HomeMy WebLinkAbout6897 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 1981/07/20RESOLUTION NO. -6897
A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO.6808 WHICH AMENDED
RESOLUTION NO. 6767 WHICH RESCINDED RESOLUTION NO. 6633
AND ALL PREVIOUS SPECIAL PERMIT RESOLUTIONS FOR SHELARD
PARK AND GRANTING PERMIT UNDER SECTION 14-195(1) AND
14-195(3) OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO PERMIT A COMMERCIAL
AND A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE
B-2 GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT AND R -B RESIDENTIAL BUSINESS
DISTRICT IN SHELARD PARK
BE IT RESOLVED BY the City Council of St. Louis Park:
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Findings
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1. Shelard Companies, Inc. and others have made application to the
Council for a special permit under Section 14-195(1) and 14-195(3) of the
Ordinance Code for the purpose of permitting a residential 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 and the effect of the proposed 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 special permit
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 pro-
posed special permit is in harmony with the general purpose and intent
of the Zoning Ordinance and the Comprehensive Plan.
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Conclusion
A 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-1, General Site Plan;
Exhibit B, Final Plat of Shelard Park, except as hereinafter
modified.
2. The total number of dwelling units on Lot 1, Block 1; Lot 2,
Block 2; Lots 1,2 and 3, Block 3; Lot 1, Block 4; Lots 1 and
2, Block 5 shall not exceed 1508 units. The combined floor
area ratio for these lots shall not exceed 1.2; the ground
floor area ratio shall not exceed .2. Each dwelling unit
shall be provided with 275 square feet of usable open space,
165.5 square feet per unit of which shall be provided by
the 6.7 acre park.
3. All dwelling units shall be above the grade of any land within
25 feet of all faces of the building.
4. Curb cuts shall not be permitted within 150 feet of any inter-
section for properties in the B-2 District.
5. No curb cuts are permitted on the northerly property line of
Lot 3, Block 8, unless a median strip is constructed in such a
way to prohibit left turns.
6. Curb cuts shall not be permitted within 125 feet of any inter-
section for properties in the R -B District.
7. All electric, gas, sewer, telephone and water services shall
be underground.
8. Driveway slopes at pedestrian ways shall not exceed a grade of
3 percent.
9. A parkway strip shall be constructed along the north side of
Shelard Parkway to control access thereto until such time as
there shall be an agreement between St. Louis Park and Plymouth
for joint use, access, construction and maintenance thereof
and until necessary street right-of-way in Plymouth is duly
dedicated. No access to that portion of Shelard Parkway in St.
Louis Park shall be permitted from Plymouth unless authorized
by the City Council of the City of St. Louis Park.
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10. At least one bus stop area shall be provided (if the City and
MTC authorize the stop) and maintained on the north side of
Highway 12 between Ford Road and Shelard Parkway until such
time as the serivce road system in removed.
11. All conveyance of any part or all lands within Shelard Park
shall by covenant restrict the use of each lot to the use shown
on the General Site Plan, Exhibit A-1, and the conditions of
this special permit.
12. The perimeter of all parking lots, drivveways,,and internal
roads shall have concrete curbing of the B-6 type, except at
pedestrian ways.
13. Lot 3�, Block 7, Shelard Park shall be developed, used and main-
tained in accordance with Exhibit G, Site Plan, Planting Plan;
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 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.
(b) A11 improvements including landscaping, striping, surfacing,
pedestrian ways, buildings, benches, sidewalks, etc. as
indicated on the plan, shall be completedby December 31,
1970, or 30 days after receiving an occupancy permit,
whichever occurs first.
14. 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,ofthe 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
Elevaion; Exhibit P, Basement Plan and Pool Building; except
as hereinafter modified and subject to the following condition:
(a) All improvements including landscaping, striping, surfacing,
buildings, recreational facilities,' and pedestrian ways as
indicated on the plan shall be completed by June 15, 1972.
15. 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 mot westerly corner thereof to a point on the southerly line
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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 here-
inafter modified and subject to the following conditions:
(a) Additional topographic mounds or other suitable treatment
shall be included in the side yards area adjacent to
Ford Road.
(b) The area designated as an outdoor tennis court on the site
plan shall be 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.
(c) 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.
16. That Lot 1, Block 3, Shelard Park shall be developed. used and
maintained for a 4 -story, 186 -unit apartment building in accord-
ance with Exhibit X, Site Plan; Exhibit Y, Drainage Plan;
Exhibit Z, Landscape Plan; Echibit 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 improvements including landscaping, striping, surfacing,
curbs, buildings, improvements of open space and other items
on the Exhibits shall be completed by December 10, 1971.
17. Because Lot 1, Block 3, exceeds the agreed-upon units by two, Lot
1, Block 4, is hereby limited to 198 units unstead of 200 units.
18. That 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 shall be developed, used and
maintained in accordance with Exhibit GG, Data Sheet; Exhibit HH,
Landscape Plan; Exhibit II -JJ, Paving Plan/Grading Plan (Exhibits
GG, HH, II -JJ, all dated June 26, 1980); Exhibit KK, West Eleva-
tion and East Elevation; Exhibit LL, North Elevation and South
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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:
(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 provision
is hereby permitted for property included in this- conditi on ,
with the understanding that adequate off1street parking is
the responsibility of the property owner and in no case will
designated plaza or landscaped, area as contained on the site
plan be considered or used for parking.
(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 be in accordance with Exhibit MM, and all improvements
on the site as shown on the exhibits and including the parking
ramp, striping, fire lanes and the removal of temporary,park-
ing as shown on Exhibit MM shall be completed by November 1,
1975. Landscaping shall be completed by September 17,1976.
19. That parking and directionsl signs be permitted in accordance with
Exhibit UU, Parking/Directional Sign 'Sheet SS7I; .Exhibit VV,
Parking/Directional Sign Sheet SS8;, Exhibit WW, Sign Location
Plan for Tower and Ramp, Sheet SS2; Exhibit XX, Sign, location Plan
for Tower and Ramp, Sheet SS3; Exh ibit'YY, Sign Location Plan
for Arcade, Sheet SS5; received May 9,'1975, with the following
conditions:
(a) The mounting height of parking and'directional sign's 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.
20. 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:
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(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 indentifying or adver-
tising the use.
(c) The gasoline sales will be operated by General Mills Auto-
motive Service Center in conjuction with their existing
center at their home office. The facility will pump gas-
oline 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.
21. 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 accord-
ance 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.
22. 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 conven-
ience retail, if such convenience retail is provided on Lot 1,
Block 6.
23. That Block 8 be developed, used, and maintained in accordance
with 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.
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(a) That the site contain no more that 12,000 square feet of
retail space.
(b) That all improvements, including buildings, parking, land-
scaping, pedestrian facilities, and other items as shown
on the exhibits be completed by June 15, 1980.
24. 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 (dated October 25,
1978); 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.
25. A Class II restaurant shall be permitted on Lot 1, Block 6,
Shelard Park in accordance with the following conditions:
(a) The site shall be developed, used and maintained in accord-
ance with Exhibit PPP, Site Plan/Landscape Plan; Exhibit
QQQ, Elevation Plans; and Exhibit RRR, Restaurant Floor
Plans, except as amended by Exhibit by Exhibit SSS, Front
Elevation and Exhibit TTT, Rear Elevation.
(b) All improvements shown on the exhibits shall be completed
by December 1, 1979.
26. A condominimum development consisting of six buildings and a
total of 48 units shall be permitted on Lot 3, Block 3, Shelard
Park, in accordance with the following conditions:
(a) That the site be developed, used, and maintained in accord-
ance with Exhibit XXX, Site Plan, PA1; Exhibit YYY, Ground
Floor Plan, PA2; Exhibit ZZZ, Upper Floor Plan, PA3;
Exhibit AAAA, Elevations, PA4; and Exhibit WWW, Planting
Plan.
(b) That the trees proposed along the westerly lot line be in
a separated area delineated by curbing and the base to be
landscaped.
(c) That provisions be provided for watering the sod and land-
scape features in the open -space areas by either providing
outside water facilities adjacent to the building or some
form of water supply to these areas.
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(d) That the trash container facilities be totally integrated
with the architecture of the building and garages, and
that such areas provide for'total enclosures .of such trash
facilities.
(e) That the street trees required under the subdivision ordi-
nance be planted on or before November 1, 1979. '
(f) That all construction, building, landscaping, parking area,
garages, and other elements contained on the exhibits'be
completed by June 15, 1980. , _
27. A condominium development consisting of 10 buildings, and 80 total units
units shall be permitted on that part of, Lot 1, Block 4,,Shelard Park,
lying northerly of a line and its extensions, said line is described
as follows:
Commencing at the southeast corner of said Lot 1; thence
North 15 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 140.00 feet,
along the easterly line,of said Lot 1, toithe beginning
of the line to be described; thence South 180 degrees 23
minutes 33 seconds West 558.49 feet to the westerly Tine
of said Lot 1, and there terminating.
in accordance with the following conditions:
1) That the site be developed, used and maintained in accordance
with Exhibit A, Site Layout Plan; Exhibit B, Elevation (only);
Exhibit C, Planting Plan; Exhibit D, Surfacing Pian.
2) That there shall be no outdoor trash storage.
3) That all construction and improvements' be completed by
October 15, 1981.
28. That the use on the northerly 185 feet of Lot 1, Block 6,
is hereby amended by deleting convenience retail (as described,
in Condition No. 22) and allowing said property to be used for
an office building containing a gross area of 14,068 square feet
with the following conditions:
a. The subject site be developed, used,'.and maintained
in accordance with Exhibits,XXX-PL1, Burld,ing Location;
YYY-L1, Planting Concept; and ZZZ-PL3, Elevations.
b. There be no outdoor storage of trash.
c. Concrete curbing be poured in place.
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d. All construction of buildings, landscaping, curbing and
striping be completed by May 15, 1982.
29. That a ten story office building containing 216,442 square feet,
parkingtramp, and skyway shall be permitted on the following
described property:
Lot 1, Block 7, Shelard Park, except that part thereof
lying easterly of a line drawn from a point on the North
line of said lot distant 64.51 feet westerly of the north-
east 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, according to the plat thereof on file
and of record in the office of the County Recorder in and
for Hennepin County, Minnesota and
That partof the east 10 rods of the West Half of the North-
east Quarter of Section 1, Township 117 North, Range 22 West
of the 5th Principal Meridian lying southerly of that part of
Lot 1, Block 7, Shelard Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota,
which lies within said West Half; and lying northerly of a
line drawn easterly from and perpendicular to the west line
of said east 10 rods, from a point on said west line distant
36 feet southerly, as measured along said west line from the
most westerly corner of said Lot 1, to the east line of said
West Half and there terminating; all according to the United
States Government Survey thereof and situated in Hennepin
County, Minnesota.
and in accordance with the following conditions:
a. That the site be developed, used, and maintained in
accordance with Exhibit AAA, Site Plan; Exhibit BBB,
Topographic Survey Sheet L1; Exhibit CCC, Sheet L2,
Grading and Drainage Plan; Exhibit DDD, Landscape
Plan Sheet L3; and Exhibit EEE, Electrical and Walkway
Plan Sheet El; and Exhibit FFF, Elevation Plan Sheets Al2,
13, 14 and 15.
b. That on -street parking on the east side of Ford Road
be eliminated.
c. That the developer make provision for off-street parking
for construction workers during the construction of
subject property.
d. That an easement be provided, if necessary, to accommo-
date a transit stop and plaza on Ford Road adjacent to
the subject property.
e. That the parking ramp contain a minimum of 729 spaces.
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f. That all improvements, as shown on the exhibits and'including,
but not limited to, office building, parking ramp, driveway and
walkway improvements, plaza, landscaping, and lighting be com-
pleted by October 15, 1982.
30. That a thirteen story hotel with a maximum of 309 rooms, a Class I
Restaurant and meeting rooms be permitted on the following described
property:
Lot 2, and that part of Lot 1 lying southerly of a
line and its extensions, said line is described as
follows: Commencing at the southeast corner of said
Lot 1; thence North 15 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds
West 140.00 feet, along the easterly line of said
Lot 1, to the beginning of the line to be described;
thence South 80 degrees 23 minutes 33 seconds West
558.49 feet to the westerly line of said Lot 1, and
thence terminating. All in Block 4, Shelard Park,
according to the plat thereof on file or of record
in the office of the County Recorder, Hennepin County,
Minnesota.
and in accordance with the following conditions:
a. That the site be developed, used and maintained in
accordance with Exhibit GGG, Site Plan; Exhibit HHH,
First Floor Plan; Exhibit III, Second Floor Plan;
Exhibit JJJ, Typical Upper Floor Plan; Exhibit KKK,
West Elevation; Exhibit LLL, South Elevation;
Exhibit MMM, North Elevation; Exhibit NNN, East
Elevation; Exhibit 000, Landscape Plan; Exhibit PPP,
Landscape Plan/Shelard Parkway (with respect to
Exhibit PPP, developers, owners and their successors
of the Hilton Hotel are responsible for construction,
planting, and maintenance and with the option of mixing
the percentage of Colorado Spruce and Black Hills Spruce);
Exhibit QQQ, Utility, Drainage and Water Augmentation Plan;
Exhibit RRR, Sign Plan, South Elevation (with respect to
Hilton sign and logo only); and Exhibit SSS (1-4), Lighting.
b.
Exhibits HHH, III, and JJJ are to show the general layouts
with minor modifications allowed but not to increase the
total number of units, total net square footage in the
restaurant, lounge or disco area, or the meeting rooms.
That the maximum number of rooms not be greater than 309;
that the restaurant and lounge contain no more than 7,898
square feet of floor area; and that there be no more than
12,602 square feet in meeting rooms.
c. That all outdoor parking lot lights mounted higher than
eight feet off the ground be directed perpendicular to
the ground.
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d. That there be no outside storage of trash or other materials.
e. That access to the frontage road be allowed provided a right
turn lane extending at least 100 feet to the east of said
access is constructed and provided the City is notrequired
to pay or incur any cost for said access.
f. That the developer understands that no on -street parking is
to be allowed in Shelard Park and that it is the developer's
responsibility to make provision for off-street parking for
the construction workers during development of the project.
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ATTEST:
That all improvements including buildings, parking lot,
walkways, landscaping and fencing be completed by
October 15, 1983.
Adopted by the City Council July 20, 1981
Reviewed for administration:
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Mayor
Approved as to form and legality:
City A torney