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10-26-2010 OCTOBER NOVEMBER MEMBERS S M T W T F S S M T W T F S �CUMMINGS ✓K�NIA �� 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 V NAE F ��,��'D TTA 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 iIBEDDOR "yTENNY 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ✓HATLESTAD �''ANDERSON 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31 AGENDA ZONING & PLANNING COMMISSION Tuesday, October 26, 2010 REGULAR MEETING 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS ----------------------------------------------------- � ITEM: Approve and sign minutes of the September 28, 2010, regular meeting. « COMMISSION ACTION: / / / / CASE NO. ZN10-4 REZONE 8098 EXCELSIOR BOULEVARD TO BUSINESS PARK Public Public Hearing to consider amending Comprehensive Plan Hearing COMMISSION ACTION: continue / / / / ITEM: REVIEW PROPOSED LANGUAGE TO AMEND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REGARDING 8098 EXCELSIOR BOULEVARD ITEM: MIXED USE � ITEM: REPRESENTATIVE TO UPDATE CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNMENT ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES ^ September 28, 2010 A reb lar meeting of the Hopkins Zoning and Planning Commission was held on Tuesday, September 28, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Hopkins City Hall. Present were Cominission Members, Molly Cuminings, Doug Datta, Andrea Naef, Pat Beddor and Toin Jenny. Bob Hatlestad and Aaron Kuznia were absent. Also present was staff inember Nancy Anderson. CALL TO ORDER Mr. Beddor called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Ms. Cummings moved and Mr. Data seconded the motion to approve the minutes of the August 31, 2010, regular meeting. The inotion was approved unanimously. CASE NO: ZN10-4 REZONE 8098 EXCELSIOR BOULEVARD TO BUSINESS PARK Ms. Anderson asked that this item be continued to the October meeting. .-� Mr. Jenny moved and Ms. Cummings seconded a motion to continue this item to the October meeting. The inotion was approved unanimously. ITEM: MIXED USE ZONING Ms. Anderson reviewed the changes in the uses and the Blake station with the Commission. The Coinmission discussed various uses for the Blake station zoning requirements. ADJOURN Mr. Datta rnoved and Ms. Naef seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting. The motion was approved unaniinously. The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.in. MEMBERS - � ATTEST: Pat Beddor, vice chair � MEMO To: Zoning and Planning Commission From: Nancy Anderson Date: October 19, 2010 Subject: Comprehensive Plan Amendment The following is proposed language for the amendment to the Comprehensive Plan regarding the Jacob's Trading building. The proposed language would delay the rezoning until the LRT line is completed. The property owner at any time can request a rezoning to business park. LRT is a catalyst for redevelopment and is scheduled for 2015 (now 2017). Current land uses near the LRT site consist of industrial and commercial uses. Some of the --� current industrial buildings east of Blake Road are no longer operating and are for sale or vacant. The former Rainbow Foods propertv at 8090-8098 Excelsior Boulevard is occupied and in use bv industrial users These .uses are expected to continue with completion of the Southwest LRT line and LRT Station. Sites located north of Excelsior Boulevard are guided for Mixed—Use, and land located to the east is guided for Business Park, with Business Park development expected to occur after construction of the LRT. Summary of Planned Land Use Changes: Reguide the Rainbow and Kunz Oil site from Industrial to Business Park, provided rezoninq of the property at 8090-8098 Excelsior Boulevard need not be considered until after completion of the Southwest LRT line. '" We will schedule a public hearing at the November Zoning and Planning meeting. .� � � M EMO ' _ - - a To: Zoning and Planning Commission From: Nancy Anderson Date: October 19, 2010 Subject: Mixed use standards Attached are the standards for the mixed use zoning. These standards would apply to the three different transit stations. Some different requirements we are proposing for this zoning district are shared and bicycle parking, and shadow study for higher buildings. ^ Attachments • • . _ .. _ •.rr �' «• n � � MIX�D US� � � . The priinary purposes of the Mixed Use Zone Districts are to: • Provide appropriate areas for and facilitate quality mixed use development in activity centers that are consistent with the Comprehensive Plan's land use and transportation goals, objective, policies and strategies; • Accominodate intensities and patterns of developinent that can support inultiple inodes of transportation, including public transit,biking and walking; • Group and link places used for living, working, shopping, schooling, and recreating, thereby reducing vehicle trips, relieving traffic congestion, improving air quality in the City and encouraging active living principles; • Provide a variety of residential housing types and densities to assure activity in the district and support a inix of uses, and er�liance the housing choices of City residents; and • Integrate new mixed use development with its surroundings by encouraging connections for pedestrians and vehicles and by assuring sensitive, .compatible use, scale, and operational transitions to neighboring uses. " � �� ' ' �t ���r �' (��Jl,��c� ��"''�� �� ,, � Development Standards For Mixed Use t �.�. . , Parkin� v i.//j��� �U,'`�/ � ��y � � � � Parking within the mixed use district inust be located in inultilevel structures or in shared parking lots, where feasible and with approval of the City. The following requireinents will apply to all uses allowed by right located within the mixed use zoning district if a TDM or shared parking study has not been completed and approved by the City Council: a) A minimum of .5 and a maximum of one parking space per multi-family unit is �� permitted; one guest space per 15 units is permitted. o � � b) A maximum of three parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of office space is (�/ �' permitted. � 4� _� ��. ����.., � � � c) A maximum of three parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of retail space is l � �(� pennitted. �°S� r Q� d) Where feasible, ingress and egress from parking must be from side streets or fy_ , i'��; � alleys. �{ � Travel Demand Mana ement Plan TDM /Mas Transit inks c�!'+ ! �'` ,�C � Off-street parking requirements inay b �educed�ubject to approval by the City Council, where a TDM plan, parking and transportation study is subinitted. The TDM plan, parking and transportation study is conducted in accordance with accepted rnethode�ogy approved by the City staff, prepared by an independent traffic engineering professional under the supervision of the City and paid for by the applicant. These plans must address the transportation impacts of the developinent and proposed TDM mitigating measures and showing that parking demand will be decreased by access to nearby transit. Where a TDM plan is approved, a properly drawr�,legal � instrument, executed by the parties concerned must be filed on the property in the Recorder's Office of Hennepin County. Five acres commercial, office or retail development or 100 residential units require a TDM study. Shared uarkin� The City Council may approve the use of shard parking where: The applicant demonstrates because of the hours, size, and inode of operation of the respective uses, there is not substantial conflict in the pear parking demands of the uses for which shared parking facilities is proposed, and there is adequate parking to meet the needs for each use. A shared parking plan must be subinitted where share parking is proposed that includes specific analysis on the peaking characteristics of the various uses indicated. � Where a shared use of parking exists with the same site or across sites, a properly drawn legal instrument, executed by the parties concerned, must be filed as a deed restriction on all impacted properties in the Hennepin County Recorder's Office. A parking study is required and conducted in accordance with accepted inethodology approved by the City staff, prepared by an independent traffic engineering professional under the � supervision of the City and paid for Uy the applicant, demonstrating that there is not a present need for the portion of parking for which the applicant is requesting shared parking flexibility. Shared parking shall be no inore that 500 feet froin the front door of the building sharing the parking. Bicvcle Parking a) Bicycle parking facilities inust be provided for all office and multifainily sti-uctures and freestanding commercial uses. b) The required nuinber of bicycle parking spaces will be based on the following: Long tenn Short tenn Multifamily Residential 1 per 2 units 1 per 20 units Senior housing Retail .50 space per einployee .50 space per 1,000 square feet of net Uuilding area _. .: o,. . �-- Office .25 space per 1 per 40,000 1,000 square feet square feet of net of net building area building area Park and Ride Facilities 10 spaces an acre 10 percent of parking stalls c) Bicycle parking facilities must be located in a secure, lockable, and well-lighted area. d) All bicycle racks, lockers, or other facilities must be securely anchored to the ground or to a structure. �, ,�,� �-, , r�� e) All required bicycle parking must be located within SO feet of central or well-used building entrances. �� � fl Long-tenn bicycle parking facilities provide parking for bike storage lasting six or inore hours shall be located inside buildings or bike storage facility for added security. � g) The amount of short-tenn bicycle parking required for bike storage lasting less �-- than two hours must be provided for at each building. � h} In buildings that have several uses, shared short-term bicycle parking facilities are encouraged and should be centrally located between uses. _ Shadow Studv A shadow study is required for all buildings four stories or higher. The shadow study will indicate the shadows cast at the shortest and longest days of the year. Iinpacts of a shadow on the surrounding property may be a reason to lower and/or adjust the location or height of building(s). Exterior The primaiy exterior treatment of walls facing a public right-of—way or parking lot on a structure shall be brick, cast concrete, stone, marble or other inaterial similar in appearance and durability. Regular or decorative concrete block, float finish stucco, EIFS-type stucco, cementitious fiber board, or wood clap board may be used on the front fa�ade as a secondary treatinent or triin Uut shall not be a priinary exterior treatinent of a wall facing a public right-of-way. Buildin� Orientation � Buildings within the Mixed Use district inust be oriented toward the pedestrian by providing a direct link between each building and the pedestrian walking system, with emphasis on directing people to a transit station. The priina�y street side fa�ad�,of a building shall not consist.�f an unarticulated blank wall, flat front facades or an unbroken series of garage doors. The front of a building shall be broken up into individual bays of a minimum of 25 feet and maximuin of 40 feet wide. Blocks must not exceed (600) feet in length and must provide pedestrian connectors. These pedestrian connectors can be pedestrian easeinents and pathways or through-building linkages at least every 300 feet. . All nonresidential floor space provided on the ground floor of a mixed use building must have a minimum floor-to-ceiling height of 11 feet. Transparency A minimum of 60 percent to a maximum of 75 percent of the front street-facing fa�ade between two feet and eight feet in height must comprise clear windows that allow views of indoor nonresidential space or product display area. Side facades abutting a public right-of-way shall have a minimuin of 30 percent clear windows. The bottoin edge of any window or product display window used to satisfy the transparency � standard of paragraph (1) above may not be more than three feet above the adjacent sidewalk. Product display windows used to satisfy these requirements must have a ininimum height of four feet and be internally lighted. Transparent windows allowing visual access into and out of nonresidential buildings shall be � required on the first floor frontage along the front yard. 30 percent fenestration for windows above the first floor for all sides that abut a public right-of- way. Sidewalks Sidewalks must be consti-ucted along the frontage of all public streets and witYtin and along the frontage of all new developinent or redevelopinent. Sidewalks inay range in width froin a miniinuin of five feet to a maxiinuin of 20 feet, depending on expected pedestrian traffic. Pedestrian/Streetscapes Street trees in grates or planters are required along sidewalks for all new platted streets. Existing streets inay not allow sufficient right-of-way for street trees. If the existing right of way does not allow for street trees, landscaping, trees, planters or street fui-�Iiture will be added to the interior side of the sidewalk where the setback will allow. Pedestrian improvements of at least one percent of the project value shall be included in the development. These improveinents shall create a high quality pedestrian experience through the provision of benches, planters, drinking fountains, waste containers, median landscaping, etc. '� Said iinprovements shall be on all public streets that lead directly to the station. Pedestrian-scale LED light fixtures that shine downward on the sidewalks and walkways shall be no greater than 12 feet in height inust be provided along all sidewalks and walkways to �rovide ample lighting during nighttime hours for einployees, residents, and customers. It shall be the responsibility of the owner of the abutting building to inaintain the streetscape. Landscapin� All open areas of a lot that are not used or improved for required parking areas and drives shall be landscaped with a combination of over story trees, understory trees shrubs, flowers and ground cover materials. The plan for landscaping shall include ground cover, bushes, shrubbery, trees, sculptures, fountains, decorative walks or �her similar site design features or materials. The following table is a miniinuin value for the landscaping: Project Value Minimum Below $1,000,000 2 percent $1,000,000 - $2,000,000 $20,000 + 1 percent of project value in � excess of$1,000,000 � � r $2,000,000 - $3,000,000 "� $30,000 + .75 percent of project value in excess of$2,000,000 $3,000,000 - $4,000,000 $37,500 + .25 percent of project value in excess of$3,000,000 over $4,000,000 1 percent Documentation showing an estimated dollar amount of landscaping shall be provided to the City prior to any approvaL All new over story trees shall be balled and burlapped or moved from the growing site by tree spade. Deciduous trees shall have a ininiinum caliper of 2.5 inches. Coniferous trees shall be a minimum caliper of 1.5 inches. All site areas not covered by buildings, sidewalks, parking lots, driveways, patios or sitnilar hard surface materials shall be covered with sod or an equivalent ground cover approved by the City. This requirement shall not apply to site areas retained in a natural state. � An underground sprinkler system shall be provided as part of each new development. A sprinkler systein shall Ue provided for all landscaped areas except areas to Ue preserved in a natural state. The sprinkler system is required to have a sensor for an autoinatic shut-off to prevent the system from operating when it is raining. Indoor/Outdoor Operations All pennitted uses in the mixed use district inust be conducted within completely enclosed building unless pennitted by a conditional use pennit. This requirement does not apply to off- street parking or loading areas, automated teller machines, or outdoor seating area, alone or in coruiection with restaurants. Signs . .. � Subd. 1. Wall Si�ns. Each tenant other than those in multi-tenant buildings may have one flat wall sign, not extending more than 18 inches from the face of the building, except that such signage may extend froin the face of the roof over a covered walk. Such wall signs shall not exceed two times of the lineal frontage of the wall to which the business is located, to a maximuin of 96 square feet. Signs shall not be internally illuminated. Subd. 2. Canopies and Awnin�s. The design of canopies shall be in keeping with the overall � building design in tenns of location, size, and color. No canopies with visible wall hangers shall be pennitted. Signage on canopies maybe substituted for allowed building signage and shall be liinited to 25% of the canopy area. Canopies shall not be internally illuminated. Subd. 3. Projectin�. Projecting signs will have a maxiinum si�e of 12 square feet and a maximum width of three feet. Projecting signs cannot extend beyond the first floor of the �� ; building. No less than 10 feet of clearance shall be provided between the sidewalk surface and the lowest point of the projecting sign. Maximum distance between sign and building face is one foot. Subd 5. Monuinent si�n. Monument signs inay be allowed with a conditional use permit. One monument sign is allowed for developments of 10 — 20 acres provided the surface area of the sign does not exceed 100 square feet per side and 15 feet in height. This area inay be increased to a inaximuin of 150 square feet per side for developments of over 20 acres. Drive thru. A drive thru inaybe pei-�nitted with a conditional use permit. The applicant must show that the drive thru is an integral part of the building and the traffic and queuing will not interfere with the pedestrian experience. It shall be at the sole discretion of the City Council to allow a drive thru. � �