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Council advances code revisions and a development agreement change
Summary
The council authorized updates to the pool and rental dwelling ordinances, adopted street design and subdivision publication resolutions, authorized tree policy review, and approved updates to the Carrigan Meadows 5th Addition development agreement including a reduced letter-of-credit and extended plat deadline.
Waverly council members directed staff to update several city codes and approved a revision to a pending development agreement during the March 25 special session.
City Planner Robin Caufman told the council the pool ordinance needs updates ahead of spring activities and that rental dwelling and utility infrastructure code sections also require attention. The council authorized Caufman to update the pool and rental-dwelling ordinances; staff noted Utility Billing Clerk Tonya Kieser is pursuing enforcement for unlicensed rental properties with fines starting at $500.
Caufman explained that street design standards were separated from the subdivision ordinance to enable faster technical updates; the council passed Resolution 2026-15 adopting street design standards to be incorporated into Chapter 152.6 (vote 4-0). A cleaned, final subdivision ordinance was presented for publication and the council passed Resolution 2026-16 approving the subdivision summary for publication after noting an address correction (vote 4-0).
Caufman also presented a consolidated tree policy and the council authorized her to review and return with corrections. City Attorney Rhonda Pagel said she is revising the nuisance ordinance for the April 14 meeting using a League of Minnesota Cities model for securing vacant buildings; she also presented revisions to the Carrigan Meadows 5th Addition Development Agreement that reduce the letter-of-credit requirement from approximately $1.1 million to about $1,021,000 and extend the plat recording deadline to May 29, 2026. The council approved Resolution 2026-17 to adopt the updated development-agreement terms (vote 4-0).
Why it matters: These actions change the city’s regulatory framework and affect future development and enforcement; the Carrigan Meadows agreement revision alters the financial assurance and plat recording schedule for a significant local subdivision.
Next steps: Staff will make the ordinance updates, correct the publication address, complete the nuisance ordinance revision for the April 14 meeting, and finalize the development agreement paperwork.
