City Council Meeting Date: October 3, 2023
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: Mikayla Schmidt, City Planner
Title
Resolution for Cedar Meadows Preliminary Plat.
Body
Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council is asked to consider a resolution approving the preliminary plat for Cedar Meadows with conditions.
Summary Report:
North and Cedar 62, LLP has applied for a preliminary plat for Parcel ID: 43-52005-00-010 located in Dakota County. Cedar Meadows (or the "Project") is the development of a 61.94-acre parcel situated along the north side of North Avenue and the west side of Cedar Avenue.
At the July 20, 2023 Planning Commission (PC) meeting, the PC voted to postpone making a recommendation on the preliminary plat until the August 17, 2023 PC meeting. The PC asked for further analysis of providing pedestrian improvements around the exterior of the proposed plat. The developer provided proposed pedestrian improvements within and outside the preliminary plat. The PC recommended incorporating the pedestrian improvements pending approval from Dakota County on the portions that cross Cedar Ave. The pedestrian improvements are included as a condition in the resolution. The PC recommended approval of the preliminary plat with conditions in a 4-1 vote at their Aug. 17, 2023 meeting.
The CC is being provided with two resolutions, one with the PC's recommendations and the other with staff recommendations. They are essentially the same resolutions, but the staff resolution includes some formatting changes, the addition of exhibits, and adjustments to the street widths. A redline version is included for review of the changes to only the street widths.
City staff sent the preliminary plat to Dakota County for review during the Environmental Assessment Worksheet process and again for preliminary plat review (with the proposed ped. improvements) because it is adjacent to Cedar Avenue (CSAH 23) and is subject to the County Plat Ordinance No....
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