HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 396-18 - AboretumSpecialDistrict.R2018-005SD
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Tailwind Rochester, LLC requested approval for an Amendment to a Project
Development Plan within the Arboretum Special District #R2018-005SD, which is for a 243,755
square feet of restaurant, retail, and office uses. The site is 24.55 acres in size and is located
at the northeast and southeast corners of the intersection of West Circle Drive NW and Members
Parkway NW.
WHEREAS, the project is being proposed through the Project Development Plan process
specified within the Arboretum Special District because the proposed development exceeds the
maximum floor-area permitted by the approved Project Development Plan on Lot 2, Block 1 of the
Think Plaza subdivision; and,
WHEREAS, The proposal is consistent with Comprehensive Plan 2040.
WHEREAS, The Council adopts staff findings as described in the staff report dated
November 14, 2018, and finds the proposal meets the regulations in R.C.O. § 60.327 Special
Districts.
WHEREAS, on November 14, 2018, the City of Rochester Planning and Zoning
Commission held a public hearing to consider this application, and adopted the findings of fact and
recommended approval, as proposed by the Planning Department.
WHEREAS, The Council finds the proposal meets findings in R.C.O. § 61.146 Standards
for Conditional Uses and R.C.O. § 62.708, Subd. 2 Criteria for Type III Developments.
WHEREAS, on December 3, 2018, the City of Rochester Common Council held a public
hearing to consider this application, and adopted the findings of fact and recommended approval
as recommended by the Planning Department and the Planning and Zoning Commission.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Rochester
that, based upon the above-stated findings of fact, the Applicant has shown by a preponderance of
the evidence submitted at the public hearing that it has satisfied the above criteria.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City approve the Final Site Plan #R2018-005SD
requested by Tailwind Rochester, LLC.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2018.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2018.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
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