HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 116-26 - Resolution - CD2026-001ENV Hadley Valley
RESOLUTION
Adopting a Negative Declaration for an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for
Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) No. CD2026-001ENV by Farmland
LLC for a proposed residential development located in Section 17 and Section 18,
Township 107, Range 13.
WHEREAS, the laws of the State of Minnesota require that an Environmental Assessment
Worksheet (EAW) be prepared for projects resulting in more than 25 or more unattached
units located in nonsensitive Shoreland (Minnesota Rules 4410.4300 Subpart 19(B); and
WHEREAS, the future Hadley Valley project meets the criteria established for the
preparation of the EAW; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rochester is the Responsible Government Unit (RGU); and
WHEREAS, an EAW was prepared for the Hadley Valley project and reviewed by the
Development Review Team, and the draft document was circulated for comments to the
required state and federal agencies, as provided by law; and
WHEREAS, notice of availability of the EAW was published in the EQB Monitor on March
31, 2026, and the thirty-day comment period expired on April 30, 2026, and during such
period two written comments were received; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council is required by law to make a finding on the adequacy of
the EAW and to determine whether an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) should be
prepared; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council met a at a regularly scheduled meeting on June 15, 2026,
and considered the EAW, the reports of City staff, and the comments received from the
parties as noted above.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of Rochester,
Minnesota, that the Common Council makes the following findings regarding the
environmental impact of the proposed development currently known as Hadley Valley:
1. The EAW and related documentation for the Hadley Valley project were prepared
in compliance with the procedures of the Minnesota Environmental Policy Act
and Minnesota Rules, parts 4410.1000 to 4410.1700. All requirements for the
environmental review of the proposed project have been met.
2. The EAW has generated information that is adequate to determine whether the
project has the potential for significant environmental effects.
3. Based on the criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 4410.1700, the project does not
have the potential for significant environmental effects.
4. The RGU makes a Negative Declaration and does not require the preparation of
an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that based on the findings above, the Common Council has
determined that the development currently known as Hadley Valley does not have the
potential for significant environmental effects and that preparation of an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) is not mandated in this instance.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that nothing in this determination that the EAW is adequate
should be interpreted in any way to suggest that the City approves of the proposed
development.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2026.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2026.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)