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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br />RESOLUTION #18- <br />RESOLUTION GRANTING PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL OF RIVERSTONE ADDITION <br />WHEREAS, Riverstone Development LLC, hereafter referred to as "Developer", properly applied for <br />revised/extended Preliminary Plat approval of the following described property located in the City of Ramsey: <br />(the `Subject Property'); <br />WHEREAS, the City has received an Application for Preliminary Plat Approval for Riverstone <br />Addition, which includes up to 246 detached single-family homes and 98 attached townhome units (293 total <br />units); and <br />WHEREAS, Minnesota Rules 4410.4300, Subp. 19.C, requires that an EAW be prepared for a <br />residential development of this size; and <br />WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed the sketch plan on April 6, 2017; and <br />WHEREAS, by April 24, 2017, copies of the EAW were distributed to all persons and agencies on the <br />official Environmental Quality Board (EQB) distribution list and other interested parties; and <br />WHEREAS, on April 24, 2017, the EAW was publicly noticed in the EQB Monitor, commencing the <br />30-day public comment period; and <br />WHEREAS, a press release and public notice for the EAW was submitted to the Anoka County Union <br />Herald and published on April 21, 2017, announcing the completion of the EAW, its availability to interested <br />parties, and the process for submitting comments on the EAW; and <br />WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a Public Comment Meeting on the EAW and Public <br />Hearing and reviewed the Preliminary Plat on May 4 and recommended approval of said plat; and <br />WHEREAS, the 30-day comment period for the EAW ended May 24, 2017 at 4:30 p.m., and the City <br />of Ramsey accepted and responded to all written comments received; and <br />WHEREAS, none of the comments received recommended preparation of an EIS, and none suggested <br />that the project had the potential to cause significant environmental effects; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council approved the original Preliminary Plat with several contingencies on <br />June 13, 2017; and <br />WHEREAS, the Developer has provided a revised Preliminary Plat that addresses the June 13, 2017 <br />contingencies and widens multiple lots for a net reduction of total lots by two (2). <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, <br />ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: <br />