HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 252-23 - Resolution - CD2023-001EAW Valleyhigh Development
RESOLUTION
Adopting a Negative Declaration for an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for
Environmental Assessment Worksheet No. CD2023-001EAW by Jeff Brown of
North Rock Real Estate, for a proposed development located at the southwest
corner of the Valleyhigh Rd NW and 50th Ave NW intersection.
WHEREAS, the laws of the State of Minnesota require that an Environmental Assessment
Worksheet (EAW) be prepared whenever a proposed development project proposes more
than 375 attached dwelling units (Minnesota Rules 4410.4300 Subpart 19); and
WHEREAS, the future Valleyhigh Development project within the City of Rochester meets
the criterion established for the preparation of the EAW; and
WHEREAS, an EAW was prepared for the Valleyhigh Development 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 October
10, 2023, and the thirty day comment period expired on November 9, 2023, and during such
period four 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 at a regularly scheduled meeting on December 11,
2023, 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 Valleyhigh
Development:
1. The Environmental Assessment Worksheet and related documentation for the
Valleyhigh Development 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 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 Responsible Government Unit (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 Valleyhigh Development does not
have the potential for significant environmental effects and that preparation of an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is not mandated in this instance; and,
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 _______________, 2023.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2023.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)