; along the south line of said Outlot A, a
distance of 36.00 feet, to the east line of the west 36.00 feet of said Outlot A; thence North 01 degrees 20 minutes 14 seconds West, along said east line of the west 36.00 feet, a
distance of 555.16 feet; thence North 68 degrees 48 minutes 19 seconds West, a distance of 28.15 feet, to the east line of the west 10.00 feet of said Outlot A, thence North 01
degrees 20 minutes 14 seconds West along said east line of the west 10.00 feet, a distance of 502.15 feet; thence South 88 degree 39 minutes 46 seconds West, a distance of
10.00 feet, to the west line of said Outlot A; thence South 01 degrees 20 minutes 14 seconds East, along said west line of Outlot A, a distance of 1067.57 feet, to the point of
beginning.
Has caused the same to be surveyed and platted as MARLOW RIDGE and does hereby donate and dedicate to the public for public use forever the public ways and also dedicate
the easements as shown on this plat for drainage and utility purposes only.
In witness whereof said Vierling Family Limited Partnership, a Minnesota limited partnership, has caused these presents to be signed by its proper partner this _________ day of
_____________________, 20_____.
Signed: Vierling Family Limited Partnership
By: ____________________________________, General Partner
_______________________________________
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF ____________________
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ______________ day of _____________________, 20______ by ________________________, ________________________ of
________________________________________________, General Partner of Vierling Family Limited Partnership, a Minnesota limited partnership, on behalf of the partnership.
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
Notary Public, __________________ County, Minnesota
My Commission Expires __________________________
SURVEYOR'S CERTIFICATE
I Daniel Ekrem hereby certify that this plat was prepared by me or under my direct supervision; that I am a duly Licensed Land Surveyor in the State of Minnesota; that this plat is a
correct representation of the boundary survey; that all mathematical data and labels are correctly designated on this plat; that all monuments depicted on this plat have been, or will
be correctly set within one year; that all water boundaries and wet lands, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, Section 505.01, Subd. 3, as of the date of this certificate are shown and
labeled on this plat; and all public ways are shown and labeled on this plat.
Dated this ______________ day of _____________________, 20______.
_________________________________________
Daniel Ekrem
Licensed Land Surveyor
Minnesota License No. 57366
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF _____________________
The foregoing Surveyor's Certificate was acknowledged before me this ______________ day of _____________________, 20______, by
Daniel Ekrem, Licensed Land Surveyor, Minnesota License No. 57366.
________________________________________
________________________________________
Notary Public, ___________________________
My Commission Expires __________________
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA
This plat was approved by the City Council of the City of Prior Lake, Minnesota, this ______________ day of _____________________, 20______, and hereby certifies compliance with
all requirements as set forth in Minnesota Statutes, Section 505.03, Subd. 2.
By:___________________________________________________________________
Mayor Clerk
I hereby certify that I have examined this plat of MARLOW RIDGE and do hereby recommend this plat for approval as to form this ______________ day of _____________________,
20______.
By: _______________________________
Prior Lake City Attorney
SCOTT COUNTY SURVEYOR
Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 389.09, Subd. 1, as amended, this plat has been reviewed and approved this ______________ day of _____________________, 20______.
_________________________________
Scott County Surveyor
SCOTT COUNTY AUDITOR/TREASURER
I hereby certify that the current and delinquent taxes on the lands described within are paid and the transfer is entered this ______________ day of _____________________, 20______.
By: _______________________________
Deputy
SCOTT COUNTY RECORDER
I hereby certify that this plat was recorded in the office of the County Recorder for record on this ______________ day of _____________________, 20______, at _____ o'clock ___.M.
as Document Number ___________________ .
_________________________________
Scott County Recorder
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