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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2133-98 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 1998/12/21D 18 ORDINANCE NO21 3 3. .. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ST. LOUIS PARK SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE SECTIONS 14-908, 14-912, 14-921, 14-922, 14-923, 14-940A AND 14-940B.1 & 2 AND ORDINANCE CODE RELATING TO ZONING SECTION 14:5-4.5D1f and 14:5-4.6D1f THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN Findings Sec 1 The City Council has considered the advice and recommendation of the Planning Commission (Case No 98-32-SO/ZA) Sec 2 The St Louis Park' Subdivision Ordinance, Sections 14-908, 14-912, 14-921, 14- 922, 14-923, 14-940A AND 14-940B 1 & 2 are hereby amended to read as follows: SECTION 14-908 EXCEPTIONS B. PROCEDURE FOR EXEMPTED SUBDIVISIONS If proposed subdivision complies with all of the requirements of this section, it will be approved by the Director of Inspections, the Planning Manager, and the City Assessor and forwarded to Hennepin County for filing SECTION 14-912: FINAL PLAT: F. Recording Final Plat If the final plat is approved by the City Council, ... No building permits shall be let for construction of any structure on any lot in the plat until the City has received evidence of the plat being recorded by the County In addition, no erosion control permits shall be issued and no utility work or public improvements shall begin until the City has received evidence of the filing of such final plat, or all of the following conditions have been met 1. The final plat is approved by the City Council 2 A Developer's Agreement is executed and financial security is in place as required 3 A final grading plan is approved by the Public Works Department 4 An erosion and sediment control plan is approved by the Public Works Department 5 A final tree preservation plan is approved by staff as required 6. If utility work is requested, final utility plans are approved by the Inspections and Public Works Department 7 If construction of public utilities is requested, final construction documents are approved by the Public Works Department 8. The City receives a copy of the Watershed District permit approving the project. Furthermore, that the developer shall accept all risk associated with site work undertaken prior to recording of the final plat, and that any trees removed shall be replaced in accordance with the City's Tree Preservation Ordinance regardless of whether the site is developed. SECTION 14-921: PRELEVILNARY PLAT: The subdivider shall prepare and submit an application, preliminary plat drawing, preliminary utility plan, and preliminary grading plan, preliminary tree preservation plan, together with any necessary supplementary information, mailing labels, and required fees. The plans shall display dimensions in English and, if required, metric, and shall contain the information set forth in the subsections which follow: A. Preliminary Plat Drawing: 1. Legal description of lands to be subdivided 2. Proposed name of subdivision, names shall not duplicate or too closely resemble names of existing subdivisions within Hennepin County. 3. Location of boundary lines in relation to a known section, quarter section or quarter -quarter section lines comprising a legal description of the property. 4 Graphic scale of plat, not less than one inch to one hundred feet (1" = 100'), or in metric, 1 1200 5 Date and north arrow 6 Existing Conditions a Boundary lines, boundary line dimensions, and total acreage of proposed plat, clearly indicated b Existing zoning classifications for land within and abutting the subdivision, including shoreland zoning boundaries or overlay zoning districts if applicable c The boundaries of any wetlands or floodplains within the proposed plat, clearly indicated d Location, widths and names of all existing or previously platted streets or other public ways, showing type, width and condition of improvements, if any, railroad and utility rights of way, parks and other public open spaces, permanent buildings and structures, easements and section and corporate lines within the tract and to a distance of one hundred fifty feet (150') beyond the tract e. Boundary lines of adjoining unsubdivided or subdivided land, within one hundred fifty feet (150'), identified by plat name or ownership, including all contiguous land owned or controlled by the subdivider. 7. Proposed Design Features: a Layout of proposed streets showing the right-of-way widths, center line gradients, typical street sections, and proposed names of streets. The name of any street heretofore used in the City or its environs shall not be used r unless the proposed street is a logical extension of an already named street, in which event the same name shall be used. The proposed street name shall not include the word "Park". The City Council may reject any proposed street name it deems inappropriate b. Locations and widths of proposed alleys and pedestrianways. c Location, dimension and purpose of all existing and proposed easements both public and private d Layout, numbers, lot areas and lineal dimensions of lots and blocks, to a degree of accuracy necessary to determine Zoning Code compliance e Minimum front, side street, interior side, and rear building setback lines. f. The lot width at the building setback line g. Areas, including streets, alleys, pedestrianways, parks, and utility easements intended to be dedicated or reserved for public use, including the size of such area or areas in acres B Preliminary Plat Application. The following must accompany the preliminary plat drawing at the time of application 1. Identification of portions of property that are registered (torrens) A copy of the certificate of title shall accompany the preliminary plat application 2. Names and addresses of all persons having property interest and names, addresses, and registration numbers of. a. the developer; b. architect c. landscape architect d engineer, and e. surveyor C. Preliminary Grading Plan The developer shall submit a preliminary grading and drainage plan which must include the following information 1 North arrow, scale (not less than 1' = 100', or if in metric, 1.1200), and legend. 2. Lot and block numbers, house pad location, home style and proposed building pad elevations at garage slab and lowest floor for each lot. 3. Topography in two foot (2') contour intervals with existing contours shown as dashed lines and proposed contours as solid lines Existing topography shall extend one hundred fifty feet (150') outside of the tract. 4. Location of all natural features on the tract and to a distance 150' from the tract Natural features are considered to include, but are not limited to the following. tree lines, wetlands, ponds, lakes, streams, drainage channels, bluffs, steep slopes, etc 5. Location of all existing storm sewer facilities, including pipes, manholes, catch basins, ponds, swales, and drainage channels within one hundred fifty feet (150') of the tract Existing pipe grades, rim and invert elevations, and normal and high water elevations must be included 6. If the plat is located within or adjacent to a 100-year flood plain, flood elevations and locations must be clearly shown on the plan. 7. Spot elevations at drainage break points and directional arrows indicating site, swale and lot drainage 8 Locations, grades, rim and invert elevations of all storm sewer facilities, including ponds, proposed to serve the tract 9. Locations and elevations of all street high and low points 10. Street grades shown, with a maximum permissible grade of ten percent (10%) and a minimum of five-tenths percent (0.5%). 11. Phasing of grading. 12. The location of all oversize nontypical easements D. Erosion Control Plan: This plan shall incorporate the elements as required by the Zoning Ordinance E Tree preservation plan- This plan shall incorporate the elements as required by the Zoning Ordinance F. Preliminary Utility Plan: 1. Easements- Location, dimension and purpose of all proposed easements. 2. Underground Facilities. Location and size of existing sewers, water mains, culverts, or other underground facilities within the tract and to a distance of one hundred fifty feet (150') beyond the tract Such data as grades, invert elevations, and location of catch basins, manholes and hydrants shall also be shown. 3. Sanitary Sewer Facilities Locations, grades, rim and invert elevations, and sizes of all proposed sanitary sewer facilities to serve the tract 4 Hydrants And Valves Location, type, and style of all proposed hydrants and valves for the proposed water mains G Preliminary Landscape plan This plan shall show the proposed tree replacement and bufferyard requirements set forth in the Zoning Ordinance H Statement of Proposed Use. A statement of the proposed use of the land including the type of residential buildings, proposed number of dwelling units, type of business or industry This shall be used to determine whether existing roadways and utilities have the capacity to accommodate the development. Supplementary Information- Any or all of the supplementary information requirements set forth in this subsection shall be submitted when deemed necessary by the City staff, consultants, advisory bodies and/or City Council t 1 1 1 1. Existing conditions to a distance of up to 500' from the proposed subdivision tract, include such features as structures, street right of ways, natural features, topographical contours, etc. 2. Proposed protective covenants, deed restrictions, commons areas. 3 Soil borings for locations within the proposed subdivision prepared by a qualified person 4 A survey prepared by a qualified person identifying tree coverage in the proposed subdivision in terms of type, weakness, maturity, potential hazard, infestation, vigor, density and spacing. 5 Statement of the proposed use of lots stating type of buildings with number of proposed dwelling units or type of business or industry, so as to reveal the effect of the development on traffic, fire hazards and congestion of population. 6. If any zoning changes are contemplated, the proposed zoning plan for the areas, including dimensions, shall be shown Such proposed zoning plan shall be for information only and shall not vest any right in the applicant If appropriate zoning is not in place, the preliminary plat is deemed to be immature and shall be denied by the City Council. 7 The subdivider shall be required to submit a sketch plan of adjacent properties so as to show the possible relationships between the proposed subdivision and future subdivisions All subdivisions shall be required to relate well with existing or potential adjacent subdivisions 8 Where structures are to be placed on large or excessively deep lots which are subject to potential replat, the preliminary plat shall indicate a logical way in which the lots could possibly be resubdivided in the future. 9. When the City has agreed to install improvements in a development, the developer will be required to furnish a financial security satisfactory to the City 10 House plans which demonstrate lots to be buildable and the resulting structures compatible in size and character to the surrounding area 11 A comprehensive screening plan which identifies all proposed buffering and screening in both plan and sectional view. 12. Preliminary Traffic Analysis Analysis shall cover all roadways which will be affected by the proposed plat, including traffic capacities at intersections, current traffic counts, traffic projections from the proposed development, necessary roadway improvements to accommodate the proposed development 13 Other information as deemed appropriate SECTION 14-922: FINAL PLAT: The owner or subdivider shall submit a final plat, final grading, development, and erosion control plan, final utility plan, final tree preservation plan, final landscape plan, and other documents as described below, together with any necessary supplementary information. A. Final Plat Drawing. The final plat, prepared for recording purposes, shall be prepared in accordance with provisions of State statutes and County regulations, and shall contain the following information: 1. Name of the subdivision, which shall not duplicate or too closely approximate the name of any existing subdivision 2. Location by section, township, range, County and State, including descriptive boundaries of the subdivision, based on an accurate traverse, giving angular and linear dimensions which must mathematically close. The allowable closure error of any portion of a final plat shall be one foot (1') in seven thousand five hundred feet (7,500'). 3. The location and description of all monuments Locations of such monuments shall be shown in reference to existing official monuments on the nearest established street lines, including true angles and distances to such reference points or monuments 4. Location of lots, streets, public highways, alleys, parks and other features, with accurate dimensions in feet and decimals of feet, with the length of radii and/or arcs of all curves, and with all other information necessary to reproduce the plat on the ground Dimensions shall be shown from all angle points of curve to lot lines 5 Lots and outlots shall be numbered clearly Blocks are to be numbered, with numbers shown clearly in the center of the block 6. The exact locations, widths and names of all streets to be dedicated. 7. Location, width, and type of all easements to be dedicated. 8 Name and registration number of land surveyor making the plat 9 Scale of the plat shall be 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 or 100 scale, if in English, with the scale written and shown graphically on a bar scale along with the date and north arrow If the City requires the plat in a metric, acceptable scales shall be provided by the City 10. Title Information Required on Final Plat a. Statement dedicating all easements as follows "Easements for installation and maintenance of utilities and drainage facilities are reserved over, under and along the areas marked "drainage and utility easements". b Statement dedicating all streets, alleys and other public areas not previously dedicated as follows- "Streets, alleys, and other public areas shown on this plat and not heretofore dedicated to public use are hereby so dedicated " c Space for Certification by the following parties (to be certified by appropriate parties prior to the City signing the final plat) 1) Registered surveyor, in the form required by Minnesota Statutes, section 505 03, as amended 1 2) Execution of all owners of any interest in the land, any holders of a mortgage thereon, of the certificates required by Minnesota Statutes, section 505 03, as amended, and which certificate shall include a dedication of the utility easements and other public areas in such form as approved by the City Council. 3) Certificates of approval and review to be filled in by the signatures of the Mayor and City Clerk. The form of approval of the City Council is as follows Approved by the City Council of the City of St Louis Park, Minnesota This day of , 19(20) Signed Mayor Attest, City Clerk Dated this day of , 19(20) B. Final Plat Application The following information shall be submitted as part of the final plat application All plans shall be prepared in accordance with current City specifications 1 Final grading plan 2 Site development plan 2. Erosion control plan 3. Final utility plan 4. Final landscape plan. 5 Final tree preservation plan. 6. A title report prepared by a title company indicating owners and encumbrances on the property and a statement as to which parts of the property are registered (torrens) 7. Address map 8. Any supplementary information which may be required C. Prior to the City signing the final plat, the developer shall submit an owner's policy of title insurance which insures the City's interests in the plat, i e. publicly dedicated streets, sidewalks, easements and the like SECTION 14-923. ADDRESS MAP: With submission of the final plat, the applicant shall submit to the Community Development Director ten (10) copies of the plat map showing all addresses on the plat correctly labeled in conformance with all applicable County and City ordinances and policies, which shall subsequently be distributed to the utility companies and local school districts. The Zoning Administrator shall supply the applicant with addresses for the new plat. SECTION 14-931: BLOCKS AND LOTS: A BLOCKS. 1 Block Length In general, intersecting streets, determining block lengths, shall be provided at such intervals so as to serve, cross -traffic adequately and to meet existing streets Where no existing plats control, blocks should not exceed six hundred feet (600') nor be less than three hundred feet (300') in length,. . SECTION 14-932: STREETS AND ALLEYS: There shall be a continuous network of streets and alleys within the subdivision which connect with existing streets and alleys. Q. Street Right -of -Way Widths. Street right-of-way widths shall conform with those requirements indicated in SECTION 14-932 (R) Street Sections for each of the following designated streets Street Classification High -Density, Minor Arterial Low Density, Minor Arterial Major Collector Minor Collector Local Streets Private Streets Alleys R Street Sections: . Land Use Single Family Attached Single Family Detached Multi -Family Residential Commercial Industrial Street Section C-70, C-110 C-70, C-110 R-60, R-75, C-70 R-50, R-60, R-75, C-70 R -24-P, R -24 -AP, R-50, R-60 A -22-R, A -26-R, A -30-C Allowable Street Type A -22-R, A -26-R, R -24-P, R -24 -AP, R-50, R-60, R-75 R-50, R-60, R-75 A26 -R, A30 -C, R-60, R-75 A30 -C, C-70, C-110 A30 -C, C-70, C-110 SECTION 14-940: GENERAL PROVISIONS: A. B. Before a final plat is signed by the City, the subdivider shall pay all applicable fees and enter into a development contract setting forth the conditions under which the plat is approved, unless the City Council deems a development contract unnecessary. Before a final plat is signed by the City the subdivider shall also furnish the City financial security in the form of a cash escrow, bond, or letter of credit. If the subdivider fails to perform any obligations under the development contract, the City may apply the security to cure the default Terms for return of the financial security shall be those set forth in the Zoning Ordinance or shall be set forth in the development contract. 1 1. If the developer is going to install public improvements, the required security shall be the sum of the following fixed or estimated costs a. Utilities. b. Streets c Street lights and, if the City Council deems appropriate, operating cost for two (2) years d. Erosion control. e. Engineering, to include developer's design, surveying and inspection. f Landscaping g Principal amount of special assessments previously levied against the property together with one year of interest. h. Real estate tax for one year, if there are special assessments i Director of Public Works' fees j. Placement of iron monuments k Sidewalks 1 Utility/street repair and street cleaning m Public and private tree replacement n. Other items as deemed appropriate 2 If the City is going to install public improvements, the required security shall be the sum of the following fixed or estimated costs: a Principal amount of special assessments for public improvements to be installed together with one year of interest. b. Street lights. c Erosion control. d. Deferred park dedication charges on commercial and industrial property. e Landscaping f. Real estate tax for one year g Principal amount of special assessments previously levied against the property together with one year of interest. h. Placement of iron monuments i Utility/street repair and street cleaning j Public and private tree replacement. k Other items as deemed appropriate 3 For private improvements, the required security shall be the sum of the following fixed or estimated costs - a Erosion control, unless bonded separately b. Private utility services in public right of way. c. Tree replacement. d. Utility/street repair and street cleaning e Sidewalks. f. Placement of iron monuments g Other items as deemed appropriate. Sec 3. The St. Louis Park Ordinance Code, Sections 14.5-4 5 and 14.5-4.6 is hereby amended to read as follows: D. USES PERMITTED BY CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 1 MULTIPLE FAMILY/CLUSTER HOUSING Conditions - f. No portion of the required road system may be used to satisfy the off-street parking requirements Sec 4. The contents of Planning Case File 98-32-SO/ZA are hereby entered into and made part of the public hearing record and the record of decision for this case. Sec 5 This Ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after its publication. Adopted by the City Council December 21, 1998 Reviewed for Administration City Manager -Deputy Attest N�[ayor Approved as to Form and Execution: 98-32/N/res/ord STATE OF MINNESOTA) SS. hill MINNESOTA SUN PUBUCAl1ONS Sun Current • Sun Sailor • Sun Post AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) John Coots, being duly swom on an oath states or affirms, that he is the president of the newspaper known as Sun -Sailor , or the president's designated agent, and has full knowledge of the facts stated below: (A) The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements constituting qualification as a qualified newspaper, as provided by Minn. Stat. §331A.02, §331A.07, and other applicable laws, as amended. (B) The printed public notice that is attached was published in the newspaper once each week, for one successive weeks; it was first published on Wednesday, the 30th day of December , 1998, and was thereafter pnnted and published on every Wednesday to and including Wednesday, the day of , 1998; and printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of the notice' • abcdefghgklmnopgrstuvwxyz Subscribed and swom to or affirmed before me on this 30th day of December , 1998. Nota BY: President inili A&isi v,p.mt VICTORIA H BROUILLETTE NOTARY PUBLIC -MINNESOTA My Commission Expires Jan 31 2000 4€4 RATE INFORMATION (1) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users $ 2.55 per line. for comparable space (2) Maximum rate allowed by law $ 6.20 per Jine. (3) Rate actually charged $ 1.24 per line. City of St. Louis Park i (Official Publication) SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO 2133-98 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ST. LOUIS PARK SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE SECTIONS 14-908, 14-912, 14-921, 14-922, 14-923, 14-940A AND 14-940B 1 & 2 AND ORDINANCE CODE RELATING TO ZONING SECTION 14:5-4 5Dlf and 14.5-4.6D1f -nnn This ordinance shall correct inconsistencies, clanfy and modify submittal requirements, allow grading permits pnor to final plat recording, and grant flexibility in re- gwnng Development Agreements in the Subdivision Or- dinance, and amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow street widths to be determined by the Subdivision Ordinance This ordinance shall take effect 15 days after publication Adopted by the City Council December 21, 1998 /s/ Gail Dorfman Mayor A copy of the full text of this ordinance is available for in - 1 spection with the City Clerk (Dec 30, 1998) A3/Cty SLP Ord #2133-98