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� PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL PLAN
�B.TECTIVES Experiment Station and the Rosemount Research
Center. The majority of the property is utilized for
agricultural research or commercial agriculture. This
nL To establish appropriate, compatible locations plan identifies the University's property as public '
for public and institutional uses and public and institutional. Uses on the property should be
services. limited to public and institutional uses.
2. To locate public owned facilities that are
required by the resident and working population pUBLIC A1VD INS77TUTIONAL
in a manner which maximizes the public health,
safety, and welfare. P�j,jClE,S
PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL PLAN It shall be the policy of the City to
ELEMEIVTS l. Annually assess the needs and delivery of public
services.
The public and institutional land use plan is intended 2. Locate publicly owned facilities within public '
to identify appropriate areas for governmental, and institutional districts.
educational, cultural, recreational, public service, 3. Protect public and institutional uses from
and health care facilities. Government offices, incompatible land uses.
public and private schools, churches, public parks, 4. Locate public and institutional uses in areas
museums, libraries, and hospitals are specific compatible with existing uses.
examples of public and institutional uses. 5. Permit only educational research, agricultural, .
and public and institutional uses on the
Public services are also part of the public and University of Minnesota property. '
institutional plan and include police and fire 6. Locate and operate publicly owned facilities in a
protection, street maintenance, utility maintenance, manner in which the public health, safety, and
public property maintenance, recycling and waste welfare is protected.
management. Police and fire stations, public works
facilities, public MSW processing facilities, public
recycling facilities, and public wastewater treatment
facilities are specific examples of public services. '
Expansion of City facilities and services are
intended to be reviewed annually as part of the
capital improvements planning and budget process.
Special studies may be necessary to cazefully
examine major improvements, such as new or
expanded public buildings.
The City will continue working with Independent
School District 196 in locating future public
educational facilities. The City and school district
should continue to examine possibilities for joint
development and usage of facilities.
The University of Minnesota owns a considerable
amount of property within the City of Rosemount. It
identi�es its properties as the Agricultural
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� COMMERCIAL AREA
�B.TEC�VES uses generally benefit from arterial access and high
visibility. They include auto service, fast food,
l. Satisfy the weekly convenience retail and convenience retail and other uses of a one-stop
service needs of market area residents. nature.
2. Maintain the Town Center as the historical j�OLIClES '
retail/governmental center of Rosernount and the
remainder of the CBD for highway service and '
support commercial activity. The following are the City's policies for
3. Provide for revitalization of the CBD as a Commercial azeas:
means to maintain its viability and 1. To consider commercial development beyond
competitiveness in the market place. the CBD only when contiguous, the site is five
4. Build on the historical values of the Town acres or larger in size, a viable plan is '
Center by maintaining its main street vs submitted, a market study is presented which '
shopping center) character. establishes market absorption compatibilities and
5. Maximize the efficiency and synergy of �e proposed development is acceptably pre- '
retail/service developments within the CBD. leased in accordance with prevailing financial
standards.
PLA1V ELEMENTS 2. To facilitate the rehabilitation of sound
structures and the redevelopment of unsafe,
The Rosemount Central Business District (CBD) blighted or obsolete structures where consistent
consists of two rather distinctly different sub- with the City's Redevelopment and
elements: the Town Center which generally lies Comprehensive Plans.
north of Lower 147th Street and the remainder 3. To facilitate CBD planning and redevelopment
which extends south along South Robert Trail to the and the implementation of parking and
intersection of County Road 42 and west to landscaping improvements. '
Chippendale. The City intends to concentrate all 4. To assume responsibility for the development of
commercial development in this single contiguous all Town Center par'ng and streetscape
area. improvements and assess landowners for
improvements based on benefits received. ,
The Town Center exemplifies the City's small town 5. To assist with the relocation of inappropriate
character and serves as the center for civic businesses away from the CBD as part of the '
interaction. It is intended that the Town Center City's redevelopment program. '
continue to accommodate a mixture of non-auto 6. To encourage land use arrangements which
oriented retail, off'ice, governmental, religious and improve retail mix and maximize land
educational facilities and function in an historical or use/parking efficiencies in the Town Center. ,
traditional fashion with buildings oriented to the 7. To insure that convenient parking in '
street, sidewalks, on-street parking, parking lots appropriate locations and in sufficient amounts
behind or between buildings and small vestpocket to satisfy parking demands.
park or pedestrian scale open spaces. It is intended 8. To encourage shared parking, wherever
that the Town Center be redeveloped with buildings practicable, to minimize excessive hard surface
of an appropriate massing, scale and size to create a land coverage.
pedestrian friendly environment. 9. To discourage strip commercial and spot
zoning patterns that are not in canformance with
The remainder of the CBD is intended to the Comprehensive Plan. '
accommodate freestanding destination-type retail and 10. To minimize the number and ma�cimize the '
service establishments including auto-oriented uses spacing of street and driveway accesses to '
that may be of more contemporary design. These major streets from business areas.
CITY OF ROSEMOUNT 23 JANUARY, 1'993
` 1 l. To maximize land use compatibility between 15. To generally upgrade business signage '
commercial and residential uses by proper thraughout the City and continue to prohibit off.
design, land use transitions and extraordinary site advertising signs.
buffering, landscaping and screening at 16. To minimize commercial traffic impacts on ,
neighborhood edges. residential streets.
12. T0 encourage the development of a uni�ed 17. To cazefully control offensive commercial uses
management structure and the collective by requiring that they be concentrated away
promotion of business in the CBD. from residential areas, churches, schools, parks
13. To ensure safe and convenient pedestrian and other public facilities.
access and maintain a pedestrian scale within the 18. To rezone properties that are not in ,
Town Center. conformance with the Comprehensive Plan to
14. To establish a design concept with design bring them into compliance with public land use
guidelines for the CBD which will unify it as a policy.
center of retail activity.
INDI.�STRIAL AREAS
LrGx?' IND usT�tY AND I1v�vsz721AL PAxK.S' _
Despite the inventory of property zoned for industrial park development, Rosemount has attracted
only a limited amount of this type of development. Just 1% of Rosemount's industrial development
is in tlae form of industrial park type uses and just 6% of all industrial development is located in the
western portion of the City.
IND USTRY IN THE PINE BEND AREA
By far the majority of Rosemount's industrial development is tocated in the Pine Bend area in
easterrc Rosemount.
In eastern Rosemount industry is the primary competitor for agricultural land. Large tracts have '
been designated for industrial development and much of the area is currently owned by large '
industries. However, of the acres owned by industry, only a portion (_%) of that
property is presently used for industrial purposes.
OBJECTIVES PLAN ELEMENTS
1. Provide the full range of opportunities for Rosemount presently has a significant amount of
industrial development in Rosemount. heavy industrial development in the Pine Bend area
2. Ensure that conflicts with the natural and only limited light industrial development near'
environment and other land uses are minimized. the old Village. Koch refinery is one of only two
3. Expansion of the Pine Bend Industrial Area in a such facilities in the entire State of Minnesota. '
logical, orderly and sequential fashion. These factors suggest that more heavy industrial
4. Development of a business park in western development may be forthcoming, that alternative
Rosemount, contributing to the town center uses will be increasingly unlikely in this area and '
concept.
CITY OF ROSEMOUNT' 2c} JANUARY, 1 3
• that public utilities will be needed to service this exterior storage. The general industrial areas are
collection of regional and larger scale land uses. located so as to minimize adverse effects on adjacent
land uses and to be well-served by arterial roadways
In the western portion of the City, earlier plans for as well as barge and rail transportation systems.
industrial development have been scaled back and Typical general industrial uses include processing
redirectecl. The 1980 comprehensive plan designated and heavy manufacturing, large-scale transhipment
a significant amount of land north of Counry Road and distribution centers, outdoor storage yards and
42 and east of State Trunk Highway 3. Much of that mining. Offices and general commercial uses are
land remains undeveloped and the landowners have permitted only where clearly accessory to the '
expressed a desire to develop the land residentially. general industrial activities.
After extensive evaluation, the City has decided to
redesignate those areas for residential, in part
because of the limited land for residential PQj,jClES
development. To insure adequate land supply, the '
City has identified a new azea in western Rosemount �e following are the City's policies for Industrial
to focus business park development. Generally, this
area is south of County Road 42 and to the east of �eas:
State Trunk Highway 3. l. To create an Urban Service Area for east
Rosemount to service regional-scale industrial
Two types of industrial development are proposed as and waste management/processing land uses.
follows: 2. To allow for the expansion of industrial
development in the Pine Bend area where land
Business Park (B-P) is undesirable for other uses or could be
adversely influenced by adjoining uses
Business park areas are intended to serve light (incinerator) provided such development is
industrial uses as well as general office development within the Urban Service Area, will not
and supporting commercial service uses. Generally, adversely impact long-term agricultural '
business parks are developed under one single activities, is serviceable by public utilities in
ownership, but, in any event, development must sequential fashion (is contiguous to already
occur in a coordinated fashion that demonstrates served areas where services can be readily
future phasing capability (if applicable); an internal extended) and is able to be accessed via public'
circulation system with limited access to collectors streets without public assistance. ,
and streets); high standards of planning, 3. To require that all industrial developments
architectural and landscaping design which remain comply with U.S. EPA and MPCA standards
consistent throughout the park; adequate buffering for effluent emissions per NPDES permit and
(through the use of extra-ordinary setbacks and/or SDS permit procedures.
effective screening) from adjacent residential uses; 4. To require that all on-site industrial waste
and limited well-obscured outdoor storage. Typical water treatment systems be maintained and
business park uses include warehousing, inspected according to the requirements of the'
distribution, light assembly, and wholesaling as well City's Subdivision Ordinance, Building Code
as office uses and commercial uses that clearly and Chapter 70-80, MPCA Rules.
support, are incidental to, or complement the 5. To require that all industrial uses within Urban
businesspark (e.g. office supplies and services or Service Areas be connected to public sewer '
restaurants that serve employees). Business parks and water services as such services become
are intended to be developed within the Urban available.
Service Area, adjacent to an arterial or collector 6. To require that planning for industrial '
street. developments minimize environmental '
impacts, land use conflicts and visual
General Industrial (G-I) accessibility from surrounding properties and
public streets and highways.
General industrial areas are those reserved
exclusively for industries requiring large sites and/or
eITY OF ROSEMOUNT 25 JANUARY, 1 93
� 7. To initiate the development of a business park 9. To encourage the provision of small green
, for low impact light industries in western spaces and trails within industrial areas for use ,
Rosemount and consider the use of economic by employees and to tie industrial azeas into the
incentives as means to stimulate tax base City's trail system to provide recreation
enhancement and job creation. opportunities and commuting alternatives.
8. To maximize land use compatibility by 10. To require fire suppression systems in all
requiring extraordinary standards for setbacks, industrial buildings in accordance with Appendix
buffering, screening and landscaping at the Chapter 38, State Building Code.
edges of industrial areas and along major streets
and highways.
WASTE MANAG�MENT
OBJECTIVES WASTE MANAGEMEN?' POLICIES
1. To promote effective regulation of private waste It shall be the policy of the City to:
management activities. l. Permit private waste related activities only when
2. To supplement and enhance environmental �e public health, safety, and welfare is ensured.
protection policies. 2. Require that private waste related activities ,
3. To establish appropriate, compatible locations occur in locations that minimize or eliminate '
for waste managment activities, conflicts with other uses.
3. Locate private waste related activities in areas in
PLA1V ELEMEIVI'S which long term land use compatibiIity and
protection from other conflicting uses may be
Public attitudes and technology involving waste maximized. '
management continue to evolve. Singular 4. Permit private waste related activities only when
approaches to waste managment have given way to any potential or known conflicts or impacts are
integrated systems including waste reduction, reuse, eliminated or properly mitigated. ,
recycling, resource recovery, and disposal. 5. Require that any private waste related facility
Environmental awareness creates increasing employ the best available technology in any
demands for responsible waste management. aspect of the facility regarding environmental
protection controls.
A waste management land use element serves 6. Ensure that the design, construction, and
several functions. It allows for the proper operation of private waste related facilities
identification of a special use district. It allows the minimize any negative environmental impacts ,
City to proactively determine where private waste and mitigate them to fullest extent possible.
related activities may be compatible with other uses '7, Allow private waste disposal to occur only when
and should be located. It allows the City to protect efforts to reuse and recycle wastes have been
private waste management activities from exhausted.
infringement by incompatible uses. It also allows the g. Consider private waste related facilities only '
City the vehicle to establish proper regulations and when the economic benefits, incentives, and '
responsible managmeent for private waste related other advantages to the City and community
activities. cleazly outweigh any known or potential
negative aspects of a facility.
Policy review and analysis is an on-going 9. Permit private waste related facilities only when
requirement in any growth management plan. The the proper infrastructure exists to serve facilities
need for continual policy analysis in waste or when proper improvements can be made
management planning is particularly vital due to the without expense or burden on the City.
rapid changes in waste management technology,
regulatory direction, and public sentiment.
CITY OF ROSEMOUNT 2C TANUARY, 1 93
� PLANNED DEVELOPMENT AREAS
Areas designated Planned Unit Development (PUD) warrant extraordinary environmental
consideration. They are characterized either by unique natural features (woodlands, water, and
topographic relie,fl warranting sensidve treatment or they offer opportunities for carefully controlled
mixed use development at prominent locations in the City. They will require an extraordinary ,
amount of careful evaluation by the City. PZID is intended to be mandatory within areas so
designated.
P UD - P��ED �SIDE�*I� warrant. Clustering is intended to be employed as
appropriate to integrate development with the natural
This area is intended to have an urban/rural environment. '
character with a mixture of housing types, but a
relatively low overall density to reflect the need to
protect its unique stands of upland hardwoods and P� - Resource Protection Objectives
variable topography. It is an area that is intended to
have urban landscaped streets with curb and gutter, l. Adaption of development to natural landforms
sidewalks, and all public utilities. rather than significantly altering them.
2. Protection and/or replacement of natural
Part of this area already has public sanitary sewer resources and their incorporation with the overall
and water services available. It is in single development plan.
ownership which will readily allow it to be planned 3• protection of the rural lifestyle of adjacent rural
as a unit. Areas of special natural resource concern residential areas.
are the hilly areas along the northern edge of the
property, the dense woodlands with cleared '
openings lying westerly of Dodd Boulevard and PUD - P�LICIES
numerous wetland areas. Densities in these areas are
intended to be low enough to allow for the creation In addition to applicable residential policies, the ,
of open space which correlates with natural feature following are the City's policies for natural resource
preservation. PUD plans must demonstrate their protection with Planned Residential PUDs:
sensitivity to natural land form, wetland, and L To have major streets (collectors and arterials)'
vegetation protection. constructed, in as much as possible, through
clearings rather than through stands of significant
The Planned Residential PUD is intended to trees.
accommodate single-family housing (attached and 2, To have streets designed to follow the natural '
detached). To the extent that higher densities and contour.
clustering are warranted to preserve natural features 3. To establish a trail connection from Burger Pond
or attain the overall gross density, high amenity to Schwarz Pond/Carrolls Woods via Shannon',
townhouses may be considered in low concentration Elementary School.
by the City. Generally, lands along the northern 4. To require landscaped buffer yards or setbacks a
edge of the PUD should be lower than the average minimum of one hundred feet (100') in width
PUD density so as to respect existing rural adjacent to rural residential areas which are free
residential development. Those near podd of structures. As adjacent densities increase
Boulevard should accommodate clustering or be beyond those of R-1, buffer yards should be
sufficiently low in density to protect the maximum increasetl in size proportionately,
amount of woodland. 5. To require tree replacement with similar species
The site is intended to be lanned as a sin le unit so as to recreate approximately the original '
p g vegetative mix.
and developed in phases as market conditions
CITY OF ROSEMOUNT 2'] JANUARY, 1993
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' Residential PUD Performance Criteria lMI'�MEIVTAT�ON
In the interest of protecting natural resources and While these objectives, policies, and performance
the rural lifestyle, the following performance criteria criteria apply specifically to residential PUDs, tree
aze intended to apply: � preservation/replacement is intended to be applied to
1. Percentage of twenty percent (20%) or steeper the entire City. In order to implement this tree
slopes (with a vertical elevation difference of preservation/replacement policy, an amendment to
twenty (20) or more feet to be protected: ninety Section 8.3.E. Woodland Preservation, should be
percent (90%). adopted which includes the following:
2. Percentaae of lands havin� the characteristics of E, Woodland Preservation and Renlacement
a wetland (hydrophytic vegetation, hydric soils,
and intermittent saturation) to be protected and/or 1- Purpose and Intent.
value replaced in accordance with the 2. Definitions (caliper inches, drip line,
requirements of the Wetland Conservation Act of significant tree, etc.).
1991: or.e hundred gercent {100%). 3. PermitlApglicationlProcedures/Requirements.
3. Percenta�e of existina siDnificant trees (a 12-inch 4. Exemptions.
or larger deciduous tree excludina elm, willow, 5. Tree Replacement includin�:
box elder, and aspen, or an 8-inch caliper or a. Calculation of tree replacement
larger coniferous tree) to be protected, b. Location of replacement
maintained and/or replaced for the overall site c. Sizes and types of trees
(see tree replacement ordinance): eighty percent d. Sources of trees
(80�). ` e. Guarantees/Letter of Credit/Bond
4. Percenta'e of existin� ve�etation to be protected
and/or replaced within desi;nated buffer yards: '�ere aze numerous ways to calculate tree
one hundred percent (100%). replacement depending on the City's objectives. For
5. Percentage of an established buffer yard to be �e sake of simplicity the City could establish a flat
privately maintained in permanent open space: percentage of tree preservation and/or replacement '
one hundred percent (100%). at say eighty percent (80%). Or, it could create '
6. Permitted overall PUD density excluding park incentives to preserve the maximum amount of
land dedication, wetlands and slopes (twenty existing vegetation utilizing a sliding scale approach
percent (20%) or areater): 2.5 units/acre. which, at some point, actually requires more '
7. Percentage of site to be maintained as soft cover vegetation to be replaced than is lost���;:�%g�te
(maximum forty percent [40%] hard surface ������ ��� ��
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coverage): sixty percent (60%). `�
FIGURE
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;6 TREE LOSS '
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iht formula for calculating replacement per Figure
is: •
(AB x C) x A = D.
Rl�ere: A = Total diameter inches or significant
trees lost '
B = Total diameter inches of significant
trees on the site
C = Tree replacement constant
D = Replacement trees in caliper inches
This concept is pattemed after the Eden Prairie,
Minnesota, model which was designed to maximi�p
preservation while minimi7ing staff review time.
Such an ordinance would ne�essitate an inventory of
s a�nificant trees by the developerJowner, thus
adding to his costs. It would not require additional
staffing but may infrequently require the services of
a consultant forester whose responsibilities may be
to assess t�e accuracy of the tr� inventory, when in
question, and make judgements as to the health of
trees. These costs should be able to be passed on to
the developer. This approach to tree preservation
requires qualified staff, which the Ciry has, and the
resolve on the part of policy makers to preserve
s;Qnificant vegetation in the interes� of
environmental protection. ._..
Commercial development within these areas is '
P U� - MIXE� USE intended to be allowed only when and where traffic
can be accommodated via existing cross streets, a
• viable plan is submitted, a market study is
Mixed Use are:�s clearly have commercial potential, presented which establishes mazket absorption
but there is concern that they may compete with capabilities and the proposed development is
downtown Rosemount for uses that will compromise acceptably pre-leased in accordance with prevailing
its future viability. They aze not only prominently financial standards. The respective commercial and
located in the City immediately adjacent to arterial residential policies of this plan shall apply within
streets, they aze in azeas that might be classified as mixed use areas. '
sensitive because until now, they have been planned
for residential, not commercial development. They Uses considered to be generally acceptable within
are also located in close proximity to existing and .mixed use areas are those that would be compatible
future residential land uses. with uses in the town center. These may include
such as: highway service, fast food and convenience
Land uses intended to be accommodated in these retail uses, and larger scale projects such as home
areas include residential (high and low density), improvement, buildina supplies, hardware and
commercial, and office uses. The area is intended to garden supply stores, and home furnishin� stores of
be planned as a unit wherever possible and must a freestanding nature. Day Care Centers, offices,
adhere to general transitional development concepts and institutional uses are also acceptable witt�in
whic'� call for a gradient in land use from higher to mixed use azeas. Industrial uses aze not considered
lower density. Residential densities should conform appropriate in this area. Higher intensity uses must
to those of Urban Residential areas. be buffered via ?ood design from residential uses.
CITY OF ROSER40L\T �9; 1ANUARY,, 1g93
TRANSPORTAT�ON ELEM�,NT
EXISTING TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
Maj or Thoroughfares Public Transit
The City is traversed by only one Metropolitan 'I'he City of Rosemount, along with Apple Valley,
System Highway, State Trunk Highway 52, located Burnsville, Eagan, Prior Lake and Savage, is a
�in eastern Rosemount. This is a four-lane principle member of the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority.
arterial with at-grade intersections (except at County This opt out authority provides a work commute
Road 42) that carries approximately 23,300 and express bus service to and from downtown St. Paul
16,000 vehicles per average day north and south of and Minneapolis. The City has one park and ride lot
Highway 55 respectively (1991). According to the located neaz the intersection of 143rd Street West
Metropolitan Council's Transportation Development and South Robert Trail (TH 3) from which the
Guide, no improvements aze scheduled for Trunk Green Line Shuttle currently provides a feeder route
Highway 52 prior to 2010. It will become an through Rosemount, east Apple Valley and Eagan
extremely important roadway necessitating connecting with express bus service to Minneapolis
substantial improvements if MSP International �d St. Paul. The MVTA, which is overseen by the
Airport is relocated to the seazch area. Regional Transit Board (RTB), is also responsible
for monitoring and meeting transit needs throughout
Recent accidents involving tanker trucks near Koch �e six city member region. In addition, Rosemount
Refining and ongoing traff'ic increases have resulted is also served by DARTS (Seniors), Metro Mobility
in a study initiated at the request of Koch Refming. (�►andicapped), and the Community Action Council
The Cities of Rosemount and Inver Grove Heights, Transportation System (low income). ,
Dakota County, and MnDOT are jointly
participating in a corridor study that is intended to
identify the future functional classification of AViStiOri
Highway 52 and develop integrated design concepts �e City currently has no public airport or any '
jointly between the two communities along the heliport facilities within its jurisdiction. It is, '
TH52 corridor. The intent of the City of Rosemount however, within a Critical Airspace Policy Area
is to develop a frontage road system to alleviate which must be protected from the encroachment of
these conflicts. obstructions to air navigation (structures over 500
Other existing arterial streets include County Road feet tall}. Southern and eastern Rosemount are also
42 and State Trunk Highways 3 and 55. The entire included within the Dakota Search Area for a new
system of State, County, and Municipal State Aid hub or major airport, should MSP be relocated. If
(MSA) streets is operating at a favorable traff'ic �e decision is made to relocate MSP, actual
volume to physical capacity ratio except for State �nstruction will not occur until after the turn of the
Trunk Highway 3, where current capacity is century. The nearest reliever airports are South St.
deficient. Trunk Highway 3 is a two-lane street, Paul and Air Lake, both of which are six or more
currently carrying approximately 8,500 ADT miles from Rosemount. There is a small private air
(average daily traff'ic), which bisects downtown strip, Jensen Field, on the University of Minnesota
Rosemount. Any efforts to increase its capacity campus, just south of the Technical College.
would be in direct conflict with the redevelopment
of this center as the City's primary shopping '
district.
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� Rail Service Barge Facilities
Rosemount is served by both the Soo Line and the The Pine Bend azea of Rosemount is accessible by '
Chicago Northwestern Transportation Companies. barge and existing barge facilities serve several
Large azeas of the City can be served by rail, and industries within the City.
freight hauling, switching, and piggy-back services
are available to local industries.
STREET AND HIGHWAY PLAN
Objectives
l. Development of a safe and efficient hierarchy of 3. Reduction in single occupant automobile travel,
public streets and highways that provides for the to diminish the growing demand for street
movement of large volumes of long distance capacity.
traffic on major streets and minimizes traff'ic on 4. Provision of greater transit choice and improved
local streets within neighborhoods. mobility for all City residents, especially the
2. Optimum accessibility throughout the City and transit dependent.
to major regional activiry centers via systems 5. Continuing improvements to public streets to
that are coordinated with neighboring protect the public's investment in infrastructure.
communities, the County, and the State. 6. Protection of airspace throughout the City from
vertical obstructions to aviation.
MAJOR THOROUGHFARES
Uritil substantial increases in the cost of commuting street parking, direct access from businesses to the
occur or stronger efforts are made to promote public street and pedestrian traffic. If Highway 3 is
transit, the automobile will be the primary mode of changed to a principal arterial, no town center '
transportation for City residents until well into the atmosphere could exist because of safety issues.
next century. For this reason, major thoroughfares Therefore such high traffic volumes as proposed on
will dominate Rosemount's transportation system. Highway 3 by the County must be diverted away
from the Highway or the Highway relocated.
The proposed Major Thoroughfare Functional
Classification S stem`��:::�i' `:�`':ie;;;`:'::;::`:::::;;:::::;:::;;:::� The City prefers that the excess traffic be diverted
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correlates with the transportation plan of Dakota away from the downtown area rather than
County, with the exception of Trunk Highway 3 relocation. Excess traffic can be assigned by design
north of County Road 42 and County Road 42, both to Diamond Path, (if this road is redesignated as a'
are classified as principal arterials (freeways) by the minor arterial,) or to Pilot Knob Road. '
County. The principal arterial classification that the
county suggests, may be warranted because of high The only scenario where the City would encourage
projected traffic volumes in 2010. However, the the relocation of the highway, would be in the event
designation would be inconsistent with the City's of the movement of the MSP Airport South of
plans far growth and development. Rosemount. Public safety in this case would
necessitate its relocation because of the high
The designation of Highway 3 as a principle arterial predicted traff'ic volumes the airport would cause on
would be inconsistent because the City intends to all roads through the region.
redevelop its historic downtown. Intrinsic in this
plan is a town center atmosphere, including on- '
CITY OF ROSEMOUNT '7�( JANUARY, 1 93
�
� The designation of County Road 42 as a principal planned commercial lands to the South of 42 would
arterial would be inconsistent for two reasons. not longer have even the limited access that they
Residential uses to the North of County Road 42 are now depend on for customers. The resulting loss of
not adequately buffered from the ensuing noise and business would be an economic hardship not only
traffic such an upgrading would cause. Second, for the business owners, but for the entire City as
well.
Policies '
1. To require the elimination or reduction in the 5. To require that accepted standards (ITE) for
number of direct driveway accesses to the sight distances based on speed are met at
arterial street system as redevelopment occurs intersections and driveway entrances to major
and prohibit any new direct accesses to Trunk streets.
Highway 52. 6. To require residences to back or side to major
2. To require expanded setbacks for land uses streets.
adjacent to major streets between major 7. To build sidewalks and, where practicable,
intersections where accessibility is not available bikeways/trails as integral parts of the
or desirable but consider reduced setbacks along upgrading of major streets and coordinate ,
frontage roads and at intersections to pedestrian and non-motorized systems with the
accommodate public transit accessibility. Pazks Master Plan.
3. To require the protection of sight lines at street ,
intersections. .
4. To cooperate with the Minnesota Valley Transit
Authority, Dakota County, MnDOT, RTB, and
neighboring communities in the planning and
implementation of principle and minor arterials,
highway and transit improvements.
COLLECTOR AND LOeAL STREETS
All streets not shown as major thoroughfares fall The transportation plan is primarily in place in
under City jurisdiction. These include collector Western Rosemount. However, a series of collector
streets and local streets. Collector streets generally streets are planned which will service the proposed
accommodate traff'ic movements within rather than industrial areas at Pine Bend. Providing access to
between neighborhoods and industrial and adjacent properties via local streets will allow for`
commercial areas. Their primary purpose is to the eventual upgrading of Trunk Highway 52 to
collect traff'ic from local streets and distribute 'it to, meet freeway standards.
or between, arterial streets. They move moderate to
low volumes of traffic at relatively low speeds, (35 POliCieS
to 45 mph) over relatively short distances, usually
one to four miles. 1. To require the dedication of a1I rights-of-way
for collector and local streets. In addition, to
Local streets move low volumes of local traffic at protect rights-of-way for future collector and
low speeds (m�imum 30 mph) over relatively short arterial streets from land use encroachments.
distances (less than 1/3 mile) within neighborhoods. 2• To require adequately spaced driveways and ,
Their primary purpose is to provide direct access to street intersections along major streets to
and from individual abutting properties. maintain maximum e�ciency and capacity and
minimize vehicular conflicts.
CITY OF ROSEMOUNT 3a IANUARY, 19
� 3. To establish and enforce minimum setback 8. To build sidewalks and, where practicable,
distances between intersections and driveways to bikeways/trails as integral parts of the
accommodate queuing and avoid tra�c conflicts upgrading of major streets and coordinate
at street intersections. pedestrian and nan-motorized systems with the
4. To use signage, traffic diverters, and other Parks Master Plan.
appropriate measures to minimize traff'ic 9. To permit the use of cul-de-sacs only as means
volumes and through tra�c on local residential to avoid street extensions that would be
streets (not MSA streets) but avoid the use of detrimental to the natural environment or
stop signs for such purposes unless warranted where, due to topographic change, such
by cross traffic volumes. extensions cannot feasibility be made. ,
5. To require the protection of sight lines at street 10. To approve streets only where every effort has'
intersections. been made to fit the natural contour and avoid
6. To require that accepted standards (ITE) for landform disruption.
sight distances based on speetl are met at 11. To require traffic impact studies for larger
intersections and driveway entrances to majar residential, commercial or industrial
streets. developments or where projects aze unable to
7. To require residences to back or side to major meet the minimum standards set forth in this
streets. Plan.
< T1►oroughfare Standards
_ , Principal __ Dtinor _ CollecWr Local
Design Element Arterial Arterial Street Stre�.
Number of traffic lanes 46 2-4 2-4 2
Traf6c lane width(ft) 12-14 12-14 12 10-12
Curb parking or shoulder width(ft) No parking No parking 8-10 8 '
ivfinimum pavement width(R) 52 44-52 36 28 '
Minimum R-O-W width(ft) 300 100-120 80 50
Design speed(mph) 55 45 30-40 30
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' Functionai '�'�oraughfare Ciassification System
Principal Minor Collector Local
Arterial Arterial Street Street
Spacing 3-6 miles 1-2 miles 0.5-1 mile 1 block- urban
1 mile -rural
On edges of development On edges of development On edges or within Within neighborhoods and
LOCatiOri and neighborhoods. and neighborhoods neighborhoods. other homogeneous land
use areas.
Ititel SeCtiOn Traffic signals and cross 4-way stops and some
Characteristics Grade separated. street stops. signals. As required
Loca1 street stops.
Volumes Carried s,000 - so,000 i,000 - io,000 250 -2,soo i..ess c�an i,000
POsted Speed Legal limit. 50 35-45 Maximum 30
Parking None Restricted as necessary Restricted as necessary Restricted if MSA.
W Ramp metering with Signal timing with Number of lanes. Intersection control.
� referential treatment for referential treatment for Si nal timin Cul-de-sacs.
Management Tools p p g g•
transit. transit. Access control Diverters.
To interstate freeways, To interstate freeways, To minor arterials, other To collectors and other
System Access other arterials. other arterials and collectors. locals.
collectors.
JuP1SdiCtlOri Metropolitan Highway Rosemount, Dakota Rosemount Rosemount
System, MNDOT, Federal County, MNDOT
Examples in Highway 52 County Roads 42 and 46, 145th, Shannon Parkway, Danbury Ave., Cameo
Rosemount 'I'H 3 Dodd Blvd. Ave, 144th
Trip-making Service Trips greater than 8 miles Medium to short trips (2-6 Short trips (1-4 miles at Short trips at low speeds.
Pei'fOt'med at moderately high speed. miles) at moderate speeds. low speeds.
� Express transit trips. Local transit trips. Local transit trips.
Source:Metropolitan Council
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Acce�s, Control Standards '
Principal Minor Collector Local
Arterial Arterial Street Street
RURAL Minimum Limited access carefully planned Access carefully planned Entrances combined where possible Entrances
Desirable Access only at Principal and Minor Access only at Pr,Min&Coll Access carefully planned combined
General type of uxBAtv Minimum Access only at Principal and Minor Some access at major generators Access carefully planned where
access control Desirable No access between Interchanges No access between public streets No access between public streets possible
Principal 6 miles �- ��� �
Minor 3 miles 3 miles --- "�
Desirable spacing RuxaL Collector 1 mile 2 miles 2 miles —
of intersections of ��a� None i mile 1 mi(e Carefully planned
crossing public Princ�pat 3 mites --- "' �
roadways
URBAN Minor 1 mile 1 mile --- "'
Collector None .5 mile .5 mile —
Local None None .25 mile Carefully planned
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�� RURAL Minimum 1,250 feet 500 feet 300 feet 100 feet
Non-public
Desirable None 1,250 feet i,000feet 300 feet
eritCariCC S�laCiitg URBAN Minimum 1 mile 200 feet 100 feet 50 feet
Desirable None SW feet 300 feet 100 feet
Corner clearance RURAL Minimum 300 feet,if any 50 feet 50 feet 50 feet
t0 riOri-PUb�iC Desirable No access permitted 100 feet l00 feet 100 feet
eriti'aIICC URBAN Minimum No access permitted 50 feet 30 feet 30 feet
Desirable No access permitted 100 feet 100 feet 100 feet
PUBLIC TRANSIT PLAN
For reasons primarily related to the lack of financing public usage, transit service to Rosemount is very
limited, consisting of a feeder bus service connecting with express buses to downtown St. Paul and
Minneapolis from a park and ride lot located just north of downtown Rosemount. According to the
Community Survey (1989) only 17% of Rosemount's residents are employed in Minneapolis and St. Paul while
a substantial percent (34%) are employed in Eagan, Burnsville, Apple Yalley and Bloomington/South
Hennepin County to which no service is available. According to the March, 1986 Transit Service needs
Assessment prepared by the R7B, transit dependency is low in Rosemount with primary work trip am-actions
being Bloomington, Eagan and Apple Valley. Public transit is and will continue to be a very minor need for
Rosemount, except for the truly dependent rider, until congestion increases,parking fees are initiated or
spaces taxed and fuel costs increase dramatically. It is the City's intent to explore with the Minnesota Valley
Transit Authority (MVTA), as opportunities arise,para-transit,flexroute circulator service,park and pool
service and to continually monitor and meet the transit needs of the City. Also available is service to seniors
through DAR7S, service to the handicapped through Metro Mobility, and service to those with low income
through the Community Action Council Transit System.
Another facet of public transit is the possible implementation of Light Rail Transit (ZRT). This possibility is
currently being studied by severad agencies. Rosemount's participation is through the Southern Dakota
County Light Rail Committee. As the planning of LRT progresses and as the need for public transit becomes
more apparent it will be necessary for the marry agencies involved in transportation issues to coordinate their
efforts and finances.
PUBLIC TRANSIT POLICIES
1. To encourage state and federal transportation 6. As the need arises for moving or increasing the
dollars to be used more toward public transit and number of park and ride lots, the location of such
less toward freeway construction to increase should be in the CBD or neaz other
patronage of transit and decrease tra�c retail/commercial and higher density residential
congestion. areas, or in high traffic volume areas such as
2, To encourage larger employers to participate in State Highway 52 and State Highway 55.
Minnesota Rideshare. 7. To exercise local development controIs and
3. To promote and encourage the increased use of financing mechanisms to protect needed park and
public transit and ride-sharing as means to reduce ride sites from urban development.
single occupant automobile travel demand. 8• To establish appropriate and supportive land uses
4. Through participation in the MVTA, to work in the vicinity of park and ride lots to maximize
with the RTB to ensure Rosemount's bus service �mpatibility and shared parking.
needs aze met and appropriate dollars made 9. To locate higher density developments
available. appropriately to take into account the future
5. Through participation in the MVTA, to work availability of public transit services.
with the other opt-out authorities and the RTB to 10. To encourage developers with transit corridors to
change policies regulating transit ta�c dolTazs and design for public transit including the orientation
bus ownership in order to create a more favorable of building entrances to streets, reductions in
market for competition among transit operators. setbacks, provision of transit stops and walkways
and the provision of preferential parking
opportunities to those who car a�d van pool.
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� 11. To work with the MVTA to meet present and 13. Through participation in the Southern Dakota
future Park and Ride Lot needs. County Light Rail Committee, to ensure
12. To participate with MVTA, RTB, Met Council, Rosemount's interests are represented.
and MnDOT to ensure that transit facility needs 14. To encourage coordination of bus service and
are coordinated with highway planning. LRT service by working with all involved
transportation agencies, such as MnDOT, Met
Council, RTB, LRT committees, and other opt-
outs.
A VIATION PLAN ELEMENTS
It is the City's intent to continue to participate in the process of selecting a search area for a new major
replacement airport for Minneapolis St. Paul International.
AVIATION POLICIES
1. To require that tall towers having a height of 200 6. In the event a new airport is developed near
feet or more above ground level be subject to Rosemount, MAC shall implement new
variance, planned unit development, conditional, transportation improvements that do not change
or interim use permit (IUP) requirements and the character of existing roadways or disrupt the
procedures. Also, to include notification of character of the communities in which the
MnDOT and the FAA in said procedure. roadways exist.
2. To require that heliports comply with the 7. In the event a new airport is developed near
licensing requirements of MnDOT, the approach Rosemount, local jurisdictions should retain
and altitude standazds of the FAA and the noise taxation and development jurisdiction of non-
standards of the MPCA as requirements of CUP airport development. MAC shall not acquire
approval. additional property beyond the area needed for
3. To prohibit the use of seaplanes in the City. safe/environmental operation of an airport.
4. In the event a new international airport is 8. In the event a new airport is developed near
approved by the Minnesota Legislature near Rosemount, LRT and other transit policies should
Rosemount to protect all airspace zones from be re-evaluated.
vertical intrusions and prohibit general 9. In the event a new airport is developed near
obstructions to air navigation per Minnesota Rosemount, Dakota County and Metropolitan
Department of Transportation Rule 14 MCAR Council highway plans need to be updated.
1.3015, Subdivisions C and D.
5. In the event a new airport is developed near
Rosemount, the MAC should acquire land within
the 60 Ldn Contours and the preferred take-
off/landing approaches should be clearly directed
away from urban concentrations.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT �LEMENT
Objectives
1. Provide opportunities for the attraction of new 3, Insure that publicly assisted economic
business and the retention of existing business development projects meet established criteria
as means to expand employment opportunities that guazantee public benefit.
and increase/diversify the City's tax base. 4. Coordinate economic development
2. Stimulate the redevelopment of underutilized, activities/programs with other pubiic agencies.
blighted, or obsolete land uses.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
In addition to applicable residential policies, the following are the City's policies for natural resource
protection with Planned Residential PUDs:
1. To_promote public �nanciat 5. To require developer financial guarantees as
assistance/incentives and/or make part of redevelopment agreements as the first
infrastructure available for projects that line of defense against project failure. In
eliminate blight, increase or retain other words, the developer should guarantee
predominantly full-time professional, that payments in lieu of tax increments will be
technical, and managerial employment or made by the developer in the event of a
retain existing viable businesses. shortfalL
2. To avoid public financial assistance for any 6. To actively identify redevelopment needs
business relocating or expanding where the and initiate projects which meet the City's
assistance alone makes retention of the qualifying criteria.
business viable. 7. To communicate regularly and effectively
3. To make public fnancial assistance available with Dakota county and the Rosemount
for economic development only when it can School District whenever tax increment
be demonstrated that the project would not be financing is to be used.
feasible without public assistance. 8. To pursue changes to the law when the State
4. To make public �nancial assistance available Legislature to allow for pollution remediation.
only when a project can be proven to be
financially feasible and will produce long-term
tax base benefits which exceed public costs.
Crr� oF RosEMourrr 3$ JArrua,RY, 1993
PUBLIC FACI�ITIES E�EMENT
WA?'ER
Water is provided via seven deep underground weTt ; ,n��n :
wells, only three of which are currently used, >
# Location A �tfer ; ($) Gapacity;(GPiv�
.:.. . .... ..................:::::::::::::.. _ : __4
(numbers 3,6 and 7.) ��:::F:i;gt�i��::_::;'�;;;�;:;;;;;��. The
three active wells pull water from the Prairie du i oia c;cy xau Drift iso Abandoned
Chien-Jordan aquifer located in Jordan Sandstone. 2 Old City Hall Jordan ai2 Abandoned
Sandstone
Water is treated at each well site with various 3 Brazit Avenue Jordan 471 500
chemicals to protect the residents. Rosemount City Sandstone
water is treated with chemicals which bond with a ChippendalePark Jordan 520 Abandoned
metallic ions, like iron and manganese, aS 1S Sandstone
necessary to avoid ingestion of harmful metals. The s Chippendale Park Jordan 490 Abandoned
water also receives chlorine and fluoride as required sanasc�ne
by the State Health Deparlment requirements for 6 Dallara Park 7ordan as2 sso
pubiic water supplies.l sanascone
7 Chippendale Jordan 490 1,000
Please refer to the 1988 Comprehensive Water A�enue Sandstone
System Plan for more details on the water system.
Figure�`**. Existing Municipal Wells
STORM SEWER AND STORM WATER UTILITY
A 1989 report entitled Drainage Plan, West 4. Fund water quality improvement projects;
Drainage Area provides the basic framework for 5. Fund facility replacement projects when
development of the ponding system throughout the facilities deteriorate or when the City
western drainage. This drainage area incorporates redevelops;
the urban density development within the City. This 6. Fund legal and easement costs;
plan is designed to give 100-year flood protection 7. Cover costs of administering the fund; and
within the 19 subdistricts. Virtually all of these 8. fund system operations and maintenance.
basins are landlocked.
In 1992, the City created a storm water utility as a
financing mechanism to upgrade and enhance
maintenance of the City's storm water system. The
revenue generated by the utility is intended to be
used for the following purposes:
1. Finance construction projects (which will
ultimately be paid by connection chazges);
2. Fund construction projects that are not repaid
by connection charges;
3. Fund the development of the City's
Comprehensive Storm Water Management Plan; ,
CITY OF ROSEMOUNI' _ ., .3 c` JANUARY, 1993
SANITARY SEWER
More than any other element of the plan, sanitary Empire WWTP has a current design capacity is 9
sewer service functions as the primary means of mgd. In 1991, the average flow was just 6.3 mgd,
guiding growth in the communiry. Because of the which leaves a 2.7 mgd growth cushion. Rosemount
expense involved with providing sanitary sewer is projecting a 2000 estimate of .475 mgd to flow to
services, expansion of the service must be this facility.
concurrent with growth. However, growth must be
guided to occur in only those areas that can be Design capacity of the Rosemount WWTP is
economically served by sewers. To this end, the currently .71 mgd. However, the MWCC has
City has delineated sewer districts and sub-districts indicated that the plant is running at less than
to guide growth based on service feasibility. optimal capacity, probably closer to .60 mgd. The
1991 average flow was .605 mgd. Therefore it was
Rosemount, like every other City in the imperative that the City divert the Southeastern
Metropolitan Area, is requiretl to prepaze and adopt corner to Empire WWTP. In addition, the MWCC
a local comprehensive sewer plans and to secure the has begun exploring alternatives for the expansion
Metropolitan Waste Control Commission's (MWCC) of the Rosemount WWTP capacity. The expansion
approval prior to undertaking any sewer is ideally scheduled for completion in 1996 and will
construction, alteration or improvements. In ensure that the plant will be able to meet the
addition, the MWCC is also responsible for demands that the City's growing community will
construction and operation of all wastewater place on it until at least 2010.
treatment plants. It is therefore the responsibility of
the MWCC and the Metropolitan Council to expand Consistent with this framework, the City has
sewer services as necessity warrants. established the following projections for annual
sewer connections from 1992-1996 and a more
The City of Rosemount currently uses both the generalized figure for 1997-2000. In addition, a
Rosemount and Empire Wastewater Treatment second figure shows the projected annual sewer
Plants for treatment of waste.2 Empire WWTP connections by sewer subdistrict.
currently serves just the Southwest corner of the
City (767 acres) and Rosemount WWTP serves the
rest of the Municipal Urban Services Area.
Projected Sewer Flows for the City of;Rosemount
RosEMouNT WWTP EMPIItE WWTP ToTaL
Additional Cumulative Additional Cumulative Additional Cumulative
YEAR F►ow(MGD) F1ow(MGD) Flow(MGD) Flow(MGD) Flow(MGD) Flow(MGD)
1992 0.107 0.565Z 0.009 0.183' 0.116 0.747
1993 0.078 0.643 0.026 0.209 0.104 0.852
1994 0.050 0.693 0.030 0.238 0.080 0.931
1995 0.051 0.744 0.032 0.270 0.083 1.014
1996 0.032 0.776 0.041 0.3ll 0.073 1.087
199?-201l0 0.192 0.968 O.lb4 0.4�5 0356 1.443 '
2010
ZThis figure was calculated using the 1991 post diversion flow figure (0.457) as a base.
3This figure was calculated using a 1991 post diversion flow figure of 0.174 as a base.
CITY OF ROSEh40UNT ' c�p J�vu.�tY, 1993
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The minimum design standards for
SnriiTnx�SEwFat'FLows' - 2000 UitBniv inflow/infiltration on the construction of new
5���� sanitary sewer facilities are 100 gallons/day/inch
se�ea ny xos�o,�r ww�rr diameter/mile. All facilities are air tested to insure
compliance. The specifications for pipes, joints and
Sub- Area Rvg.Flow Cum.Avg. Peak Design
District (Acres) Added(mgd) Flow(mgd) Flow(mgd) manholes are as follows:
101 332 0.498 0.498 1.694 Description Specification Joint Types
103 59 0.089 0.089 0.354 Reinforced ASTM C76 AST'M C361
Concrete Pipe
105 26 0.026 0.026 0.104
PVC Pipe ASTM D3034 Elastomeric
12 291 0.291 0.291 1.077 Gasket
13 284 0.284 0.568 1.931 Cast Iron Soil ASTM E-8 ASTM C564
Pipe ASTM A-438 Rubber Gasket
14 208 0.208 0.208 0.790 ASTM A-126
16 117 0.117 1.510 4.379 Manhole ASTM C-478 Gasket
17 115 0.162 0.162 0.632
18 53 0.053 1.563 4.533
19 53 0.061 0.061 0.244
20 267 0.267 2.498 6.745
21 576 0.576 6.853 15.077
Served by Empire WWTP
Sub- Area Avg.Flow Cum.Avg. Peak Design
District (Acres) Added(mgdJ F[ow(mgd) Flow(mgd)
102 261 0.337 0.626 2.218
104 289 0.289 0.289 4.069
106 217 0.217 0.843 2.698
PRIVATE WASTE TREATMENT SYSTEMS
All non-agricultural uses within the Urban Service At present, two industrial firms operate their own
Area must utilize public sewer facilities. Therefore, waste treatment plants, Koch Refinery and
private waste treatment systems can only be used Continental Nitrogen. Both of these firms operate
when public sewer systems are not available. Each under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
system must conform to published standards for the System and State Disposal Systems permit
design, location, installation, use and maintenance programs.
of the City's Subdivision Ordinance; the County
regulations published in ordinance 113; the state
plumbing code, Chapter 4�15 and the state's
Individual Sewage Treatment Systems Standards,
Chapter 7080.
CITY OF ROSEMOUNT ' t.� i JANUARY, 19 3
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i PUBLIC FACILITIES PLAN
ObjeCtiVeS 5. To evaluate the need and feasibility of providing
public water service to Northwest Rosemount
1. To provide public utility services within the only if the public health is at risk.
Urban Services Area in order to maintain the 6. To evaluate the service need in East Rosemount
health, welfare and safety of the public. and upgrade the rural water system in
2. To ensure that additional waste treatment accordance with those needs.
capacity is provided in a timely fashion so that
development within the Urban Services Area is StOTIri SeWeI' POliC1eS
not restricted as a result of insufficient capacity.
3. To provide limited urban services to Rural l. To reduce the negative impacts of increased
Service Areas. runoff and sediments from expanding
4. To explore service sharing with surrounding � development.
communities and develop alternative rnethods of 2. To provide adequate facilities for storage and
providing public services which will maintain transportation of runoff to protect against
levels without substantial cost increases. flooding.
5. To minimize service failures by monitoring and 3. To require that the release of stormwater from a
maintaining the public infrastructure. developed site comply with the City's
6. To extend public utility systems in a logical, stormwater management plans or be retained to
sequential fashion concurrent with develop, not the extent that its release rate is no greater than
in advance. the pre-development ten year peak discharge.
7. To define and protect potential public utility 4. To require the termination of the pumping of
rights-of-way which may eventually be needed storm water from basement sumps directly into
to extend service to rural residential areas. the sanitary sewer system.
8. To recognize the value of water as a natural
resource and adopt policy that encourages water s��ry S�w@r PO11CieS
� conservation wherever possible, both by the
private sector and the public. 1. To cooperate with the MWCC in providing
9. To provide safeguards to insure against the sufficient waste treatment capacity to meet
disruption of essential public services. Rosemount's projected sanitary sewer needs,
including the expansion of the Rosemount Waste
Water POliCieS Water Treatment Facility to satisfy the growing
need for capacity throughout the City.
L To provide and maintain facilities for the 2. To provide public sewer service to East
transportation, storage and distribution of water Rosemount to service regional-scale industrial
within the Urban Services Area. and waste management/processing land uses.
2. To provide adequate distribution and storage 3. To reduce the inflow and infiltration to the
facilities to cover peak consumptive demands, sanitary sewer system and thereby increase
fire fighting, and other events in where wastewater treatment plant capacity by
additional water will be needed in excess of that continuing to upgrade the present system and
which can be directly supplied by the available reducing precipitation induced inflow.
wells. 4. To provide public sewer service to East
3. To provide for any increases in the amount of Rosemount to service regional-scale industrial
water demanded by new developments and and waste management/processing land uses.
industrial uses within the Urban Services Area.
4. To research potential benefits which may accrue
to interconnecting public water supply systems
in conjunction with appropriate conservation
measures to insure a minimum level of service
in case of service disruption.
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Private Waste Treatment Systems
Policies
1. To prohibit the development and use of new 7. To prohibit the use of a septic system or a
private waste water treatment plants in the City private waste treatment plant for the disposal of
° and the expansion of existing systems. a11 products containing hazardous materials.
2. To require soil testing for all on-site septic 8. To prohibit the installation of septic systems
treatment systems. inside the Urban Services Area and require all
3. To maintain an inventory and support Dakota residences and businesses to use public sewer
County's routine annual inspection program for facilities as they become available.
on-site septic systems. 9. To require in the subdivision platting process a
4. To require replacement of non-conforming on- study to determine the site's compatibility with
site septic systems. septic system construction and operation.
5. To revise the City ordinance to meet County 10. To require that all industrial dischargers satisfy
Ordinance 113; Minnesota Individual Sewage the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Treatment Systems Standards, Chapter 7080 standards for industrial wastes discharged into
and the Clean Water Act. surface waters.
6. To require that the one-site septic system be
designed to receive all sewage from the
dwelling, building, or other establishment
served.
CITY OF ROSEMOUNT �3 IANUARY, 1993
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PIJBLIC SERVICES ELEMENT
Public services can be categorized as being either emergency or non-emergency oriented. On the
basis of this categorizarion, di�`'erent locational criteria emerge. Police and fire services must be
located such that travel time to developed areas are minimized, but other City facilities may be
located in any central site. The Municipal Facilities, Space Needs Analysis prepared by Boarman and
Associates in 1990 is used as the basis for City office and service space needs.
Police City Government
At the present time the Police Department is located Rosemount is a statutory ciry with a mayor-council
in City Hall. Currently the department occupies form of government. The City Council consists of
3,116 square feet and employs 10 officers with 10 four council members and the mayor, who acts as
volunteer reservists. The national average for police the chairperson, with all five votes carrying equal
space is 350 square feet per staff inember. weight. Administrative authority in the City is held
Rosemount has 312 square feet per staff inember.3 by the City Administrator.
The smaller the space reserved for each staff The City Council receives recommendations from
member the greater the confidentiality problems and the Planning Commission, the Utilities/Cable
lack of work space. Therefore, an expansion of Commission, the Port Authority and the Parks and
facilities is planned before 2000. The current Recreation Committee.
location will be expanded to allow, among other
things, for increased staff as the population of All elected o�cials are selected at large, with
Rosemount grows, more work space and a large, municipal elections held in odd-number years.
secure storage area for evidence. Additional Council members serve staggered four-yeaz terms
expansions aze planned as the need presents itself with the mayor serving a two-year term. There are
and are more fully outlined in the Municipal four precincts in the City.
Facilities, Space Needs Analvsis, 1990.
The current City Hall is located on 145th Street at
Burma Ave, and was built in 1987. The Public
Fire Works maintenance facilities is also located at this
site. Expansion of the City Hail along with several
The fire department is currently located to the North other alternatives are being proposed and aze
of the City Hall and staffed by volunteers. This discussed in more detail in the Citv of Rosemount
location houses both the administrative part of the Municipal Facilities S�ace Needs Analysis. 1990.
department and the fire station. However, a
referendum process to build a new fire station is
being undertaken. In 1988, Hoisington Group Inc. SChOO1S
completed a Fire Location Study which explored the
City's alternatives. It was the recommendation of Rosemount is currently served by three independent
this study and later discussion by the City Council school districts, Independent School District 196-
that the City should begin acquisition and Rosemount, Independent School District 199-Inver
development of a property on 145th Street between Grove Heights, and Independent School District
Shannon Pazkway and Chippendale Avenue. The 200-Hastings. The greatest share of Rosemount
decision on when to hold a referendum is likely to students are in Independent School District 196.
be made during the first quarter of i993. Independent School District 196 has greatly
expanded since its creation in 1952, and now
includes portions of Burnsville, Eagan, Apple
Valley, Inver Grove Heights, Coates, Lakeville,
CITY OF ROSEMOUNT (.f t� JANUARY, 1993
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Empire and Vermillion making Independent School
District 196 the largest and fastest growing school
district in the state. The district serves 22,500
students at three high schools, five middle schools
and seventeen elementary schools. Four of these
schools, Rosemount Elementary, Middle and High
Schools and Shannon Park Elementary, are located
within the City of Rosemount.
Parks
PUBLIC SERVICES PLA1V
Objective
1. To locate public facilities and provide public 3. To continue to cooperate with Koch Refinery
services in a manner that assures the continued and the University of Minnesota to improve fire
health, welfare, and safety of the public. protection services to the more remote areas of
the City.
Police Policies 4. To consider the need and feasibility of providing
public water service to northwest Rosemount
1. To provide police and rescue services for the only if the public health is at risk.
City of R�semount. 5. To continue to upgrade fire fighting and
2 To continue to upgrade emergency equipment to emergency rescue equipment and water service
maintain present levels of service and improve as needed to maintain present levels of service
insurance ratings. and improve insurance ratings.
3. To continue to promote cooperative 6. To continue to explore cooperative cost-sharing
arrangements between the Dakota County arrangements with mutual aid fire departments
Sheriff and all other law enforcement agencies to increase efficiency and improve fire service
to improve services and optimize costs. and training.
4. To serve warrants and subpoenas as assigned.
5. To investigate nuisance-type complaints and City Government Policies
issue citations as the situation demands.
6. To transport prisoners as may be required. 1. To maintain all public administration functions
7. To direct traffic to relieve congestion problems in a single centrally located City Administration
as needed. Center which meets accepted workspace
standards.
FiPe SePViCe POliCieS 2. To continue to examine space and equipment
needs as the City grows in order to maximize
1. To provide fire and rescue services to all areas the delivery of public services.
of the Western Urban Service Area within a six 3. To annually evaluate staff'ing needs to ensure
to seven minute response time. appropriate level needed to accomplish
2. To site fire stations in locations that offer the scheduled projects, tasks, development review,
best potential accessibility by volunteer fire and maintain desired service levels.
fighters and especially to recruit daytime 4. To evaluate/explore service sharing
volunteers within a two minute turnout time opportunities with other jurisdictions and service
from stations. organizations ranging from cost-sharing to
consolidation.
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scnool Policy
l. To cooperate with the staff of the school
districts in order to provide for the educational
needs of the community.
2. To encourage the school to develop future
facilities in conformance with City land use plan
policies.
1.Comprehensive VJater System Plan. p.7.
2.This section is based on the assumption that the Comprehensive Guide Plan Amendment Number 22
was accepted by the Metropolitan Council and appropriate facilities were constructed by the City.
3.Citv of Rosemount Municipal Facilities �ace needs analysis 1990-Roush Draft. (no page numbers).
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