HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-028CITY OF LAKEVILLE
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 11 -28
RESOLUTION CONCERNING
CONSENT TO CONDUCT CERTAIN ACTIVITIES WITHIN A
CONSERVATION EASMENT
WHEREAS, Malt -O -Meal is the fee owner of property located at 20802 Kensington
Boulevard, Lakeville, Minnesota 55044, and legally described as provided in the attached
Exhibit "A" ( "Subject Property ");
WHERAS, the north 155.00 feet of Lot 2 within the Subject Property ( "Conservation
Easement Premises ") is subject to a Conservation Easement dated July 1, 1995, recorded on July
26, 1995 as Torrens Document No. 322815 ( "Conservation Easement ");
WHEREAS, within the Conservation Easement Premises, Malt -O -Meal desires to
expand its parking area to accommodate up to 100 additional employees for its current building
and is considering a future two story office building and associated parking areas;
WHEREAS, the Conservation Easement prohibits the activities proposed by Malt-0-
Meal within the Conservation Easement Premises without written consent by the City;
WHEREAS, prior to construction of the current building on Lot 2, Block 1, FAIRFIELD
BUSINESS CAMPUS, the Conservation Easement Premises alternated between being farmed
and left fallow for several decades and during construction of the building on Lot 2, the
Conservation Easement Premises was subject to extensive grading with construction of the
building, water and sanitary sewer trunk lines located within the Conservation Premises, and a
berm adjacent to the single family residential area along the north property line;
WHEREAS, the area within the Conservation Easement Premises does not include any
wetlands or environmentally sensitive areas;
WHEREAS, in light of the foregoing, the City finds that limited activities within the
Conservation Easement Premises would be appropriate;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Lakeville, Minnesota that consent is hereby granted to allow construction of parking areas, office
building, and stormwater treatment basins within the Conservation Easement Premises, subject
to the following conditions and restrictions:
Any future building constructed within the Conservation Easement Premises is
limited to a height of two stories.
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2. Any future building constructed within the Conservation Easement Premises must
be setback a minimum of 100 feet from the north property line of the Subject
Property.
3. Any current and future parking areas must be setback a minimum of 50 feet from
the north property line of the Subject Property.
4. A minimum of 25 white pine trees or similar species, with a minimum height of
20 feet at the time of planting must be installed along the entire length of the north
property line of the Subject Property. In addition, smaller evergreen trees must be
planted along the north property line of the Subject Property to further enhance
the buffer yard screening. A detailed landscape plan showing all existing and
proposed plantings must be submitted for review and approval by City staff.
5. All parking lot and exterior building lighting must be directed away from the
residential properties to the north.
6. Uses within any future building are limited to research and development or
general office.
7. All future site improvements must be reviewed by the City prior to the
commencement of work to insure compliance with City Ordinances.
The City Clerk is instructed to record certified copies of this resolution in the Office of the
Dakota County Register of Deeds or Registrar of Titles as the case may be.
ADOPTED this 21 st day of March, 2011 by the City Council of the City of Lakeville,
Minnesota.
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
BY: 14 1 -t-
Mark Bellows, Mayor
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EXHIBIT "A"
Legal Description of Malt -O -Meal Property
Lot 1, Block 1, FAIRFIELD BUSINESS CAMPUS, according to the recorded plat thereof, Dakota
County, Minnesota.
AND
That part of Lot 2, Block 1, FAIRFIELD BUSINESS CAMPUS, according to the recorded plat
thereof, Dakota County, Minnesota, lying Northerly of the following described line:
Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Lot 2; thence South 00 degrees 08 minutes 44
seconds West, assumed bearing, along the West line of said Lot 2 a distance of 290.84 feet
to the beginning of the line to be described; thence North 87 degrees 49 minutes 18 seconds
East a distance of 700.58 feet to the East line of said Lot 2, distant 265.15 feet from the
Northeast corner of said Lot 2, and said line there terminating.
(Torrens Property)
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