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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6101 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 1978/09/05RESOLUTION NO. 6101 A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 5913 ADOPTED DECEMBER 12, 1977, GRANTING PERMIT UNDER SECTION 14-195(1) OF THE ORDINANCE CODE TO PERMIT A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT UNIT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE B-2, GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT. BE IT RESOLVED by the City of St. Louis Park: Findings 1. Ryan Construction Company has made application to the City Council for an amendment to a special permit under Section 14-195(1), Commercial Development Unit, in Section 14-123, Flood Plain District, of the St. Louis Park Ordinance Code relating to zoning to permit modification to an existing Commercial Development Unit located in the B-2 and F-1 Districts at 8900 Highway 7, for the legal description as follows, to -wit: Lots 1, 2 and 3, Target Second Addition, and Lot 4, Target First Addition 2. The City Council has considered the advice and recommendation of the Planning Commission (Case No. 77 -67 -SP) and the effect of the proposed modification to the Commercial Development Unit 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 and the effect of the use on the Comprehensive Plan. 3. The Council has determined that the amendment to the existing Commer- cial Development Unit 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 amendment to the Commercial Development Unit is in harmony with the general purpose and intent of the Zoning Ordinance and the Comprehensive Plan. Conclusion The special permit to modify the Commercial Development Unit at the location described is granted based on the findings set forth above and subject to the following conditions: 1. That the site be developed, used and maintained in accordance with Exhibit A, General Plan; Exhibit B, Proposed Drainage Plan (as modified by the Planning Department on November 2, 1971); and Exhibit C, Final Plan Target First Addition, except as said exhibits may be hereinafter modified by the following conditions or conditions under the plat of Target First Addition. Q I 2. All new electric, gas, water, sanitary sewer, telephone, and utilities shall be placed underground. 3. The 44 -foot -wide private road from Target Road to West 36 Street shall have a poured -in-place concrete curb at least 6 inches high and said road and curb shall be constructed at standards acceptable to the City Engineer. Said road shall be kept clean and free from potholes and maintained thereafter. 4. Street trees shall be planted abutting the private road at a spacing of one tree for every 50 feet as shown on Exhibit A, as modified. 5. Additional landscaping in the parking lot and along the pedestrian way shall be provided as shown on Exhibit A, as modified. The private road from West 36 Street to Target Road shall have decorative on -street lighting to provide a 1.5 foot candles at the street level, or equal to or greater than the level of lighting in the parking lots if said lighting exceeds 1.5 foot candles. 6. A pedestrian walk shall be provided along the west side of Lot 4 from the proposed bus plaza to West 36 Street. 7. The pedestrian network shall be improved with landscaping as shown on Exhibit A, as modified. 8. Signs shall be limited to nameplate signs, symbols, logos and architectural features that identify a particular service or goods which is provided on the site. All signs shall meet the following conditions: a. No advertising or business signs shall be located within 25 feet of the private road. b. Billboards are hereby prohibited. c. All new signs are to be integrated with the building unless a need for a free-standing sign is documented in which case there shall be no more than one free-standing sign which does not exceed 80 square feet in area and 25 feet in height per lot. d. Business signs not attached to the buildings shall be architecturally treated and coordinated with the principal building by use of compatible materials and design. e. Lighting for signs shall be interior or indirect so that light rays are not directly visible beyond the lot lines. -2 9. All new buildings and remodeling of either existing or new buildings shall be compatible and complimentary to the highest standard of building located between West 36 Street, Aquila Avenue, the Burlington Northern Railroad right-of-way and Highway 7. Elements of compatibility include but are not limited to: Building form and mass, exterior materials and their appearance and durability, landscaping, exterior lighting, and site development. 10. Development on vacant lots requires a special permit and the filing of an application under provisions provided in the _ Ordinance. All such proposals must be compatible with the overall plan. 11. All of the improvement shall be in accordance with the following schedule: a. The private road including the curbing, surfacing, landscaping and tree planting adjacent thereto shall be completed by July 1, 1973. b. Construction of a major pedestrian walk and landscaping adjacent thereto between Target Road and Target Department Store and from the Target Department Store to the north end of the Target Department Store parking lot shall be completed by July 1, 1973. c. Landscaping and planting in the Target lot as shown on Exhibit A as modified, shall be completed by July 1, 1973. d. Street lighting along the private road shall be completed by September 1, 1973. 12. The City shall be given an easement over the private road and to the public park along the utility easement which parallels the south line of Lot 4. 13. All access to public roads and to the lots as contained in the plat shall be as shown on the general plan, unless modifications to the general plan are approved. 14. In compliance with provisions of the Subdivision Ordinance and the Commercial Development Unit, the subdivider and applicant shall enter into a contract with the City covering the necessary improvements as contained in the special permit and the final plat. 15. That Lot 4, Target First Addition be developed for a four-story office building and six -stall drive-in bank facility with the following conditions: - 3 a. The site shall be developed, used and maintained in accordance with Exhibit D, Site Plan; Exhibit E, Grading Plan; Exhibit F, Landscape Plan; and Exhibit G, Elevation Plan; except as hereinafter modified by the following conditions. b. The total chargeable floor area of the office building for parking shall not exceed 46,600 square feet. c. The lot shall be graded so as to meet the grades of existing park land with a slope of no more than 2 to 1 or the transition between the surfaced area and the park area shall be accomplished by a decorative terrace, with said plans subject to approval of the City prior to construction. d. Pedestrian walkway, street lighting, street trees and planting of the parking islands shall be accomplished as provided in the overall general plan and as shown on the Exhibit F, as modified by the Planning Department on November 2, 1971. e. All improvements as shown on the Exhibits D, E, F, and G, as modified including surfacing, striping, tree planting, landscaping, pedestrian walkway, lighting, plaza, and the like shall be completed by July 1, 1973. 16. The site shall be modified, developed, used and maintained in accordance with Exhibit H, Site and Parking Plan, dated August 9, 1976; Exhibit I, Landscaping Plan dated August 9, 1976; Exhibit J, Grading Plan dated August 9, 1976; Exhibit K, Utility Plan dated August 9, 1976; Exhibit L, Elevation Plan dated August 9, 1976; as modified by the Planning Department August 13, 1976. 17. That new utility and pedestrian easements be provided as identified on Exhibit H, and that the pedestrian way be con- structed within 12 months after completion of the installation of utilities in the easement or within 12 months after notifica- tion by the City that said utilities will not be placed, and said construction of the pedestrian way shall commence. 18. Sign area shall be constructed, designed and maintained in in accordance with Exhibits H and L provided the total sign area of Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4 shall not exceed 2,557 square feet, the maximum allowed under the Zoning Ordinance. 19. That the garden store attached to the south side of Target be improved by elimination of the cyclone fencing and replaced with decorative treatment before July 1, 1977, and said garden store shall not be used for warehousing nor shall it be used for storage of goods not sold directly from the garden store. -4 20. That all building improvements and landscaping included on the plans be completed by July 1, 1977, except as otherwise noted above. 21. Operable toilet facilities shall be provided to the gasoline service station. 22. All fire hydrants on the site shall be in conformance with City standards or modified to meet City standards. 23. A siamese hydrant connection shall be installed on the east side of the proposed grocery store for Fire Department access to the sprinkler system. 24. There shall be no on -sale liquor or off -sale liquor uses or licenses allowed on the premises or property. 25. The site shall be modified, developed, used and maintained in accordance with Exhibit M, Site Plan, dated December 8, 1976, and Exhibit N, Elevation Plans, and Final Plat of Target Second Addition, and modified as follows: a) Existing curbed island north of the Target Store loading area shall be retained. b) The periphery of the site along parking areas, loading areas and driveways shall be curbed. c) Curbed and landscaped islands shall be provided at the ends of the parking bays along the roadway located between the Appelbaum store, miscellaneous shops and the parking lot. d) Signs shall be constructed, designed and maintained in accordance with Exhibits H and L, provided the total sign area for Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4 shall not exceed 2,557 square feet, the maximum allowed under the Zoning Ordinance, and there shall not be more than one free- standing sign per lot, and said free-standing sign shall not have more than 100 square feet of sign area per side. 26. The refuse compactors shall be painted to be compatible with the building, shall be closed at all times, and the area shall be maintained in a clean and orderly condition. 27. All building improvements and landscaping included on the plan shall be completed by October 1, 1977. - 5 • 28. A Restaurant Class II shall be permitted in accordance with Section 14-156(17) of the St. Louis Park Ordinance Code on the following condition: a. That the restaurant site shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with Exhibit M, Restaurant Floor Plan, and Exhibit N, Knollwood Village Master Rental Plan (Case No. 77 -25 -SP). 29. Condition No. 24 shall be changed to read "there shall be no on -sale liquor or off -sale liquor except for on -sale wine allowed on the premises or property". 30. The Restaurant Class II permitted by Condition No. 28 shall be modified to a Restaurant Class I and shall be limited to the sale and consumption of wine on the premises in conjunction with the sale of food. 31. The north entrance to the Knollwood Village Shopping Center is permitted to be revised in accordance with Exhibit 0, Parking Revision, dated May 5, 1978. 32. Signs shall be permitted to be installed in accordance with Exhibit P, Directory Signs, and Exhibit U, Tenant Identifi- cation Signs. 33. Four temporary outdoor sales may be permitted each calendar year, in which all tenants of the shopping center may parti- cipate; and said sales shall be conducted with a license issued to the shopping center in accordance with Ordinance No. 1417 adopted August 7, 1978. Adopted by the Ciy Council September 5, 1978 Mayor ATTEST: viewed for adminis r./ ion: Approved as to form and legality: Ci 'ager " City Attorn y11111 -6