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Council signals support for rural road option at High Point Crossing, asks staff to draft standards

Lake Elmo City Council · February 17, 2026
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The council gave direction on the High Point Crossing concept plan, expressing openness to a rural road section and asking staff to develop design standards. Staff warned of maintenance and stormwater-design tradeoffs and urged coordination with Valley Branch Watershed District and Washington County; no final zoning or formal vote occurred.

Lake Elmo — Council gave direction on Feb. 17 for the High Point Crossing concept plan, asking staff to develop standards that would allow a rural road section and to provide guidance on stormwater-pond ownership, private septic systems and potential use of PVC for water mains.

Planner Mr. First reviewed the resubmitted concept for the roughly 80‑acre site — previously considered as an OPPUD — noting the revised plan shows 18 lots using individual septic systems…

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