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Approving the Final Plat for the Snelling-Midway Redevelopment Site. (Public hearing on the preliminary plat held August 3, 2016)
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WHEREAS, MUSC Holdings, LLC (“Team”), together with the following: RK Midway Shopping Center LLC, RK University Midway LLC and Midway Lot 5 LLC (collectively, “RKM”), under PED Zoning File No. 17-084-212, have submitted for City Council approval the attached “MLS Soccer Redevelopment final plat” for the subdivision of property located at 400 North Snelling Avenue (a temporary address) to create seven (7) lots (zoned T4) and three Outlots; and
WHEREAS, the Team had previously selected a 10-acre parcel at the northeast corner of Snelling and St. Anthony Avenues owned by the Metropolitan Council and commonly known as the “Bus Barn” site together with a portion of a 25-acre parcel owned by RKM and commonly known as Midway Shopping Center (“MSC”), as the desired location for a major league soccer stadium (“Stadium Site”); and
WHEREAS, on August 3, 2016, the City Council, following proper notice of a public hearing duly published in the City’s official newspaper and mailed notice to each owner of property situated within 350 feet of the subject property, duly conducted the hearing on a preliminary plat for the subject area where all interested parties were given the opportunity to be heard and the Council, upon closing the said hearing and having considered all the facts and recommendations concerning the preliminary plat duly moved to approve the preliminary plat, subject to specific conditions, in RES PH-16-252; and
WHEREAS, the approved preliminary plat required for parkland dedication purposes, a land area of at least 0.63 acres in order to plat Lot 1 Block 1, Lot 1 Block 3, Outlot A, Outlot B, and Outlot C [the calculation included the area of the Metropolitan Council property] and this final plat identifies an area of land that meets this size requirement; and
WHEREAS, no land for park dedication is required f...
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