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HomeMy WebLinkAbout14-169 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 2014/11/17RESOLUTION NO. 14-169 Amends and Restates Resolution Nos. 03-174, 07-083, 07-165 and 08-077 RESOLUTION AMENDING AND RESTATING RESOLUTION NOS. 03-174, 07-083, 07-165 AND 08-077 AND APPROVING A MINOR AMENDMENT TO A FINAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT UNDER SECTION 36-367 OF THE ST. LOUIS PARK ORDINANCE CODE RELATING TO ZONING FOR CHANGES TO THE LANDSCAPING PLAN FOR PROPERTY ZONED R -C MULTI -FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOCATED AT 6500 EXCELSIOR BOULEVARD METHODIST HOSPITAL WHEREAS, Park Nicollet Health Services has made application to the City Council for a Minor Amendment to a Final Planned Unit Development (Final PUD) under Section 36-367 of the St. Louis Park Ordinance code for changes to the approved Landscape Plan at 6500 Excelsior Boulevard within a R -C Multi -Family Residential Zoning District having the following legal description: Par 1: That part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 20, Township 117, Range 21, described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast corner of said Northeast Quarter of Northeast Quarter, thence North to a point 90 feet South of the South line of Calhoun Street, thence West parallel with the South line of Calhoun Street and the same extended, to a point 111 feet West of the' East line of Section 20, the actual point of beginning of the land to be described; thence continuing West on said parallel line to the West hne of Mount St , extended; thence North along said line and the West line of Mound St. 202.5 feet; thence West parallel with the extension of the South line of Calhoun St , 644.9 feet to the Southeasterly line of right of way of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Co.; thence Southwesterly along said nght of way line to the West line of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of said Section; thence South to the Southwest Corner of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter; thence East along the South line of said Northeast Quarter of Northeast Quarter of said Section to the point of intersection with a line running parallel with the East hne of said Section from the actual point of beginning, thence North along said parallel line to the actual point of beginning. Par 2: The Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter that part of the North 1/2 of the Southeast Quarter which lies North of the center line of Excelsior Boulevard, Section 20, Township 117, Range 21 excepting there from that part which lies East of a line descnbed as follows: Commencing at a point on the East line of said Section 90 feet South of the South line of Calhoun Street; thence West parallel with the South line of Calhoun Street and the same extended to a point 111 feet West of the East line of said Section the actual point of beginning of the line to be described; thence South parallel with the East line of Section 20 to the center line of Excelsior Boulevard and except that part lying Southerly and Westerly of a line drawn from a point in the West line of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter distant 425 feet South of the Northwest corner thereof to a point in the South line of said Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter distant 480 feet West of the Southeast comer thereof; thence along said line projected Southeasterly to the intersection with a line drawn 411 feet West of, measured at a nght angle to and parallel Resolution No. 14-169 -2- with the East line of the North 1/2 of the Southeast Quarter; thence South along last said parallel line to the center line of Excelsior Boulevard and there terminating. Subject to a power line easement over a strip of land 35 feet in width as set forth in the record, Book 1045 of Deeds, page 41, the center line of which strip was descnbed as follows, to wit: Beginning at a point 17 1/2 feet West of the Southeast corner of said Section 20, thence North parallel to East section line and equidistant therefrom to the South line of Excelsior Boulevard sometimes called Hopkins Road; thence Northwesterly to a point' on the North line of said Excelsior Boulevard 128 1/2 feet West of said East section line; thence North and parallel to said section line to a point 128 1/2 feet West of said Section line and 14 feet South of the South line of said Lot 14, Block 78, in the Village of St. Louis Park all as shown by plat on file herein of which a certified copy shall be filed with the Registrar of Titles. WHEREAS, the City Council considered the information related to Planning Case Nos. 03 -44 -PUD, 03 -61 -VAR, 07 -25 -PUD, 07 -54 -PUD, 08 -19 -PUD and 14 -26 -PUD, and the effect of the proposed developments 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; and compliance with the intent of the Zoning Ordinance; and WHEREAS, a Final Planned Unit Development (Final PUD) with variances from sign requirements was approved regarding the subject property pursuant to Resolution No. 03-174 of the St. Louis Park City Council dated November 17, 2003 which contained conditions applicable to said property; and WHEREAS, the St. Louis Park City Council approved a Major Amendment to a Final PUD pursuant to Resolution No. 07-083 dated August 6, 2007 to allow a 77,000 square foot Cancer Center building addition and five -level parking structure which contained conditions applicable to said property; and WHEREAS, the St. Louis Park City Council approved a Minor Amendment to a Final PUD pursuant to Resolution No. 07-165 dated December 17, 2007 to allow relocation of the helistop which contained conditions applicable to said property; and WHEREAS, the St. Louis Park City Council approved a Minor Amendment to a Final PUD pursuant to Resolution No. 08-077 dated June 2, 2008 to allow an addition to the Emergency Center which contained conditions applicable to said property; and WHEREAS, due to changed circumstances, amendments to those conditions are now necessary, requiring the amendment of that Final PUD; and WHEREAS, it is the intent of this resolution to continue and restate the conditions of Resolution Nos. 03-174, 07-083, 07-165, and 08-077 to add the amendments now required, and to consolidate all conditions applicable to the subject property in this resolution; and WHEREAS, the contents of Planning Case Files 14 -26 -PUD are hereby entered into and made part of the public record of decision for this case. CONCLUSION NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Resolution Nos. 03-174, 07-083, 07- 165, and 08-077 are hereby restated and amended by this resolution, which continues and Resolution No 14-169 -3- amends a Final Planned Umt Development to the subject property for changes to the Landscaping Plan with the following conditions: • A. Variance from sign ordinance requirements to allow additional sign area, permit the exemption of on-site private directional signs in excess of 4 square feet, a 1 - foot sign setback, and two signs per street frontage is approved based on the following findings. 1. The special conditions applying to the structure or land in question are peculiar to such property or immediately adjoining property and no not apply generally to other land or structure in the district in which such land is located. 2. The granting of the variance is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right. 3. The granting of the variance will not be detnmental to the public health, safety and welfare or injunous to other property in the territory in which property is situated, or be contrary to the intent of the Comprehensive Plan 4. The granting of the variance is necessary to correct inequities resulting from an extreme physical hardship such as topography. 5. The granting of the vanance will not impair an adequate supply of light and air to the adjacent property, unreasonable increase the congestion in the public streets, increase danger of fire, or endanger the public safety B. The sign vanances are granted based upon the findings set forth above and subject to the following conditions: 1. Illuminated signage, excluding emergency signs, shall be prohibited on the on the • 2. east elevation of the ramp and of the hospital. The variance excludes a 208 square foot wall sign on the east elevation and reduces a 157.5 wall sign on the east elevation to a maximum of 60 square feet. 3. The variances approve a maximum of 1500 square feet of total sign area, two wall signs 376 square foot each, and a maximum of 304.5 square feet for monument identification signs. C. The site shall be developed, used and maintained in accordance with the following Official Exhibits, which shall be amended pnor to signing to meet the conditions of Final PUD approval: Exhibit A — General Development Plan Exhibit B — Existing Site Conditions (C1.1 & C1.2) Exhibit C — Demolition Plan (C1.3) Exhibit D — Phase I Site Plan (C2.1) Exhibit E — Site Plan (C2.2 & C2.3) Exhibit F — Grading & Erosion Control Plan (C3.1 & C3.2) Exhibit G — Utility Plan (C4.1) Exhibit H — Site Lighting Plan (E2.1) Exhibit I — Tree Removal Plan (LI.1) Exhibit J — Landscape Plan (L2.1 & L2.2) Exhibit K — Exterior Elevations (A301, A302, A301P, A302 & Colored Renderings) Exhibit L — Sign Plan Exhibit M — Cross Sections (XXX) IP D. Final PUD approval and development is contingent upon developer meeting all conditions of final approval including all Minnehaha Creek Watershed Distnct and Hennepin County requirements. E. Prior to any site work, the developer shall meet the following requirements: 1. A copy of the Watershed District permit shall be forwarded to the City. Resolution No. 14-169 -4- 2. Any other necessary permits from other agencies shall be obtained (i.e. Hennepin County). 3. Sign assent form and Final PUD official exhibits, as revised to eliminate valet parking stalls and meet all condition of Final PUD approval. 4. Obtain the required demolition permit, erosion control permits, utility permits and other permits required by the City, which may impose additional conditions. 5. A development agreement shall be executed between the developer and the City, which covers at a minimum, sidewalk construction and maintenance, repair and cleaning of public streets, construction conditions, off site infrastructure improvements and cost share formulas, off-site parking, and cnteria for administrative amendments to the PUD. The Mayor and City Manager are authorized to execute this agreement. 6. Submit financial security in the form of cash escrow or letter of credit in the amount of 125% of the costs of sidewalk installation and repair/cleaning of public streets, and tree replacement. 7. Reimbursement of City attorney's fees in drafting/reviewing such documents. 8. Tree protection fencing must be installed and maintained throughout construction. 9. A parking agreement must be recorded prohibiting the applicant assigmng their parking lease to another entity. F. Prior to issuance of any building permits, which may impose additional requirements, the developer shall comply with the following: 1. Meet any Fire Department emergency access requirements for during construction. 2. Building materials samples/colors shall be submitted to and approved by City. 3. An irrigation plan meeting the ordinance regulations shall be submitted to and approved by the Zoning Administrator. 4. Revised ramp elevations showing a 5 -foot architectural (bnck) wall on the east side or an equivalent alternative, and additional brick on the west side in keeping with other elevations and elimination of cable per Chief Building Official shall be submitted and approved by the Zoning Administrator. G. A PUD ordinance modification to allow the existing hospital building to be 8 stories rather than the required 6 as shown on the signed official exhibits is contingent upon final PUD approval. H. A PUD ordinance modification to allow the 6 story/74 foot (elevation 974 feet) tall Heart & Vascular Center to include 18 foot tall penthouse for mechanical equipment (total building and penthouse height of 92 feet, elevation of 992 feet 1 1/2 inches) is contingent upon final PUD approval and approval of exterior materials. I. Methodist's campus design should generally adhere to the principles set forth in the November 10, 2003 design plan document. J. The developer shall comply with the following conditions during construction: 1. All City noise ordinances shall be complied with, including that there be no construction activity between the hours of 10 p m. and 7 a.m. on weekdays and 10 p.m. and 9 a.m. on weekends and holidays. 2. Loud equipment shall be kept as far as possible from residences at all times. 3. The site shall be kept free of dust and debris that could blow onto neighboring properties. 4. Public streets shall be maintained free of dirt and shall be cleaned as necessary. 5. The developer or owner shall provide temporary sidewalks as needed dunng construction to meet Public Works Department and Metro Transit's requirements and the Excelsior Blvd access and north -south roadway shall remain open as needed to provide adequate transit service. Resolution No. 14-169 -5- 6. The Zoning Administrator may impose additional conditions if it becomes necessary in order to mitigate the impact of construction on surrounding properties. K. The usable floor area of the Heart & Vascular Center is limited to no more than 6 stories (192,950sq. ft.) as shown on the official exhibits. The 13,500 sq. ft. penthouse may only be used to store mechanical equipment. L. The parking ramp may have no more than 500 parking spaces and four levels, two above ground level, with a maximum elevation of 925 feet 4 inches (or 23.42 feet) including a 42 inch safety rail. A 3 foot high parapet screen wall is permitted on top of safety rail and is required along the north, south and east elevation of the ramp. M. The applicant shall require delivery vehicles to use Louisiana Avenue entrance as the "official" delivery tnuck/service entrance. N. Hennepin County shall approve the final design of the Excelsior Blvd entrance and all necessary permits must be obtained. Emergency Vehicle Preemption (EVP) devices shall be installed on the signal upgrades if feasible. ' O. Within six years from Final PUD approval the lights in the north parking lot will be updated to eliminate direct illumination and glare onto residential properties per City Ordinance. P. All nonconformities, including parking lot design and buffer yards, will be brought into compliance with any future expansion of occupy able floor area or any future reconstruction of the Orange parking lot or a new Orange ramp to the extent reasonable and possible as determined by the City via the PUD amendment process. Q. Pnor to the installation of any signs, including temporary signs or new sign faces, the applicant shall obtain sign permits. Illuminated signage, excluding emergency signs, shall be prohibited on the ramp and above the second level of the east elevation of the hospital. R. The developer or owner shall pay an administrative fee of $750 per violation of any condition of this approval. S. Phase II is approved in general concept only and is required to obtain future Preliminary and Final PUD approval. T. The development agreement shall include provisions relating to the cost share formula between the applicant and City regarding various off-site infrastructure improvements. The cost share allocation shall be pursuant to a memo from SRF Consulting dated 7/20/03 and revised on 10/02/03 on file at City Hall. The development agreement shall contain a provision allowing for the applicant's share of the off-site improvements to be specially assessed U. The Planned Unit Development shall be amended on August 4, 2007 to incorporate all of the preceding conditions and add the following conditions related to the Cancer Center addition and five -level parking ramp: 1. The approval is contingent upon the Federal Emergency Management Agency approval of the Letter of Map Revision amending (lowenng) the base flood elevation to 889.9. 2. The approval is contingent upon the City of St. Louis Park amending its zoning ordinance to adopt the base flood elevation of 889.9 approved by FEMA. 3. The applicant shall submit a proof -of -parking plan for the Methodist Hospital Campus providing the remaining 145 bicycle parking stalls required by City Code. 4. The site shall be developed, used and maintained in accordance with the following Official Exhibits: a. General Development Plan (Sheet 106) b. Existing Site Conditions (Sheet 200.C10) Resolution No. 14-169 -6- c. Demolition Plan (Sheet 200.C11) d. Site Plan (Sheet 200.C21) e. Grading & Erosion Control Plan (Sheet 200.C31) f. Utility Plan (Sheet 200.C41) g. Landscape Plan (Sheets 200.L21, 200.L21A, 200.L21B, 200.L21C, 200.L71) h. Site Lighting Plan (Sheets E.1, E.2, E.3, E.4, E.5, E.6, E.7, E.8, E.9) i. • Exterior Elevations (Sheets 510, 511, 512, 513) 5. Prior to any site work, the applicant shall meet the following requirements: a. Applicant and owner must sign Assent Form and Official Exhibits. b. The applicant shall provide a copy of the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District permit to the City of St. Louis Park. c. Any other necessary permits from other agencies shall be obtained (i.e. Hennepin County, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, etc.). d. Obtain the required Erosion Control, Right-of-way, Utility and other permits required by the City, which may impose additional conditions. e. A development agreement shall be executed between the applicant and the City of St. Louis Park, which addresses, at a minimum, traffic signal installation at Oxford Street and Louisiana Avenue, repair and cleaning of public streets, critena for administrative amendments to the PUD. f. A preconstruction conference shall be held with the appropriate development, construction, city and other agency representatives. g. A staging plan for demolition and construction shall be filed with the City. h. The applicant shall reimburse the City for City attorney fees in preparing and reviewing the PUD development agreement. i. The applicant shall submit a financial guarantee in the form of cash escrow or letter of credit in the amount of 125% of the costs of public infrastructure, exterior lighting, surface parking and driveways, and landscaping improvements. 6. Prior to the issuance of any building permits, the applicant shall meet the following conditions: a. Submit building materials and samples to the City of St. Louis Park for review and approval. b. A Development Contract shall be signed and financial guarantees shall be in place. c. Any future modifications to sign plan may be approved administratively with a sign permit, provided the total sign area is not increased (excluding directional signage) and no new variances are required. 7. The developer shall comply with the following conditions during construction: a. All City noise ordinances shall be complied with, including that there be no construction activity between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. weekdays, and 10 p.m. and 9 a.m. on weekends and holidays. b. Loud equipment shall be kept as far as possible from residences at all times. c. The site shall be kept free of dust and debns that could blow onto neighboring properties. d. Public streets shall be maintained free of dirt and shall be cleaned as necessary. • • • Resolution No. 14-169 -7- e. The Zoning Administrator may impose additional conditions if it becomes necessary in order to mitigate the impact of construction on surrounding properties. 8. The project shall be constructed in accordance with the official exhibits. 9. All nonconformities, including parking lot design, lighting, landscaping and screening will be brought into compliance prior to issuance of the Final Certificate of Occupancy for the Cancer Center building addition. 10. Approval of a Building Permit, which may impose additional requirements. V. The Planned Unit Development shall be amended on December 17, 2007 to incorporate all of the preceding conditions and add the following conditions for relocating the helistop to the rooftop of the west tower: 1. The site shall be developed, used and maintained in accordance with the following Official Exhibits: a. General Development Plan b Helistop General Arrangement (Sheet H-1) c. Helistop Electrical Arrangement (Sheet E-1) d. Exterior Elevation 2. Prior to the issuance of building permits the applicant and owner must sign the Assent Form and Official Exhibits. 3. The developer shall comply with the following conditions dunng construction: a. All City noise ordinances shall be complied with, including that there be no construction activity between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. weekdays, and 10 p.m. and 9 a.m. on weekends and holidays. b. The site shall be kept free of dust and debris that could blow onto neighboring properties. c. The Zoning Administrator may impose additional conditions if it becomes necessary in order to mitigate the impact of construction on surrounding properties. W. The Planned Unit Development shall be amended on June 2, 2008 to incorporate all of the preceding conditions and add the following conditions for an addition to the Emergency Center: 1. The site shall be developed, used and maintained in accordance with the following Official Exhibits: a. General Development Plan b. Existing Conditions (Sheet C1.1) c. Demolition Plan (Sheet C1.2) d. Site Plan (Sheet C2.1) e. Preliminary Grading, Drainage and Erosion Control Plan (Sheet C3.1) f. Landscape Plan (Sheet L2.1) g. First Floor Existing Plan (Sheet AE101) h. Proposed First Floor Plan (Sheet A101) 1. Building Sections (Sheets A401, A402) j. Photometric Plan 2. Prior to the issuance of building permits the applicant and owner must sign the Assent Form and Official Exhibits. 3. The developer shall comply with the following conditions dunng construction. a. All City noise ordinances shall be complied with, including that there be no construction activity between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. weekdays, and 10 p.m. and 9 a.m. on weekends and holidays. b. The site shall be kept free of dust and debris that could blow onto neighboring properties. Resolution No. 14-169 -8- c The Zoning Administrator may impose additional conditions if it becomes necessary in order to mitigate the impact of construction on surrounding properties.III X. The Planned Unit Development shall be amended on November 17, 2014 to incorporate all of the preceding conditions and add the following conditions for changes to the Landscaping Plan: 1. The site shall be developed, used and maintained in accordance with the following Official Exhibits: a. Landscape Removals (Sheet L1.2) b. Landscape Plan (Sheet L2.1) c. Landscape Details (Sheet L3.1) 2. The landscape details shall be amended to follow the City's planting specifications for trees and shrubs. 3. Prior to any land disturbing activities the applicant and owner must sign the Assent Form and Official Exhibits. 4. The developer shall comply with the following conditions dunng construction: a. All City noise ordinances shall be complied with, including that there be no construction activity between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. weekdays, and 10 p.m. and 9 a.m. on weekends and holidays. b. The site shall be kept free of dust and debns that could blow onto neighboring properties. c. The Zoning Administrator may impose additional conditions if it becomes necessary in order to mitigate the impact of construction on surrounding properties. d or Administration: Adopted by the City Council November 17, 2014 III Attest: