HomeMy WebLinkAbout6099 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 1978/09/05RESOLUTION NO. 6099
A RESOLUTION GRANTING SITE PLAN APPROVAL
UNDER SECTION 14-124 OF THE ST. LOUIS PARK
ORDINANCE CODE RELATING TO ZONING TO PERMIT
A FIVE STORY ATRIUM OFFICE BUILDING FOR PROPERTY
LOCATED IN THE DDD, DIVERSIFIED DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICT, AT 5305 GAMBLE DRIVE
BE IT RESOLVED BY the City Council of the City of St. Louis Park:
Findings
1. MEPC American Properties has made application to the City Council
for site plan approval under Section 14-124 of the St. Louis Park Ordinance
Code for the purpose of constructing a five story atrium office building
located at 5305 Gamble Drive for the legal description as follows, to -wit:
All that part of the south one half of the
southwest quarter of Section 30, Township 29
North, Range 24 West, Hennepin County, Minnesota
lying westerly of the westerly right-of-way line
of State Trunk Highway 100; lying northerly of
the northerly right-of-way line of Cedar Lake
Road; lying southerly of a line drawn parallel
with and 66' southerly, measured at right angles
from the following described land: beginning at
a point in the west line of said Section 30,
which point is 200 feet south of the north line
of the said south one half of the southwest
quarter of Section 30, as measured at right
angles to said north line, thence running
south 0°, 40' 40" east along said west line
of Section 30, a distance of 258.6 feet to
the actual point of beginnig of the line to
be described; thence running north 890, 19'20"
east, a distance of 680.10 feet, more or less,
to a point in the southerly extension of the
west line of Registered Land Survey No. 864
files of the Register of Titles, County of
Hennepin, said point being 424.97 feet south
of the southwest corner of said Registered
Land Survey No. 864, as measured along said
southerly extension, thence running south
89°28'6" east, a distance of 781.27 feet,
more or less, to a point in said westerly
right-of-way line of State Trunk Highway 100
and there terminating; and lying easterly of
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the following described line: beginning at a point
in the southerly extension of the west line of said
Registered Land Survey No. 864, said point being
424.97 feet south of the southwest corner of said
Registered Land Survey No. 864 as measured along
said southerly extension, thence running south
89019'20" west, a distance of 7.12 feet to the
actual point of beginning of the line to be
described, thence running south 0035'39" east,
a distance of 704.77 feet, more or less, to a
point in said northerly right-of-way line of
Cedar Lake Road and there terminating. For the
purpose of this description, said southerly
extension of the west line of Registered Land
Survey No. 864 is considered to be a line bearing
north.
This is the area bounded on the north by Gamble Drive, on the west by the
northerly spur of the Burlington Northern Railroad, on the south by Cedar Lake
Road, and on the east by State Highway 100.
2. The City Council has considered the advice and recommendation of the
Planning Commission (Case No. 78 -80 -DDD) and the effect of the proposed five
story atrium office building on the health, safety and welfare of the occupants
of the surrounding lands, existing and anticipated traffic conditions, the
effect on values of properties in the surrounding area, the effect of the
use on the Comprehensive Plan, and consistency with the requirements of the
Diversified Development District.
3. The Council has determined that the five story atrium office
building will not be detrimental to the health, safety or general welfare
of the community nor will it cause serious traffic congestion nor hazards,
nor will it seriously depreciate surrounding property values, and the proposed
five story atrium office building is in harmony with the general purpose and
intent of the Diversified Development District and the Comprehensive Plan.
Conclusion
Approval of the site plan for the five story atrium office building 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 plans prepared by Baker Associates Inc., architects,
and described as Exhibit A; Exhibit B, Site Plan and Grating
Plan; Exhibit C, Site Cross -Sections A -F; Exhibit D, Cross -
Section of Parking Garage and Walkway; Exhibit E, Cross -Section;
Exhibit F, Typical Floor Plans; and Exhibit G, Building Elevation
Plans.
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2. All site improvements shall be completed by October 15, 1980.
Adopted by the, City Council September 5, 1978
ATTEST:
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Reviewed for admini.tration:
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Mayo
Approved as to form and legality:
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