2004-921
CITY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin County, Minnesota
ORDINANCE NO. 04-921
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AN OVERLAY DISTRICT
Finding of Fact:
The Hopkins City Council in 2001 commissioned a study of the "East End" of Hopkins, an area
encompassing primarily the properties lying adjacent to Excelsior Bouleyard and Blake Road.
The study's primary purpose was to identify and evaluate the development and redevelopment
challenges and opportunities within the study area, To receive the study's full benefit, the City
Council in December 2002 approved an interim ordinance imposing a moratorium on all forms
of land use development in the study area, The study report, the "East Hopkins Land Use &
Market Study," was presented to the City Council in July 2003. The moratorium was extended
until June 2004 to permit the City Council to evaluate the study's findings,
In accord with its adoption of the study, and to facilitate implementation of the study's
recommendations regarding redevelopment of Hopkins' east end, the City Council finds it is
necessary and appropriate to make changes to Hopkins' Comprehensive Plan and to the Hopkins
zoning ordinance and other land use controls. The City Council, therefore, creates by ordinance
the East End Redevelopment Overlay District. The purpose and intent of creating the District is
to ensure a high quality of development and redevelopment along Excelsior Boulevard by
providing guidance and flexibility to establish new, mixed-use development in the District.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOPKINS DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 543 - East End Redevelopment Overlay District
543.01 Purpose and Boundaries of Overlay District. The City has determined that certain lands
lying adjacent to and in proximity with Excelsior Boulevard may be desirable for development
and redevelopment. In order to promote planned, responsible growth in accordance with the
Comprehensive Plan, these lands shall be subject to a redevelopment overlay district that shall be
further divided into sub districts. The boundaries of the overlay district and sub districts are
shown on Figure 1-1 of this ordinance.
543.02 Redevelopment Reauirements, Lands within the Overlay District will be considered for
development and redevelopment and/or concept plan approval only upon compliance with all
provisions of the zoning ordinances, the Comprehensive Plan and the following specific items:
Subd. 1 - Redevelopment Overlay District No,l,
a) Lands lying within Redevelopment Overlay District No, 1 as shown on the
sub-district boundaries map (figure 1-1) must be assembled into one
unified redevelopment area.
b) Hopkins Code Section 565 Planned Unit Development
Subd, 2 - Redevelopment Overlay District No.2,
a) Lands lying within Redevelopment Overlay District No, 2 as shown on
sub-district boundaries map (figure 1-1) must be assembled into one
unified redevelopment area,
b) Hopkins Code Section 565 Planned Unit Development
Subd, 3 - Redevelopment Overlay District No.3,
a) Lands lying within Redevelopment Overlay District No.3 as shown on the
sub-district boundaries map (figure 1-1) must be assembled into one
unified redevelopment area.
b) Hopkins Code Section 565 Planned Unit Development
Subd. 4 - Redevelopment Overlay District No.4,
a) Lands lying within Redevelopment Overlay District No.4 as shown on the
sub-district boundaries map (figure 1-1) must be assembled into one unified
redevelopment area,
b) Hopkins Code Section 565 Planned Unit Development
Subd, 5 - Redevelopment Overlay District No,S,
a) Lands lying within Redevelopment Overlay District No. S as shown on the
sub-district boundaries map (figure 1-1) must be assembled into one unified
redevelopment area,
b) Hopkins Code Section 565 Planned Unit Development
Subd, 6 - Redevelopment Overlay District No, 6,
a) Lands lying within Redevelopment Overlay District No, 6 as shown on the
sub-district boundaries map (figure 1-1) must be assembled into one unified
redevelopment area.
b) Hopkins Code Section 565 Planned Unit Development
Subd, 7, Grandfather, Any building, structure, or parking area that lawfully exists at the
time Ordinance 04-921 is enacted, may be continued in the same manner as existed before the
effective date of the Ordinance, but any future deyelopment or redeyelopment shall be subject to
this Section, Additions to existing buildings are permitted if the modified building or structure
complies with the underlying zoning requirements,
543.03 Concept Plan - Reauired A concept plan that complies with the requirements of this
section and which has been approved by the City shall be required for property in an overlay sub
district for which redevelopment is proposed, Property which is the subject of a concept plan
shall be under unified ownership or control and be made subject to such legal restrictions or
covenants as may be necessary to ensure compliance with the approved concept plan and final
site and building plans, A proposed concept plan shall be submitted to the City Planning and
Zoning department for review of its compliance with this Ordinance, Upon approval of the
concept plan, individual elements of the redevelopment project may be undertaken through the
site plan review process. Redevelopment projects in an overlay sub district may be constructed
as a single phase or may be constructed in multiple phases in accordance with an approved
concept plan, The City may require that the concept plan be referred to the Planning Commission
for review.
First Reading:
May 4, 2004
Second Reading:
May 18, 2004
Date of Publication:
May 27,2004
Date Ordinance Takes Effect:
May 27, 2004
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
City Attorney Signature
Date