CUP 87-17 CITY OF HOPKINS
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Application for: Amendment of Zoning Ordinance Date: ��— i— :� �
Concept Review \
Condi ti onal Use Permi t �— Case No:�/�j�� g�7 —/ 7
Subdivision Approval ��
Variance Fee: �,.�=
Waiver of Platting Requirements
Date Paid: ,j— /— v�
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1. Street Location Of PrOperty: Northwest Corner, Intersection First Street South and Eleventh Avenue South
2. Legal Description of Property: �ots 11, i2, i3, i4, i5, i6, i�, is, i9, 20, 21, 22, and South half
of Lots 10 and 23, Block 7, West Minneapolis
3. Owner: Name c;ty of Hopkins Address Phone
331 Second Avenue North
4. Applicants NdRle: Baton Corporation Address Minneapolis, MN 55401 Phone (612) 341-2886
5. Description Of Request: Construction of ONE of the following alternatives:
Alternate A: 48 Townhomes with tuck under garages;
Alternate B: 32 Townhomes; with tuck under garages and 26 condo flats with central garage.
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Zoning District Use
c. Present Proposed 7. Present Proposed
R-5 R-5 Single Family Multiple Family
8. Reason for Request over $75,000 of construction costs
9. What error, if any, in the existing Ordinance would be corrected by the proposed
amendment? (for Zoning Ordinance amendment only)
N/A
10. If request is for a variance, what hardship would justify approval (see 427.04(108) of
the Zoning Ordinance) .
N/A
11. Exhibits submitted:
�4ap or plat showing the lands proposed to be changed
0 the r Conditional use permit application checklist items A through Y
�2. Acknowledgement and Signature: The undersigned hereby represents upon all of the pen-
alties of law, for the purpose of inducing the City of Hopkins to take the action herein
requested, that all statements herein are true and that all work herein mentioned will
be done in accordance with the Ordinances of the City of Hopkins and the laws of the
State of Minnesota.
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Signature of Applicant: -
Signature of Owner:
RECORD OF ACTION TAKE�J BY PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSIOPd
Date : 5/26/87
Application for Conditional Use Permit - Townhomes �
CASE N0: CUP87-17
PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMEPJDATIONS
On the 26 day of MaY 19 87 , the action requested in the foregoing petition
was approved (X ) disapproved subject to the following conditions :
l.That the variances are approve, 2.That the applicant secures owners ' of the property, 3.Th�
both plans are accepted, 4. That the applicant provide an acces fo f rst two phases.
5. Landscape plan be amended to provide proper screening but not ' o pr rty to thE
norht. Chairman:
CITY COUNCIL ACTION
Approved X Denied by the Council this 2 day of June 19 87
Approved with following amendment: Approved as recommended by Zoning & Planning
Resoluti.on PJo: 87-53
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Following to be filled in by City Action of City Officials
Chronolo Date B �
Rec'd by Bldg Dept. _
Published by Bldg Dept.
On Pl . Comm. Agenda 5 26 87 JK
Pl . Comm. Postponement
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Pl . Comm. Action ' S/26/87 JK Recommend approval with Conditions stated abov
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�On Council Agenda 6/2/87 JK
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;Council Postponement " �
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Council Action �
� 6�2/87 ! JK Approved as recommended - Resolution 87-5:�--�
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NOTE: A Conditional Use Permit shatl expire one year after it has been issued unless
the use for which the permit has been granted is in effect, except that, upon
written application of the owner of the effected land for which the permit was
granted prior to the end of said year may request and the Council may grant an
extension not to exceed one vear.
Citv Council Report
May 27 , 1987
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT & YARIANCES
Baton Corporation
PURPOSE: To review and recommend action on an
application for a Conditional Use Permit and Variances .
BACRGROUND: See staff report to the Zoning and Planning
Commission. Randy Ze�dlik and Dick Gilyard appeared
before the Commission and revieWed the proposed plan.
Mr. Gilyard stated that they are proposing oWner
occupied toWnhomes With starting price of approximately
$75 ,000 . The oWner will have the option of designing
the interior of the toWnhomes .
Mr. Gilyard stated the varianees are needed to provide
more parking and also from a design perspeetive.
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Mr. Gilyard also presented the alternative plan With 26
condos and 32 toWnhomes. This alternative plan will
provide the site some flexibility in design to respond
to market ehanges .
Tom Grossman of Suburban Chevrolet was coneerned with
the trees on the north side of the property whieh abuts
his property. They have experienced problems With sap
falling from the trees and ruining the paint on the
cars . The staff Would recommend that a condition be
added to amend the landscaping plan .
The proposed development will be in four phases ,
starting at the southeast eorner of the block and move
in a clockwise direction .
The Commission recommended to the CounQil that the
ordinance be looked at and possibly changed to provide
some flexibility in setbacks for development sueh as I
this one in the doWntown area. The PUD provisions of �
the zoning ordinance may be able to be amended to allow
this flexibility.
The Commission approved unanimously the Conditional Use
^ Permit �ith the following Findings of Faet and
Conditions:
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Council Report 87-124
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1 . That the development meets the requirements
for a P. II.D.
2 . That the development meets the requirements
of a Conditional IIse Permit .
Conditions:
1 . That the requested varianees are approved .
2 . That the applicant secures oKnership� of the
property
3 • That both plans are aceepted
4 . That the applicant provide an aecess plan for
the first two phases .
5 • Landscape plan be amended to provide proper
screening but not infringe on the property to
the north.
The Commission unanimously approved the requested
variances with the folloWing Findings of Faet and
Conditions:
1 . That a unique cireumstanee exists due to the
extensive amount of frontage on public
^ streets .
2 . The HRA in their request for proposal stated
that they xanted , from an arehitectural
standpoint , 11th Avenue should be treated as
the front yard even though this is not the
front yard by ordinance .
3 . Arehitect , parking and design constraints ,
requested by the City Couneil make varianees
from the ordinance required .
4 . That the price paid for the site xould
necessarily decrease With a loWer unit count;
if the site price remains the same the priee
of the units would rise and , therefore , put
the pro�ect potentially on a sloWer
development track; the tax base return to the
City would be adversely affected xith a loxer
unit count .
5 . By significantly reducing the density , the
vitality of the pro�ect design would be
diminished ; if more conventional spacings and
setbacks were to be ineorporated , the overall
arehiteetural statement would lose some of
its unique appeal within the buyer
marketplace for ' edge of downtown' townhomes .
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Council Report 87-124
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6 . That the granting of the varianQes Would not
adversely afPeat the surrounding area.
7 . That the ordinanoe does not adequately
faailitate a high density residential
development in the CBD of this type.
Conditions:
1 . That the Conditional Use Permit is granted .
2 . That the alleys in Block 7 are vacated .
Respectfully submitted ,
Nanoy . Anderson
Community Development
Analyst
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--- RESOLUTION N0: 87-53
CITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY , MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND APPROVING
APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CUP87-17
WHEREAS, an application Por a Conditional IIse
Permit entitled CUP87-17 has been made by Baton Corporation ,
to construet a aondo/toWnhouse pro�ect on a portion of Block
7 , West Minneapolis .
WHEREAS , the procedural history of the application
is as folloWs :
1 . That an application for Conditional Use Permit
CIIP87-17 was filed With the City of Hopkins on May
1 , 1987 .
2 . That the Hopkins Planning Commission revieWed suoh
application on May 26 , 1987 •
3 . That the Hopkins Planning Commission , pursuant to
published and mailed notices , held a public
hearing on May 26 , 1987 ; all persons present at
the hearing Were given an opportunity to be heard .
� u . That the written comments and analysis of the City
staff and the Planning Commission Were considered .
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED , that the Hopkins
City Couneil makes the folloxing Findings of Fact in respect
to CUP87-17 :
1 . That the development meets the requirements for a
P. U.D.
2 . That the development meets the requirements of a
Conditional Use Permit .
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that application for
Conditional Use Permit CUP87-17 is hereby approved sub�eet
to the following Conditions:
1 . That the requested variances are approved .
2 . That the applicant secures oWnership of the
property.
3 . That both plans are acoepted .
4 . That the applicant provide an access plan for the
first tWo phases .
5 • Landscape plan be amended to provide property
sereening but not inPringe on the property to the
north .
"� Adopted this 2nd day of June , 1987 .
• Ellen Lavin , Mayor
�P[ann � n� Comm �ssion Report�
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT - BATON CORPORATION
Block 7
PLANNING COMMISSION
REPORT N0: CUP87-17 MAY 18 , 1987
PURPOSE: To review and recommend action on an
application for a Conditional Use Permit to construct
residential Planned Unit Development .
BACKGROUND•
Name of Applicant: Baton Corporation
Address of Property: Block 7
Present Zoning: R-5 �
Reason for Request: To construct �8
townhomes or 32 townhomes and 26 condos .
Nature of Request: Ordinance requires a
Conditional Use Permit for construetion over
$75 ,000 and for a P . U.D .
The applicant is proposing t�o construct either �8
townhomes or 32 townhomes and 26 condos on the site
which is referred to as the Harriman Block . These
units will be owner occupied . The HRA purchased this
block in 198� with the intentions of redeveloping it
into multi-family dwellings . Currently there are
single family homes on the site . These homes wil�l be
demolished .
This development is a P . U.D . The requirements for a
P . U.D. are in Section 565 of the Zoning Ordinance . The
applicant meets all the requirements except for the
distance between buildings . A variance has been
requested .
The applicant is also requesting four other variances
in eonjunction with the development . The following is
a list of the requested variances :
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CUP87-17
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20 ' Variance of required 30 ' front yard setback
5 ' Variance of required 15 ' side yard setback
19 ' Variance of required 25 ' rear yard setback
26 ' Variance of required 36 ' distance between
buildings
2� Variance of maximum building coverage of 30$
for Alternate ' A'
15$ Varianee of maximum building coverage of 30$
for Alternate ' B'
These variances will be discussed in another staff
report .
The applicant is requesting approval of two plans , one
with only townhomes and the other with a townhome/condo
combination . The applicant is requesting this
flexibility in design to respond to market changes .
The construction will start at the southern part of the
block along First Street South and move in a cloekwise
direction so the last area constructed will be the area
where the condos could be constructed . All units are
^ two bedrooms . '
The applicant will buy the block in four stages . The
first parcel is on the southeast corner and then will
continue in a clockwise direction . The applicant will
be requesting subdivisions at a future date . One
consideration with this phasing is the access is
located on the northwest corner of the block and how
will the first two phases have aceess to their homes .
The following is a list of the proposed development and
ordinance requirements :
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Pa ge 3
R-5 Proposed
Lot area 24 ,000 sq . ft . 85 , 860 sq . ft .
Lot area per family 1 ,000 sq . ft . Tnhm: 1 , 118 sq . ft .
Tnhm/con 880 sq . ft .
Lot width 150 ft . 268 ft .
Front yard 30 ft . 10 ft .
Side yard 15 ft . E 11 ft .
W 11 ft .
Rear yard 25 ft . 6 ft .
Bldg. Height 4 story Tnhm 2 story
Condo 3 story
Bldg . Coverage 30$ Tnhm 32 �
Condo �5 �
Parking 1 .2 per unit Tnhm 68 spaces
Condo 69 spaces
Dwelling Floor Area:
2 Bedroom 720 Tnhm 1 ,200
Condo 1 , 100
The exterior of the townhomes and condos will be
similar. The exterior will be hardboard siding with
^ wood trim. There will be approximately 3 1/2 feet of
brick along the base of the buildings . Asphalt
shingles will be the roofing material .
The applicant is proposing a 6 foot high privacy fence
to screen the residential area from the abutting lot of
Suburban Chevrolet . Each unit will also have a 6 foot
privaey fence to separate the units
The subject site abutts Suburban Chevrolet to the
north, a residential distriet to the west and south and
Norwest Bank to the east .
The Comprehensive Plan has designated this site as R-4 .
(There is not an R-5 designation in the Comprehensive
Plan . )
The Fire Marshal has reviewed the plans and at this
time has found them aeceptable .
The Director of Engineering has reviewed the plans and
at this time has found them acceptable .
The CCDC has reviewed the proposed development . Their
comments are enclosed for your review.
"'� With the townhome plan there will be one ingress/egress
point for the site on 12th Avenue South. Aecess to all
the units will be from this point . All the garages are
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on the interior of the site . If the condos are
constructed there will be an ingress for the
underground parking on 11th Avenue and an egress
further south on 11th Avenue for the exit . The
ingress/egress for the townhomes will remain on 12th
Avenue .
The townhomes will be oriented with their front yards
Facing streets . All garages and parking will be on the
interior of the site . Some townhomes will have wood
decks over the garage doors , while others will have a
concrete patio in the front yard . The plan also shows
woods stairs in the rear of many units .
The interior drives will be a bituminous surface with
concrete curbs and sidewalks throughout the site . A
sidewalk will be along 12th Avenue and First Street
South. Twenty parking spaces are provided at the
interior of the site . Each unit has its own garage .
The site has more than the required parking .
The landscape plan shows a variety of plantings . The
plan has more than the required plantings . Most units
will have a planting in their front and rear yards .
� Sod will be laid throughout the site .
The applicant is providing a high quality development .
Two plans are submitted for approval because if the
townhome market demand falls , condos can be built
hopefully to ensure that the site will be fully
oceupied . The applicants have designed the development
with all the outside parking on the interior of the
site to provide a clean appearance along the streets .
The variances are an important part of the overall
development , because without them the design and
character of the site would be drastically changed .
The townhomes would be placed in a straight row towards
the interior of the site , which then much of the open
space on the interior would be lost .
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ALTERNATIVES•
1 . Approve • the Conditional Use Permit
2 . Deny the Conditional Use Permit
3 . Continue the application for additional
information
RECOMMENDATION: I recommend Alternative �1 . The
following are suggested Findings of Fact and Conditions
should the Commission recommend approval:
1 . That the development meets the requirements
for a P . U.D.
2 . That the development meets the requirements
of a Conditional Use Permit .
Conditions:
1 . That the requested variances are approved .
2 . That the applicant secures ownership of the
property
3 . That both plans are accepted
� . That the applicant provide an access plan for
the first two phases .
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Respectfully submitted ,
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Nanc S. Anderson
Community Development
Analyst . ,
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