Planning Commission Resolution 2021-033CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNNESOTA
PLANNING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION NO. PC-2021-033
RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE MONTICELLO 2040 VISION +
PLAN - COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADOPTING THE CHELSEA COMMONS SMALL AREA PLAN
WHEREAS, the City seeks to direct development of an approximately 100-acre area
of the community, collectively referred to as "Chelsea Commons" with greater specificity
than that in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the area is guided as Commercial -Residential Flex, a designation that
anticipates a variety of uses, and the interaction of those uses with each other and
surrounding land use pattern; and
WHEREAS, the City has envisioned the consolidation of public facilities serving the
Chelsea Commons as an opportunity to create a unique recreational, cultural, and
infrastructural asset that can benefit both the immediate development area as well as the
greater community; and
WHEREAS, the City commissioned the Chelsea Commons Small Area Plan to better
define the elements of that infrastructure, as well as the policies necessary to direct both
private and public investments in the land in and around the planning district; and
WHEREAS, the Small Area Plan endeavors to establish a design context for further
analysis, and forms the basis on which engineering feasibility and financial feasibility have
been examined at a conceptual level; and
WHEREAS, the Small Area Plan establishes a baseline for more detailed design,
study, and analysis as a component of implementation of the project's design and policy
goals; and
WHEREAS, adoption of the Chelsea Commons Small Area Plan will facilitate City land
use decision -making, as well as private development planning in the Study Area and
beyond; and
WHEREAS, the Chelsea Commons area is a component of, and designed to
complement, the City's larger planning focus, including economic development in the
downtown area, and continued investment and promotion of the Bertram Chain of Lakes
Regional Park; and
CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNNESOTA
PLANNING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION NO. PC-2021-033
WHEREAS, the land use changes envisioned by the plan are anticipated to be
supported by existing and proposed public infrastructure, accommodating greater density
where practical; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment is consistent with the requirements of the
City's consideration of reguiding commercial land for multi -family purposes, subject to
findings and conditions recommended by the Planning Commission and required by the City
Council; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on September 7t" and a
continued public hearing on September 27t", 2021 on the proposed amendment and
members of the public were provided the opportunity to present information to the
Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has considered the content of the Small Area
Plan, all of the comments provided by members of the public, and the staff report, all of
which are incorporated by reference into this resolution; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Monticello makes the following
Findings of Fact in relation to the recommendation of approval:
1. The amendment provides an effective means of furthering the intent of the
Comprehensive Plan for the site by providing for the development of
multifamily and commercial uses in appropriate locations.
2. The proposed improvements on the site under the development plans are
consistent with the needs of the land uses in this location.
3. The addition of the proposed public amenities will create greater
opportunities for private development that can build on the public
investments detailed in the Small Area Plan.
4. The improvements will facilitate the logical application of existing municipal
public services, including sewer, water, stormwater treatment, and public
open spaces which have been planned to serve the property for the
development as proposed.
5. The development plans proposed with the amendment are consistent with
the intent of the City's economic development objectives, as well as with the
intent of the City's zoning regulations.
6. The amendment provides an opportunity to support mixed uses that will
facilitate a variety of land uses in the immediate area, consistent with the
direction of the adopted 2040 Comprehensive Plan.
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CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNNESOTA
PLANNING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION NO. PC-2021-033
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Planning Commission of the City of
Monticello, Minnesota, that the Planning Commission hereby recommends that the
Monticello City Council approves the adoption of the Chelsea Commons Small Area Plan as
presented at the public hearing on this date.
ADOPTED this 27t" day of September, 2021, by the Planning Commission of the City of
Monticello, Minnesota.
MONTICELLO PLANNING COMMISSION
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By:
Paul Konsor, Chair
ATTEST:
nnxommunity Development Director Angela Schurr
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