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Grant City Council approves final plat and development agreement for Elliott Crossing Phase One
Summary
Grant City Council approved the final plat and development agreement for Elliott Crossing Phase One, a multi-phase subdivision of about 194 acres. Staff noted required county permits, septic protections, and remaining letter-of-credit figures to be finalized when contractor bids arrive.
Grant City Council on Wednesday approved the final plat and a related development agreement for Elliott Crossing Phase One, a portion of a larger, approximately 194-acre subdivision that will be built in two phases.
Planner Jennifer told the council the applicant (an entity associated with Mike Regan) is proposing to break the project into two phases. Phase One will be accessed from CASA 12 and will include a new cul-de-sac, Keswick Court North, with about 12 proposed lots ranging from roughly 7.2 to 18.4 acres. Phase Two will be accessed from CASA 17 and will be brought back later for separate platting; wetlands and three golf holes separate the two phases, Jennifer said.
Jennifer said the preliminary-plat conditions have been addressed in the submitted final plat. She noted septic sites for each lot were identified and protected in the development agreement, that the subdivision will form a homeowners association responsible for stormwater facilities and design standards, and that engineering plans (including county-required turn lanes on CASA 12) have been submitted and will be reviewed by the county and city staff.
Council members pressed staff on fire-department sign-off and cul-de-sac turning radii. Jennifer said staff had not secured a final response from the local fire chief before the meeting but that, historically, the fire department has raised no objection when right-of-way and turning standards are met. Mark (representing M development) said the Stillwater Fire Marshal had reviewed the plans and had no problem with the cul-de-sac length and road width, and he confirmed shoulders and turnaround are shown to support fire equipment.
Jennifer also flagged that the developer expects to appear before the Browns Creek Watershed District on Nov. 13 to seek permit approvals; if that permit process produces changes that would substantially alter the plat, the developer would return to the city’s review process. The development agreement as presented to the council includes a number of standard provisions and several blanks for the letter-of-credit (LOC) amounts; staff said those blanks will be filled once a contractor bid is received in the next few days. Staff also said that if Browns Creek takes an LOC for certain improvements, the city will not duplicate that escrow requirement.
Council moved and seconded approval of the resolution adopting the final plat (the packet referenced the resolution for the final plat). The transcript records members voicing assent during the roll-call exchange; the meeting then moved to consider and approve the related development agreement, with staff noting the LOC amounts would be populated after the contractor bid is received.
What happens next: staff and the city engineer will finalize plan checks and insert the contractor-provided LOC and fee estimates into the development agreement, and the developer will seek the Browns Creek Watershed District permit on Nov. 13. If the watershed permit or subsequent engineering reviews require substantive changes, the developer must return to the city’s approval process.
