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Rosemount council adopts Dakota East AUAR, stresses it does not grant development rights
Summary
The City Council voted 3-0 to adopt the Dakota East Area final Alternative Urban Area-Wide Review (AUAR). City staff emphasized the document is an environmental review and mitigation framework, not an entitlement to build; any land-use changes would require separate approvals.
The Rosemount City Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution authorizing the Dakota East Area final Alternative Urban Area-Wide Review, voting 3-0.
The AUAR (alternative urban area-wide review) establishes environmental review and mitigation strategies for multiple hypothetical development scenarios in the Dakota East study area but does not confer development rights or approvals for specific projects. "It does not," said Adam, City of Rosemount Community Development staff member, when asked whether adoption meant endorsement of the scenarios.
An AUAR is a planning tool that combines elements of an Environmental Assessment Worksheet and an Environmental Impact Statement to analyze potential impacts across a large…
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