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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4439 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 1972/01/31Original RESOLUTION No. 4 4 3 9 JANUARY 31, 1972 SA RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 3088, PREVIOUSLY AMENDED BY RESOLUTION NO. 3980 GRANTING PERMIT UNDER SECTION 6:176.4 OF THE ST. LOUIS PARK ZONING ORDINANCE FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT UNIT, 92 TOWNHOUSES, SUNGATE COMPANY BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of St. Louis Park that Resolution No. 3088 granting permit under Section 6:176.4 of the St. Louis Park Zoning Ordinance for Residential Development Unit, 92 Townhouses, Sungate Company, previously amended by Resolution No. 3980 be amended to read as follows: WHEREAS, application has been made to the City Council by Sungate Company for amendment to special permit under Section 6.176.4 of the St. Louis Park Zoning Ordinance for the following purpose: To use land in R-3 District for a Residential Development Unit to erect 92 townhouses, at the following location: 2500 and 2600 blocks of Alabama Avenue, to wit: The south 180 feet of Lot 1, all of Lots 2, 3, 4, and 5, Block 2 and all of Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, Block 1, except the east 125 feet of Lots 3, 4 and 5 of Block 1. WHEREAS, the Council has considered the advice and recommendation of the Planning Commission and the effect of the proposed use on the health, safety and welfare of the occupants of the surrounding lands, existing and anticipated traffic conditions, including parking facilities on adjacent streets, and the effect of the proposed use on the comprehensive plan, therefore BE IT RESOLVED by the City Coun_il of the City of St. Louis Park that it is hereby determined that: 1. maid lands are located, in an R-3, R-4, or R -B Use District. 2. Said lands will be better developed and more efficiently utilized under a proper plan as provided in Section 6:176.4 of the Zoning Ordinance. 3. The owners of said lands have submitted their applications for a special permit under Section 6:176.4. 4. The plan conforms to the requirements of the use district in which it is located and with respect to the requirements of Section 6:176.4, Subd. 1 through 16 where applicable further shows: Subd. 1. The tract of land for which the project is proposed and permit requested contains not less than 1.5 acres of land. Subd. 2. The tract of land for which the project is proposed and permit requested has two hundred (200) feet or more of frontage on the public right-of-way. Subd. 2. A preliminary plan for drainage and city water and sewer systems to servi:e the entire site including the proposed locations of ail are hydrants and manholes, designed, signed, and stamped by a professional civil engineer, registered in the State of Minnesota has been presented to the City Engineer, prior to consideration of the special permit by the City Council, and he has prepared a report for the City Council reviewing adequacy and feasibility of such preliminary plans. Subd. 4. The application for a special permit has been filed in the Planning Department accompanied by a site plan, elevations of the structures indicating length, width and building height, and a rendering in perspective of the entire site. Subd. 5. All copies of each item submitted to the Planning Department have been signed and stamped by the registered professional person responsible for preparing them. Subd. 6. No building is nearer than its building height to the rear or side property line when such line abuts an R-1 or R-2 use district. Subd. 7. No building within the project is nearer to another building than one-half the sum of the building heights of the two buildings. Subd. 8. Private roadways within the project shall have an improved surface to twenty (20) feet or more in width and shall be so designed c3 to permit the City fire trucks to provide protection to cach building. Subd. 9. No portion of the required twenty (20) foot road system has been or shall be used in calculating required off-street parking space. Subd. 10. No building is located less than fifteen (15) feet from the back of the curb line along those roadways which are part of the internal street pattern. Subd. 12. Proper space for recreational purposes has been provided, or is not required. -2- Subd. 13. Town houses, as permitted in the R-3, R-4, and R -B Districts under Section 6:176.4 does not exceed the maximum of ten (10) dwellings to be physically tied together and no building face is to be longer than one - hundred twenty (120) feet. The minimum setback is not less than fifteen feet from the back of the curb line along those roadways which are part of the internal street pattern. Subd. 14. For any such lands lying in the R-4 use district the provisions of Section 6:101.2 and 6:104 have not been exceeded where applied. Subd. 15. There shall be no vertical limitations on any structure except as found in setback or density control provisions in the district in which the land is located and in Section 6:176.4 of the Zoning Ordinance of St. Louis Park. Subd. 16. The site plan, building plans, engineering plans and landscape plans shall be submitted to the Planning Director for review prior to the issuance of the building permit. These plans shall include all conditions of the special permit and shall include on the landscape plan a schedule for planting that indicates the year and time of year in which the planting will take place. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of St. Louis Park that it is hereby determined that the said proposed use will not be detrimental to the health, safety or general welfare of the community nor will it seriously depreciate surrounding property values, and the same is in harmony with the general purpose and intent of this ordinance and the Comprehensive Plan, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that permit be hereby granted to the application for the purpose above set forth, subject to the following conditions: 1. A wood fence 6 feet high and not less than 60 per cent closed shall be constructed and maintained along the east property line of Lot 1, Block 1, from a point 30 feet south of the south linr of 252 Street to ` point 160 feet south thereof. 2. The south 180 feet of Lot 1, all of Lots 2, 3, 4 and 5, Block 2 and all of Lots 3, 4 and 5 of Block 1, except the east 125 feet thereof shall be developed, used and maintained in accordance with Exhibit D, Site Plan; Exhibit E, D'mension Plan; Exhibit F, Planting Plan; Exhibit G, Drainage Plan; Exhibit I1, Elevation Plan and Exhibit I, Rendering; except as modified by the following: -3- a. Open areas used to meet the requirements for usable open space must be planted in a park -like atmosphere and be furnished with picnic facilities or other equipment or facilities to be used for active or passive recreation as agreed upon by the applicant. b. All parking areas and driveway shall be asphaltic concrete or concrete and shall have curbing and shall be striped to delineate each space. 3. All improvement shown on the exhibits, for all of Lots 3, 4 and 5, Block 1, Parkaire Addition, except for the east 125 fat thereof; including but not limited to the buildings, parking areas, usable open space, and landscaping shall be completed by June 1, 1971. No dwelling units on said lots shall be occupied before January 1, 1971; nor shall certificates of occupancy be issued before January 1, 1971. 4. All improvements shown on the exhibits for the south 180 feet of Lot 1, all of Lots 2, 3, 4 and'5, Block 2, Parkaire Addition; including but not limited to the buildings, parking areas, usable open space, and landscaping shall be completed by October 1, 1972. No dwelling units on said lots shall be occupied before April 15, 1972; nor shall a certificate of occupancy be issued before April 15, 1972. Att t: gor "I Adopted by the City Council January 31, 1972. z7Z44.6.41. y Clerk Reviewed for administration: '"Xf;r72--- City Manager -4- Mayor City'ttorney