HomeMy WebLinkAbout6982 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 1981/10/05RESOLUTION NO. 6982
A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 6099 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 5,
1978, 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 1660 SOUTH HIGHWAY 100
(PREVIOUSLY ADDRESSED 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 1660 South Highway 100 (previously addressed 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 00, 40' 40" east along said west line
of Section 30, a distance of 258.6 feet to
the actual point of beginning 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
890 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
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 890 19' 20"
west, a distance of 7.12 feet to the actual
point of beginning of the line to be described,
thence running south 0° 35' 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 Conmiission (Case Nos. 78 -80 -DDD & 81 -86 -SP) 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 require-
ments 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 Grading
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.
2. All site improvements shall be completed by October 15, 1980.
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3. That a Class III Restaurant not to exceed 3,168 gross square feet
and 2,092 net square feet be allowed in accordance with the
following conditions:
a. The cafeteria shall be developed in accordance with
Exhibit H, First Floor Plan, and Exhibit I, Restaurant
Floor Plan, as amended to delete the reference to wine
along the serving line.
b. No signage or other evidence of the cafeteria shall be
allowed on the exterior of the building.
c. All construction shall be completed by May 30, 1982.
Adopted by the City Council October 5, 1981
ATTEST:
Reviewed for administration:
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ity Manager 1/6"411Y/f°
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Mayor
Approved as to form and legality: