HomeMy WebLinkAbout6031 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 1978/06/05RESOLUTION NO. 6031
A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 6018 ADOPTED
MAY 15, 1978, GRANTING PERMIT UNDER SECTION 14-195(1)
AND 14-195(3) OF THE ORDINANCE CODE FOR THE PURPOSE
OF PERMITTING A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT UNIT AND
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT UNIT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED
IN THE B-2, BUSINESS DISTRICT, AND R -B, RESIDENTIAL
BUSINESS DISTRICT, IN SHELARD PARK
BE IT RESOLVED BY the City Council of St. Louis Park:
Findings
1. Shelard Companies, Inc. has made application to the City Council
for an amendment to an existing special permit under Sections 14-195(1)
and 14-195(3) of the Ordinance Code for the purpose of permitting a resi-
dential development unit and commercial development unit for property
located in the B-2, Business District, and R -B, Residential Business
District, having the following legal description, to -wit:
All of the lots and blocks in Shelard Park
2. The City Council has considered the advice and recommendation of
the Planning Commission (Case No. 78 -18 -SP) and the effect of the proposed
amendment to the existing special permit on the health, safety and welfare
of the occupants of the surrounding lands, existing and anticipated traffic
conditions, the effect on value of properties in the surrounding areas and
the effect of the use on the Comprehensive Plan and compliance with the intent
of the Zoning Ordinance.and the general plan for Shelard Park.
3. The City Council has determined that the proposed amendment to the
existing special permit will not be detrimental to the health, safety or
general welfare of the community, nor will it cause serious traffic con-
gestion nor hazards, nor will it seriously depreciate surrounding property
values, and the proposed amendment is in harmony with the general purpose
and intent of the Zoning Ordinance, the Comprehensive Plan, and the general
plan for Shelard Park.
Conclusion
A special permit amending the existing special permit for Shelard Park is
granted based on the findings set forth above and subject to the following
conditions:
1. The site shall be developed, used, and maintained in accordance
with the following exhibits: Exhibit A, Site Plan; Exhibit B, Final
Plat of Shelard Park; Exhibit C, Rendering; Exhibit D, Front Elevation
of the 28 -story highrise; Exhibit E, Grading and Drainage Plan; and
Exhibit F, Utility Plan, except as the exhibits may be hereinafter
modified or modified by the conditions under the Plat.
2. The total number of dwelling units on Block 1, Lot 1; Block 2, Lot 2;
Block 3, Lots 1, 2 and 3; Block 4, Lots 1 and 2; Block 5, Lots 1 and 2;
Block 6, Lot 1; Block 7, Lot 1; not to exceed 1508. As to said lots, the
combined floor area ratio shall not exceed 1.2, and the ground floor area
ratio of .2 shall not be exceeded. A total of 275 square feet of improved
usable outside open space as defined herein, shall be provided for each dwelling
unit through combining such open space in the park with private open space on
the lots. The park containing 6.7 acres will yield 165.5 square feet per
unit; consequently, each individual lot will be required to provide 109.5
square feet of such open space per unit on the site.
3. "Improved usable outside open space" as used herein shall mean ground area
or terrace area which is developed, graded, landscaped and equipped and in-
tended and maintained for either active or passive recreation or both, available
to the tenants and their guests. Such uses and improvements shall include ,
outdoor swimming pools, patio areas, game areas, landscaped and sodded areas
containing benches, sculpture, or other similar outdoor fixtures or features..
The least dimension of the space so provided shall be 30 feet or greater.
Roofs, driveways, and parking areas shall not constitute improved usable
outside open space.
4. All dwelling units on all lots shall be completely above the grade of any
land abutting the structure within a distance of 25 feet from all faces of the
building.
5. Before a permit shall be issued for any construction on any lot or
lots included in the plat, an application for amendment of this special
permit containing a detailed site plan and detailed development plan for
lands to be included in such building permit shall be filed with the City
the owners and approved by the City Council, indicating all structures,
their dimensions, height, floor area, ground floor area ratio, dwelling
units, landscaping, sidewalks, landscapes and trees, parking areas,
required improved, usable outside open space, and other items deemed
necessary for a proper review. Such detailed site plans shall conform to
the General Site Plan, Exhibit A. Before such issuance of any building
permit in Block 8, application for such amendment, including a detailed
site and development plan, shall be approved for all land in Block 8.
6. Lots 2 and 3, Block 7, are hereby limited to office use and uses
accessory to office use and permitted in the B-2 District.
7. Lots 1, 2 and 3, Block 8 are hereby limited to retail use.
8. Curb cuts shall not be permitted within 150 feet of any intersection
for all lots in the B-2 District.
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9. No curb cuts are permitted on the northerly lot line of Lot 3, Block 8,
unless a median strip shall he constructed in such a way that left turns
are not allowed.
10. Curb cuts shall not be permitted within 125 feet of any intersection
for all lots in the R -B District.
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11. All electric, gas, sewer, telephone and water services shall be
underground.
12. A parkway strip shall be constructed along the north side of Betty
Crocker Drive to control access thereto until such time as there shall be
an agreement between St. Louis Park and Plymouth as to joint use, access,
construction and maintenance thereof and until the necessary street right-
of-way in Plymouth is duly dedicated. No access to that portion of Betty
Crocker Drive in St. Louis Park shall be permitted from Plymouth unless
authorized by the City Council of the City of St. Louis Park.
13. Before issuance of the first building permit, the owners shall submit
and have approved the following:
(a) A complete grading plan and development plan for the 6.7 -acre
park, including landscaping, use, lighting and a pedestrian
circulation system. This plan is to be prepared in consultation
with the aid of City personnel.
(b) A complete street landscaping plan including structures,
boulevard sodding, street furniture, bus stops and street lighting
served by underground wiring.
(c) Parkway development and landscaping, and topographic mounds
adjacent to the Oak Knoll Subdivision.
(d) In addition to said plan approval as hereinbefore
required as to parkway development, landscaping, and
topographical mounds adjacent to Oak Knoll Subdivision,
the construction thereof shall be completed on or
before May 31, 1970.
14. At least one bus stop area shall be provided (provided the City
and Bus authorities authorize the stop) and maintained on the north
side of Highway 12 between Ford Road and Shelard Parkway until such time
as the service road system is removed.
15. All conveyance of any part or all of said lands shall by covenant
restrict the use of each lot to the use included on the General Site Plan,
Exhibit A, and shall designate the maximum number of units permitted on
each lot in conformance with the Site Plan, Exhibit A, and the conditions
of this special permit, and amendments thereto, if any there be.
16. Lot 3, Block 7, Shelard Park shall be developed, used and maintained
in accordance with Exhibit G, Site Plan, Planting Plan; Exhibit H, Rendering
of the eight -story office building; Exhibit I, Elevation Plan -North and East;
Exhibit J, Lower Level Parking Plan; and Exhibit K, Drainage Plan except
as hereinafter modified and subject to the following conditions:
(a) The office shall contain no more than 211,000 square
feet of gross floor area.
(b) All parki�ig spaces shall be delineated on the site.
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(c) The perimeter of all parking lots, driveways and internal
roads on the east side of the building shall have a con--
crete, B -6 -type curbing, except as pedestrian ways.
(d) The pedestrian ways within the parking areas as shown
on Exhibit G shall be physically and clearly delineated
through use of a surfacing material different than the
adjacent parking area and by installing the curbing as
shown on the exhibit.
(e) Driveway slopes at pedestrian ways shall not exceed a
grade of 3 percent.
(f) Additional landscaping shall be provided between the north
line of the surface parking lot, located to the north of the
office building and the pedestrian way.
(g) All improvements including landscaping, striping,
surfacing, pedestrian ways, buildings, benches, sidewalks,
etc., as indicated on the plan, shall be completed by
December 31, 1970, or 30 days after receiving an occupancy
permit, whichever occurs first.
17. That part of Lots 1 and 2, Block 5, Shelard Park, Hennepin County,
Minnesota, lying westerly of a line drawn from a point on the northerly
line of said Lot 1, distance 32.5 feet easterly of the most westerly
corner thereof to a point on the southerly line of said Lot 2, distant
32.5 feet westerly of the most easterly corner thereof shall be developed,
used and maintained in accordance with Exhibit L, Plot Plan; Exhibit M,
Landscape Plan; Exhibit N, Drainage Plan; Exhibit 0, South and East
Elevation; Exhibit P, Basement Plan and Pool Building; except as hereinafter
modified and subject to the following conditions:
a. The maximum number of dwelling units shall be 92.
b. All parking spaces shall be delineated on the site by striping.
c. The perimeter of all parking lots, driveways and internal
roads shall have concrete curbina of the B-6 type, except at
pedestrian ways.
d. Driveway slopes at pedestrian ways shall not exceed 3 percent.
e. All improvements including landscaping, striping, surfacing,
buildings, recreational facilities, and pedestrian ways as
indicated on the plan shall be completed by June 15, 1972.
f. No building permits for this site shall be issued unless the
contract for permanent storm sewer system is let, or until an
interim system, approved by the Director of Inspectional Services
and the City Engineer is constructed.
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18. That part of Lots 1 and 2, Block 5, Shelard Park, Hennepin County,
Minnesota, lying easterly of a line drawn from a point on the northerly line
of said Lot 1, distant 32.5 feet easterly of the most westerly corner thereof
to a point on the southerly line of said Lot 2, distant 32.5 feet westerly
of the most easterly corner thereof shall be developed, used and maintained
for a full 3 -story, 126 -unit apartment building in accordance with Exhibit S,
Site Plan; Exhibit T, Landscape Plan; Exhibit U, West -North-East Elevation;
Wing A; Exhibit V, South -North-West Elevation, Wing B; and Exhibit W, Grading
Plan; except as hereinafter modified and subject to the following conditions:
a. All parking spaces shall be delineated on the site by striping.
b. Additional topographic mounds or other suitable treatment shall
be included in the side yard area adjacent to Ford Road.
c. The total number of dwelling units shall be 124, permitting the
area on the ground floor adjacent to the interior court and
previously designated for two dwelling units, to be used for
nursery school purposes.
d. The area designated as an outdoor tennis court on the site plan
shall he retained on the site and in addition an imaginative
play space for the nursery school and the entire Shelard Park
development shall be developed on the site to the east of the
tennis courts.
e. All improvements including landscaping, striping, surfacing,
concrete curbs, buildings, on-site recreational facilities and
all other items on the exhibits shall be completed by June 10,
1972
19. That Lot 1, Block 3, Shelard Park shall be developed, used and
maintained for a 4 -story, 186 -unit apartment building in accordance with
Exhibit X, Site Plan; Exhibit Y, Drainage Plan; Exhibit Z, Landscape Plan;
Exhibit AA, View of Entry; Exhibit BB, Elevation Plan; and Exhibit CC,
Typical Elevations, except as hereinafter modified and subject to the
following conditions:
a. All parking lots shall be paved and striped to delineate all
parking spaces. Except for driveway access points, all parking
lots and interior drives shall have a concrete curb.
b. A11 improvements including landscaping, striping, surfacing,
curbs, buildings, improvements of open space and other items
on the Exhibits shall be completed by December 10, 1971.
20. Because Lot 1, Block 3, exceeds the agreed-upon units by two, Lot 1,
Block 4, is hereby limited to 198 units instead of 200 units.
21. That Condition 5 requiring a complete detailed plan for Block 8 is
hereby deferred and that a gasoline service station be a permitted use for
Lot 3, Block 8, before overall detailed plans for Block 8 are approved.
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22. That Condition 8 shall be waived for development on Lot 3, Block 8,
and that a curb cut be permitted 85 feet instead of 150 feet from the
intersection of Ford Road and Betty Crocker Drive.
23. That Lot 3, Block 8, Shelard Park shall be developed, used and
maintained in accordance with Exhibit DD, Site Plan, Landscape Plan, Elevation
Plan; Exhibit EE, Sign Elevation; and Exhibit FF, Lighting Elevation; and
subject to the following conditions:
a. That all improvements including landscaping, paving, curbing,
lighting, signing, retaining walls, buildings and structures
be completed by September 1, 1972.
b. There shall be only one free-standing sign not exceeding 25
feet in height and 60 square feet in area ner face and which
shall not bear any other information or advertisements other
than the standard logo. The total sign area for the parcel
shall not exceed 250 square feet.
24. That Lot 2, Block 7, Shelard Park shall be developed, used and maintained
in accordance with Exhbit GG, Data Sheet; Exhibit HH, Landscape Plan; Exhibit
II -JJ, Paving Plan/Grading Plan; Exhibit KK, West Elevation and East Elevation;
Exhibit LL, North Elevation and South Elevation; Exhibit MM, Parking Staging
Plan; Exhibit NN, Arcade/Restaurant Elevation Plan; Exhibit 00 Parking Ramp '
Floor Plans, pages 1-4; Exhibit PP, Office Floor Plans, pages 1-6; Exhibit
QQ, Building Section, and subject to the following conditions: '
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a. All rooftop equipment shall be screened.
b. There shall be no outside storage of trash, storage
containers, equipment, materials or similar items.
c. The reduction from the required off-street parking provisions
is hereby permitted on the condition that should the City
find that the parking provided is insufficient based on actual
use and demand, additional parking shall be required by adding
more parking in the ramp or on adjacent property.
d. The office tower shall be fully sprinkled throughout with an
automatic wet system.
e. The staging of construction of building and parking facilities
shall he in accordance with Exhibit MM, and all improvements on
the site as shown on the exhibits and including the parking ramp,
striping, landscaping, fire lanes and the removal of temporary
parking as shown on Exhibit MM shall be completed by June 1,
1975.
25. That Lot 3, Block 8, Shelard Park, shall be temporarily used as a drive-
in bank, provided such temporary use is not continued beyond May 31, 1976.
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Said site shall he developed, used and maintained in accordance with
Exhibit RR, Site Plan; Exhibit SS, Floor Plan; and Exhibit TT, Elevation
Plans, as modified by the Planning Department, October 12, 1973, and as
modified by the conditions listed below:
a The site shall have no more than one free-standing sign not to
exceed a total area of 100 square feet and not to exceed 25 feet
in height.
b. Approval of the requested temporary use shall not serve as a basis
for determining permanent use or plans for the subject site or
the entire commercial block.
c. Street trees and street landscaping be installed as required by
the subdivision contract.
d. That all construction including surfacing, landscaping, structures,
as shown on the modified exhibits be completed by February 1, 1974.
26. That the legal description in Condition No. 24 be amended to read as
follows:
Lot 2, Block 7, Shelard Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota, and that
part of Lot 1, Block 7, Shelard Park, lying easterly of a line drawn
from a point on the north line -of said lot distant 64.51 feet westerly
of the northeast corner of said lot to a point on the south line of
said lot distant 68.97 feet westerly of the southeast corner of said
lot.
27. That Condition No. 24.c. be amended to read as follows:
The reduction from the required off-street parking provision is
hereby permitted for property included in this condition with the
understanding that adequate off-street parking is the responsibility
of the property owner and in no case will designated plaza or land-
scaped area as contained on the site plan be considered or used for
parking.
28. That exhibits listed on Condition No. 24 as GG, HH and II -JJ be
amended by new Exhibits GG, HH and II -JJ (pages 1 and 2), dated June 26,
1975, with the following condition:
a. A sidewalk shall be extended from the west edge of the parking
ramp entrance to the west property line along Ford Road.
29. That parking and directional signs be permitted in accordance with
Exhibit UU, Parking/Directional Sign Sheet SS7; Exhibit VV, Parking/
Directional Sign Sheet SS8, Exhibit WW, Sign location Plan for Plaza Building,
Sheet SS2; Exhibit XX, Sign Location Plan for Tower and Ramp, Sheet SS3;
Exhibit YY, Sign Location Plan for Arcade, Sheet SS5; received May 9, 1975,
with the following conditions:
a. The mounting height of parking and directional signs shall not
exceed a mounting height, in the case of free-standing signs,
of 42 inches, except for stop and yield signs.
b. The words "Bar -Restaurant" shall be added to the Hippogriff
sign in place of the logo on Exhibit YY.
c. The bank sign shown on Exhibit WW shall be deleted.
30. That the completion date in Condition No. 24.e. be changed to November 1,
1975, with the exception that landscaping shall be completed by September
17, 1976.
31. That a motor fuel station be permitted at the southwest corner of the
parking ramp on the first floor in accordance with the following conditions:
a. The parking ramp shall be modified to contain the station in
accordance with Exhibit ZZ, Tank and Vent Plan; and Exhibit AAA,
Floor Plan.
b. There shall be no advertising signs or identification signs of
the facility on the exterior of any of the buildings in Shelard
Park, nor shall there be any free-standing sign in Shelard Park
identifying or advertising this use, nor shall signs be located
within the structure which shall be visible from the exterior
of the building identifying or advertising the use.
c. The gasoline sales will be operated by General Mills Automotive
Service Center in conjunction with their existing center at
their home office. The facility will pump gasoline only and
schedule cars to be taken out of Shelard Park for mechanical
work. The service will be available to anyone who wishes to use
it; it is not limited to Tower tenants or General Mills
personnel.
d. Exterior vents, if any, shall be architecturally treated to be
fully integrated with the architecture of the building, and such
vents shall be screened from view to the extent possible.
e. All construction, including walls, automatic door closures,
tank installation, access facilities to such tanks, and other
features included in the exhibits shall be completed on or
before June 30, 1976, after which time the site facilities shall
be used and maintained as provided for in the special permit.
32. That the first floor of the office tower may be used for retail purposes
up to 10,805 square feet, and that the second floor may be used for a
Class III restaurant of 7,544 square feet in accordance with the following
condition:
a. The floor area of the first and second floor may be used in
accordance with Exhibit BBB, Request of Midwestern Finance, Inc.,
to amend Special Permit to allow certain retail and cafeteria
uses in the Shelard Office Tower.
33. That Condition No. 28.a. be deleted.
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34. That Condition No. 25 be amended to permit a temporary drive-in bank
on Lot 3, B-ock 8, Shelard Park to continue until May 31, 1979, with the
condition that this date is subject to revision based on the submission
of an overall plan for Block 8, at which time reuse of the drive-in portion
of the site must be considered in connection with development of said overall
plan for Block 8.
35. That the general plan for Shelard Park, Exhibit A, be amended to allow
a hotel on Lot 1, Block 7, convenience retail on Lot 1, Block 6, and office
and commercial use on Block 8 without convenience retail, if such convenience
retail is provided on Lot 1, Block 6.
36. That conditions 7, 21, 22, and 23 be deleted.
37. That Block 8 be developed, used, and maintained in accordance with
Exhibit "CCC", Rendering Sheet P1; Exhibit "DDD", Building Location,
Sheet P3; Exhibit "EEE", Grading and Drainage Plan, Sheet P4; Exhibit "FFF",
Landscape Plan, Sheet P5; Exhibit "GGG", Parking Plan, Sheet P6, Exhibit "HHH",
Lighting Plan, Sheet P7; and Exhibit "III", Elevation Plans, Sheets P8, P9,
P10, P11 and P12.
a. That the site contain no more than 12,000 square feet of
retail space.
b. That all improvements, including buildings, parking,
landscaping, pedestrian facilities, and other items as
shown onhe exhibits be completed by June 15, 1980.
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38. Lot '1, Block 1, Shelard Park, shall be developed in accordance with
the following conditions:
a. The site shall be developed, used, and maintained in
accordance with Exhibit "JJJ", Site Plan; Exhibit "KKK",
Grading and Topography Plan; Exhibit "LLL", Landscape
Plan; Exhibit "MMM", Elevation Plan; Exhibit "NNN",
Unit Floor Plans; Exhibit "000", Garage Plans.
b. That all site work, including construction of buildings,
parking, landscaping, pool, garages, and other items as
shown on the exhibits be completed by October 15, 1980.
c. That condition 10 of this resolution shall not apply
to Lot 1, Block 1, Shelard Park.
6/6-S-7 gid-° 6031 Adopte',by the City Council June 5, 1978
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