Spring Lake Township — City of Prior Lake
Spring Lake Township Passes Eponymous Lake to Neighboring City
For the better part of twenty years portions of the northwest corner of Spring Lake Township have been annexed to the City of Prior Lake. It is a complicated process of deliberation, resolution, and amendments. It is still going on in 2020. The information on this page represents the essential documents that record the process.
Final Orderly Annexation Agreement
(September 2, 2003)
Four key issues amended from prior agreements:
- Prorated credit for those with “new” septic systems. Prior Lake has agreed to a prorated 20 year credit for those properties that are provided water and sewer. An example: someone has a 10 year old septic system, water and sewer is installed in an area, this homeowner would get a 50% credit on the assessment. They would still have to pay the full TAC/WAC and connection, but the standard assessment would be reduced by 50%.
- Zoning ordinances and Building Permits. Prior Lake has agreed to use the Scott County ordinances and people would continue to go to Spring Lake Township for building permits. Any variances would be handled by the “three person board”.
- Subdivision in the 2024 area. Scott County will look at creating new zoning to permit densities in this Vergus Avenue area higher than the current 1/40, 1/10 with clustering.
- Autumn acres year of annexation. Rather than the last proposed 2007, Prior Lake has agreed to 1020.
Historical Documents
- Prior Lake and Spring Lake Hold Historic Hearing — 2003 Article
- Joint Annexation Public Meeting Minutes — May 22, 2003
- Spring Lake Annexation Public Hearing Minutes — May 17, 2003
- SLT Proposed Changes to Prior Lake Annexation
- History of Annexation Report
- FAQs: City Ordinances Affected by Annexation
- Spring Lake Township Orderly Annexation Agreement — Final
- Initial Agreement Key Points — April 2003
- Annexation Map — May 2003
- Annexation Map 2017
Annexation Map — 2017
