2. Staff Report • Meeting Date: 11/18/08
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Planning Commission/Cit Council
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Agenda Report
City of Scandia
14727 209th St. North
Scandia, MN 55073 (651) 433-2274
Action Requested: Review the revised 2008 — 2030 Comprehensive Plan for the City of
Scandia, and consider approving the plan for submission to the Metropolitan
Council.
Deadline/ Timeline: The statutory deadline for submitting the plan to the Metropolitan Council is
December 31, 2008.
Background: • At a special meeting on October 22, the Planning Commission and City
Council directed that changes be made to the draft plan for consideration
at Planning Commission (6:00 p.m.) and City Council (7:00 p.m.)
meetings on November 18.
• The substantive changes made to the plan document are listed in a matrix
prepared by CR Planning, attached. The revised plan will be delivered
prior to the meeting.
• The draft plan was distributed as required to other local governments in
July. They have up to 6 months for their review. To date, responses have
been received from 6 of the 10 governmental units. A response from
Washington County is expected shortly. A second letter requesting
responses from the remaining 3 has been sent. The 6-month period for
review by other local units will not expire until January 23 unless
responses are received before that date.
Recommendation: The Planning Commission should review the changes, and make a
recommendation to the City Council to approve the plan for submission to
the Metropolitan Council, with our without additional changes. The City
Council, upon receiving the Planning Commission's recommendation, may
make additional changes if desired, before adopting the resolution approving
the plan for submission to the Metropolitan Council.
Attachments/ • Draft Resolution 11-18-08-02
Materials provided: • Matrix, Changes to 7/14/08 Draft Plan
Contact(s):
Prepared by: Anne Hurlburt, City Administrator
(comprehensive plan)
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11/14/08
CITY OF SCANDIA
RESOLUTION NO. 11-18-08-02
RESOLUTION APPROVING 2008 — 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
FOR SUBMISSION TO THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
WHEREAS, the City of Scandia through the work of its Comprehensive Plan
Committee and extensive input from citizens has prepared a draft 2008 — 2030 Comprehensive
Plan, to guide the future of the community and to meet the requirements of the Metropolitan
Land Planning Act; and
WHEREAS, the City transmitted the draft plan to adjacent and affected jurisdictions and
informally to the Metropolitan Council on July 23, 2008; and
WHEREAS, on September 18 and October 7, 2008 the Scandia Planning Commission
held a duly noticed public hearing on the draft plan, and
WHEREAS, on October 22, the Scandia Planning Commission and City Council met in
a joint session to consider all comments received on the draft plan, and directed that changes be
made in response to the comments; and
WHEREAS, on November 18, 2008 the Planning Commission reviewed the revised
draft, and recommended approval of the plan;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SCANDIA, WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, that it should
and hereby does approve the 2008 —2030 Comprehensive Plan as revised through November 18,
2008 for submission to the Metropolitan Council for its review and comment; and
FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED, that submission to the Metropolitan Council shall be
contingent upon completion of the required review by other adjacent and affected jurisdictions.
Adopted by the Scandia City Council this 18th day of November, 2008.
Dennis D. Seefeldt, Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk/ Administrator
• City of Scandia Comprehensive Plan Update November 13, 2008
Changes to 7/14/08 Draft Plan
Page/Section Page/Section Change that was made:
reference for reference for Bold text indicates added text
7/14/08 draft 11/14/08 draft Strikeout text indicates deleted text
Misspelled words and small formatting changes have been corrected throughout the document. The following are
the substantive changes.
Page 15, Map 2 Comfort Lake Forest Lake Watershed District requested a change to the
map to show Sylvan Lake as "A" water quality grade rather than "not
monitored"
Page 21, Map 6 Change to Map 6 —Extent of Sand and Gravel Deposits map -to reflect
comments at public hearings requesting that all deposits be shown.
Page 50, 54 and Added reference to Abrahamson Nurseries wherever Copas was mentioned
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Page 53 first In the current city code (2008) aAll Village Center development requires
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paragraph, last a conditional use permit and review by a Rural Landscape Committee.
sentence
Page 53 second There are three overlay districts within the City: the Lower St. Croix
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paragraph River Bluffland Overlay District; the Shoreland Overlay District; and the
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floodplain Floodplain District. The Floodplain District ordinance was adopted by the
City in March 2008.
New text added to The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Federal
third paragraph Emergency Management Agency subsequently approved the
ordinance and notified the City that property owners in floodplain
area may qualify for federal flood insurance.
Page 56 Change to include Log House Landing, Big Lake School, and Goose Lake
School in historical localities
Foliner Hamlets and Historical Localities: Otisville, Big Lake and Panola
(a post office located just north of the City boundary) were all rural
settlements of which few if any traces remain. The Log House Landing
site near the former hamlet of Otisville, where Swedish immigrants
disembarked from steamboats in the 1850s, remains as a water access site
for boaters. Big Lake School and Goose Lake School sites also remain
as touchstones of Scandia's history.
Page 59, wellhead A new second paragraph is added under the section on Drinking Water and
protection Fire Hall Water Services at the suggestion of the County to reference
requirements for Wellhead Protection Plans.
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City of Scandia Comprehensive Plan Update November 13, 2008
Changes to 7/14/08 Draft Plan
Page/Section Page/Section Change that was made:
reference for reference for Bold text indicates added text
7/14/08 draft 11/14/08 draft Strikeout text indicates deleted text
Page 61, Map 16 Replaced with map more accurately showing Bliss Addition wastewater
service
Page 98, Map 25 Replaced with map more accurately showing city minor collector roads
Page 100, access Washington County access management standards are referenced at the
management suggestion of the County because they are slightly different than the
Mn/DOT standards that were previously referenced.
Page 105, Map 26 Replaced with map reflecting changed Future Land Use Areas as
recommended by Planning Commission
Page 106, Map 27 Replaced with map reflecting changed Future Land Use Areas as
recommended by Planning Commission
Page 108 and Agricultural Preserves Overlay and Agricultural Core Area text changed to
110, Ag Core reflect change in density from 2 dwelling units per 40 acres to 4 dwelling
density units per 40 acres. In addition the Agricultural Core Area text changed to
allow a bonus to 100%of base density and making clear that bonuses must
be earned; and leaving lot averaging at current 2-4 acres or greater than 20
acres.
(Note: This issue was not discussed at the joint PC/CC workshop- the
current draft has a 50% bonus for the General Rural district. Should
the Ag Core bonus and the General Rural be the same?)
Page 111, Open space conservation subdivision in the Lakeshore Conservation
Lakeshore Cons. Overlay Area has been changed from required to"encouraged."
Page 113, Rural Added reference to the addition of a Rural Commercial Node at the
commercial intersection of Highways 95 and 97.
Page 115-117, Table 27 — List of preliminary scenic viewpoints and scenic road segments
Scenic places removed because of their very preliminary nature. References to the table
were also removed from the text.
Map 29— Potential Scenic Viewpoints Along Roadways —This map was
also removed for the same reason.
(Note: all tables and maps following the removed table and map will
have to be renumbered and all references in the text will have to be
changed to reflect the new numbers.)
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City of Scandia Comprehensive Plan Update November 13, 2008
Changes to 7/14/08 Draft Plan
Page/Section Page/Section Change that was made:
reference for reference for Bold text indicates added text
7/14/08 draft 11/14/08 draft Strikeout text indicates deleted text
Page 118, Map 30 Replaced with map reflecting changed Future Land Use Areas as
recommended by Planning Commission
Pages 119- 122, Tables and text in build-out analysis section changed to reflect change in
Ag core, VN Ag Core density to 4 dwellings per 40 acres, VN density change to 2.5
acre, and changes in future land use area boundaries,
Page 134, VN LU Implementation Strategy 3.1.1 changed to establish densities and
minimum lot size at I dwelling unit per 2.5 acres. Bonus densities up to 1
dwelling unit per acre may be earned as an incentive for providing multi-
family or life-cycle housing or use of transfer of development rights.
Page 135, Ag LU Implementation Strategy 5.1.1 density changed to 4 dwelling units per
core acre; allow a bonus to 100% of base density and making clear that bonuses
must be earned; and leaving lot averaging at current 2-4 acres or greater
than 20 acres.
Page 138, public LU Implementation Strategy 9.2.3 regarding public access to lakes
access removed as recommended by Planning Commission
Page 139, Rural LU Implementation Strategy 11.1.1 rewritten to include reference to all
commercial Rural Commercial Nodes on the Future Land Use map(which now
includes the node at the intersection of 95/97)
Pages 189-198, Changes in Future Land Use Areas Summary Matrix reflecting changes in
FLU summary VN, Ag Core, Rural Commercial nodes, and Lakeshore Conservation as
matrix noted above.
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City of Scandia Comprehensive Plan Update November 13, 2008
Changes to 7/14/08 Draft Plan
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Appendix E Changes to Appendix E - the Local Water Management Plan - in response
LWMP to comments from the Metropolitan Council and the CLFLWD:
• New Map 2 Water Quality Grade showing Sylvan lake as Grade A
• Added information on impaired waters in Scandia
• Clarification of CLFLWD current watershed district plan (revised 2008)
• Added reference to the CLFLWD draft rules and standards for
stormwater and erosion control
(All of the changes above were also changed in the Natural Resource
current conditions report)
• A column was added to Table El0 showing which policies and
strategies address which issues.
• A financial considerations section was added
• Copies of the Erosion and Sediment Control ordinances that the city is
enforcing are added at the end of the LWMP
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