IV.2. Second Reading Ordinance 2023-1201 Amending Article 5, Chapter 102 of the City Code Regarding Office Uses in Mixed Use Zones; Krzos
CITY OF HOPKINS
City Council Report 2023-110
To: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
Mike Mornson, City Manager
From: Ryan Krzos, City Planner
Date: October 10, 2023
Subject: Second Reading of a Zoning Text Amendment for Office Uses in Mixed
Use Zones.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
MOTION TO Adopt for second reading, Ordinance 2023-1201, amending Article 5,
Chapter 102 of the City Code Regarding Office Uses in Mixed Use Zones.
BACKGROUND
Ordinance 2023-1201 is unchanged from the first reading conducted at the October 3,
2023 City Council meeting. The proposed ordinance amendment would modify the
current restriction against first floor office uses in the MX-D and MX-TOD zones.
Specifically, in the MX-D Zone first floor office uses are allowed except within a building
located at a street corner. In the MX-TOD zone, first floor office would not be allowed
within space located nearer than 50 feet to the corner. Staff also acknowledges that
further modifications could be considered in the future if circumstances warrant.
SUPPORTING INFORMATION
• Proposed Ordinance 2023-1201 Amending Article 5, Chapter 102 of the City Code
Regarding Office Uses in Mixed-Use Zones
Planning & Development
CITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORIDNANCE 2023-1201
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 102 OF THE HOPKINS CITY CODE
REGARDING OFFICE USES IN CERTAIN MIXED-USE ZONES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOPKINS HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Hopkins City Code, Part III, Chapter 102, Article 5, Section 102-510 (a)
Table 5-1, is hereby amended by adding the double-underlined language as follows:
Table 5-1. Principal
Use Table ZONES
MX-TOD MX-D MX-N MX-S RX-TOD RX-D RX-N IX-TOD I-TOD IX-S I1 N1, N2 N3-A N3-B NX1 NX2 P1 P2 Reference
COMMERCIAL 102-540
Office ◓ ◑
◓ ◑ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● - - - - - - - 102-580(c)
KEY: ● = Permitted ◓ = Permitted in Upper Stories Only ◐ = Limited to No More than 25% of Footprint ◑ = Limited
on first floor to buildings on the interior of a block see 102-580(c) ○ = Requires Conditional Use Approval - =
Prohibited
SECTION 2. Hopkins City Code, Part III, Chapter 102, Article 5, Section 102-580 (c), is
hereby amended by adding new subsection (c) with the double-underlined language as
follows and re-lettering the subsequent subsections to increase by the next letter:
102-580 (c) OFFICE In the MX-D zone, office uses are allowed on the first floor only if
said use is within a building that does not have two street frontages along intersecting
streets. In the MX-TOD zone office uses are allowed on the ground floor only if all
portions of the space accommodating said use are at least 50 feet from the nearest
street corner of the block in which the building fronts on. Office uses are allowed in
upper stories only in buildings nearer to the street corner in the MX-D and MX-TOD
zones.
SECTION 3. The effective date of this ordinance shall be October 19, 2023.
First Reading: October 3, 2023
Second Reading: October 10, 2023
Date of Publication: October 19, 2023
Date Ordinance Takes Effect: October 19, 2023
By:___________________________
Patrick Hanlon, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Amy Domeier, City Clerk