HomeMy WebLinkAbout2615-21 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 2021/06/21Ordinance No. 2615-21
Ordinance amending Section 36-268-PUD 9
The City of St. Louis Park does ordain:
Section 1. The City Council has considered the advice and recommendation of the
Planning Commission (Case No. 21-12-PUD).
Section 2. The St. Louis Park Ordinance Code, Section 36-268-PUD 9 is hereby amended by
adding underscored text and deleting strikethrough text. Section breaks are represented by
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Section 36-268-PUD 9.
(a) Development Plan
The site shall be developed, used and maintained in conformance with the following
Final PUD signed Official Exhibits:
1. PUD Exhibit
2. G001 – Cover Sheet
3. G002 – Legend
4. G003 – General Notes
5. C001 – Existing Conditions and Removals
6. C003 – Tree Removals and Preservation Plan
7. C101 – Site Plan – Overall
8 .C102 – Site Plan Northwest
9. C103 – Site Plan Northeast
10. C101 – Site Plan South
11. 10. C201 – Temporary Erosion Control Plan
12. 11. C301 – Grading and Drainage Plan – Overall
13. 12. C401 – Sanitary Sewer and Watermain
14. 13. C402 – Storm Sewer Plan
15. 14. C801 – Site Details
16. 15. C802 – Site Details
17. 16. C901 – City Std Utility Plates
18. 17. C902 – City Std Utility Plates
19. 18. C903 – City Std Utility Plates
20. 19. C904 – City Std Erosion Control Plates
21. 20. C1001 – MNDOT Std Ped Curb Ramp Details
22. 21. C1002 – MNDOT Std Ped Curb Ramp Details
23. 22. L101 – Planting Plan – Overall
24. 23. L102 – Planting Plan – Northwest
25. 24. L103 – Planting Plan – Northeast
26. L104 – Planting Plan – South
27. 25. L801 – Planting Details
28. 26. V101 – Preliminary Plat
29. 27. V102 – Preliminary Plat
30. 28. V103 – Preliminary Plat
31. 29. E101 – Electrical Site Plan – Overall
32. 30. S001 – Site Plan
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33. 31. A101 – North Building Floor Plans
34. 32. A102 – North Building Floor Plans
35. 33. A103 – North Building Floor Plans
36. 34. A104 – North Building Floor Plans
37. 35. A105 – North Building Floor Plans
38. 36. A106 – North Building Elevations
39. 37. A107 – North Building Illustrative Elevations
40. A201 – South Building Hotel & Residential Floor Plans
41. A202 – South Building Hotel & Residential Floor Plans
42. A203 – South Building Hotel & Residential Floor Plans
43. A204 – South Building Hotel & Residential Floor Plans
44. A205 – South Building Hotel & Residential Floor Plans
45. A206 – South Building Hotel & Residential Floor Plans
46. A207 – South Building Hotel & Residential Floor Plans
47. A208 – South Building Hotel & Residential Floor Plans
48. A209 – South Building Hotel & Residential Floor Plans
49. A210 – South Building Elevations
50. A211 – Hotel Elevations
51. A212 – South Building Illustrative Elevations
52. 38. A301 – E-Generation Floor Plans
53. 39. A302 – E-Generation Roof Plan
54. 40. A303 – E-Generation Elevations
55. A401 – 3D View
56. 41. A501 – Illustrative Sections
57. 42. A502 – Sections
58. 43. PLACE – Envelope Proposals
59. 44. PLACE – Sustainability Proposals
60. 45. PLACE – Proof of Parking
61. 46. PLACE – Lighting Proposals
62. 47. PLACE – Parking Requirements
63. 48. PLACE – Mobility Plan (Travel Demand Management Plan)
The site shall also conform to the following requirements:
1) The property shall be divided into four two zones, as indicated on PUD Exhibit of
the Official Exhibits. The zones shall be established by dividing the site into a
northwest site, and a northeast site., a southwest site, and a southeast site. The
northwest site shall be called “Site A – E-Gen”, and the northeast site shall be
called “Site B – North”. the southwest site shall be called “Site C – Hotel” and
the southeast site shall be called “Site D – South”.
2) Parking will be provided off-street in a surface lot, on-street, and in structured
parking., and within the public plaza. The property shall be developed with 299
217 residential units, including 9918 live/work units, a 110 room hotel, a
minimum of 35,000 5,000 square feet of ground floor commercial space, 0.88
acres of urban forest, an e-generation energy facility, and a greenhouse.
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Parking will be provided off-street in a surface lot, on-street parallel parking,
and structured parking. A total of four-hundred-forty-seven (447) two hundred
fourteen (214) parking spaces will be provided: 202 251 spaces for residential
units or 0.83 0.93 spaces per dwelling unit, 110 spaces for the hotel or 1.0 space
per hotel room, 76 7 spaces for non-residential uses and 10 5 spaces for shared
cars. An additional 55 spaces are required as a proof of parking as indicated on
Sheet 60 45 of the Official Exhibits. Parking requirements are provided based on
Sheet 62 47 of the Official Exhibits.
3) The maximum height for Site A – E-Gen shall not exceed 33 feet for the building,
and 40 feet for the flute. The maximum building height for Site B – North shall
not exceed 61 feet and five stories and 78 feet for the helical wind turbine. The
maximum height for Site C – Hotel shall not exceed 76 feet and six stories and
the maximum height for Site D – South shall not exceed 79 feet and six stories.
4) The development site shall include a minimum of 12 percent designed outdoor
recreation area based on private developable land area.
5) The development shall incorporate a Travel Demand Management (TDM) plan .
The details of the TDM plan shall be included in the planning development
contract or as an exhibit thereto and amendments shall require city approval.
including: The activities performed as specified in the TDM plan shall be
reported to the city annually until December 31, 2024, and upon request by the
city after that date.
a. The development shall offer car-free incentives for a minimum of 90
dwelling units.
b. The development shall provide 10 cars available as a car share.
c. The development shall provide a local shuttle until opening day of the
Southwest Light Rail Green Line Wooddale Station.
d. A transportation concierge program shall be maintained.
e. The development shall provide car-free perks for 90 households until
the site conforms to the city’s off-street parking requirements.
f. The TDM plan shall be reported to the city annually for a duration of
three (3) years.
(b) Site A – E-Gen
1) Permitted
a. Greenhouse
1) 2) Permitted with Conditions
a. Anaerobic digester. Anaerobic digesters shall be permitted only as part
of a larger development which contains at least one other principal use,
and where electricity and bio-gas produced by the digester is used
primarily by the larger development.
i. Organic material, as defined in the Zoning Code, is the only input
allowed.
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ii. No more than 3,000 tons of organic material shall be processed
per year.
iii. The digester system, associated equipment and operations must
occur completely within a negative-pressure building.
iv. Organic material shall be deposited from the delivery vehicle
directly into an enclosed container integrated with the digester
system.
v. Sorting of material must occur in an enclosed container
integrated with the digester system.
vi. Odor controlling devices shall be used to prevent odors from
being detectable outside of the building containing the digester
system.
vii. Flaring of bio-gas is only allowed to burn excess gas and shall not
be visible from off-site.
viii. No outdoor storage is allowed.
ix. Retail distribution of compressed natural gas is not allowed.
x. All necessary permits relating to items such as: emissions, solid
waste processing, energy production, industrial waste water, and
storm water must be obtained from the appropriate agencies.
xi. All necessary contracts or agreements with material providers
and utility companies must be submitted to the City prior to the
issuance of a building permit.
2) 3) Accessory Uses
a. Greenhouse.
b. a. Parking lots.
c. b. Outdoor seating, with the following conditions:
i. No speakers or other electronic devices which emit sound are
permitted outside of the principal structure if the use is located
within 500 feet of a residential use.
ii. Hours of operation shall be limited to 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. if
located within 500 feet of a residential use.
d. c. Outdoor uses and outdoor storage are prohibited.
e. d. Solar panels
i. Rooftop or building mounted systems
1. Roof or building mounted solar systems may exceed the
maximum allowed height in the PUD zoning district by 3
feet.
ii. Ground or accessory structure mounted solar systems
1. The height of a ground or accessory structure mounted
solar system, measured when oriented at maximum
design tilt, shall not exceed 20 feet.
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(c) Site B – North
1) Permitted with Conditions:
a. Multiple-family dwellings. Uses associated with the multiple-family
dwellings, including, but not limited to the residential office, fitness
facility, mail room, assembly rooms or general amenity space.
b. Live-work Type I.
i. All material or equipment shall be stored within an enclosed
structure.
ii. Operation of the home occupation is not apparent from the
public right-of-way.
iii. The activity does not involve warehousing, distribution or retail
sales of merchandise produced off the site.
iv. No person is employed at the residence who does not legally
reside in the home.
v. No light or vibration originating from the business operation is
discernible at the property line.
vi. Only equipment, machinery and materials which are normally
found in the home are used in the conduct of the home
occupation.
vii. No more than one non-illuminated wall sign limited to two
square feet in area is used to identify the home occupation.
viii. Space within the dwelling devoted to the home occupation does
not exceed one room or forty-five (45) percent of the floor area,
whichever is greater.
ix. No portion of the home occupation is permitted within any
attached or detached accessory building.
x. The structure housing the home occupation conforms to the
building code; and in the case where the home occupation is day
care or if there are any customers or students, the home
occupation has received a certificate of occupancy.
c. Commercial uses. Commercial uses are only permitted on the first floor,
and are limited to the following: coffee shops, office, private
entertainment (indoor), retail shops, service, showrooms and studios.
i. All parking requirements must be met for each use per Sheet 62
of the Official Exhibits.
ii. Hours of operation for commercial uses shall be limited to 6 a.m.
to 12 a.m.
iii. Restaurants are prohibited.
iv. In vehicle sales is prohibited.
d. Civic and institutional uses. Civic and institutional uses are limited to the
following: education/academic, library, museums/art galleries, indoor
public parks/open space, police service substations, post office customer
service facilities, public studios and performance theaters.
2) Accessory Uses:
a. Incidental repair or processing which is necessary to conduct a
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permitted use and not to exceed ten percent of the gross floor area of
the associated permitted use.
b. Home occupations complying with all of the conditions in the R-C district
i. Except family day care is prohibited.
c. Catering, if accessory to food service, delicatessen or retail bakery.
d. Gardens.
e. Parking lots.
f. Outdoor seating, with the following conditions:
i. No speakers or other electronic devices which emit sound are
permitted outside of the principal structure if the use is located
within 500 feet of a residential use.
ii. Hours of operation shall be limited to 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. if
located within 500 feet of a residential use.
g. No outdoor uses or storage allowed.
h. Solar panels
i. Roof or building mounted solar systems may exceed the
maximum allowed height in the PUD zoning district by 3 feet.
3) Wind Energy Conversion Systems (WECS), with the following conditions:
a. Wind turbines shall be of the helical-type.
b. Helical wind turbines shall meet the following design requirements
i. One WECS shall be allowed per lot.
ii. The WECS unit shall not exceed 17 feet in height, and shall not
exceed 79 feet overall, including the building height when
attached to the roof of a building.
iii. The fall zone shall be completely within the property lines of the
lot within which the WECS is located.
iv. Minimize visual impact. WECS design and location shall minimize
visual impact.
v. Color and finish. All WECS shall be white, grey, black or another
non-obtrusive color. Blades may be black in order to facilitate
deicing. Finishes shall be matt or non-reflective.
vi. Tower lighting. WECS shall not be artificially lighted, except as
specified herein and to the extent required by the FAA or other
federal or state law or regulation that preempts local regulations.
vii. Signs and displays. The use of any portion of a WECS for
displaying flags and signs, other than warning or equipment
information signs, is prohibited.
viii. Associated equipment. Ground equipment associated with a
WECS shall be housed in a structure. Structures housing
equipment shall meet the architectural design standards of the
Zoning Ordinance. Control wiring and power-lines shall be
wireless or underground.
ix. Braking system required. All WECS shall have an automatic
braking, governing or feathering system to prevent uncontrolled
rotation, over speeding and excessive pressure on the structure,
rotor blades and turbine components.
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x. Design height. The applicant shall provide evidence that the
proposed height of the WECS does not exceed the height
recommended by the manufacturer or distributor of the system.
xi. Interconnection agreement. The applicant shall provide a copy of
the utility notification requirements for interconnection, unless
the applicant intends, and so states on the application, that the
system will not be connected to the electricity grid.
xii. Technology standards. WECS must meet the minimum standards
of a WECS certification program recognized by the American
Wind Energy Association, such as AWEA’s Small Wind Turbine
Performance and Safety Standard, the Emerging Technologies
program of the California Energy Commission, or other 3rd party
standards acceptable to the City.
xiii. Noise. Audible sound due to wind energy system operations shall
comply with the standards governing noise contained in the City
of St. Louis Park Code of Ordinances.
xiv. If the WECS remains nonfunctional or inoperative for a
continuous period of one year, the system shall be deemed
abandoned and shall constitute a public nuisance. The owner
shall remove the abandoned system at their expense after a
demolition permit has been obtained. Removal includes the
entire structure including foundations to below natural grade
and transmission equipment.
(d) Site C – Hotel
1) Permitted:
a. Hotel. Uses associated with the hotel, including but not limited to hotel
office, fitness facility, pool, parking, mail room, assembly rooms or
general amenity space.
2) Permitted with Conditions:
a. Commercial uses. Commercial uses are only permitted on the first floor,
and are limited to the following: restaurants, coffee shops, office,
private entertainment (indoor), retail shops, service, showrooms and
studios.
i. All parking requirements must be met for each use per Sheet 62
of the Official Exhibits.
ii. Hours of operation for commercial uses shall be limited to 6 a.m.
to 12 a.m.
iii. In vehicle sales is prohibited.
b. Civic and institutional uses. Civic and institutional uses are limited to the
following: education/academic, library, museums/art galleries, indoor
public parks/open space, police service substations, post office customer
service facilities, public studios and performance theaters.
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3) Accessory Uses:
a. Incidental repair or processing which is necessary to conduct a
permitted use and not to exceed ten percent of the gross floor area of
the associated permitted use.
b. Catering, if accessory to food service, delicatessen or retail bakery.
c. Parking lots.
d. Outdoor seating, with the following conditions:
i. No speakers or other electronic devices which emit sound are
permitted outside of the principal structure if the use is located
within 500 feet of a residential use.
ii. Hours of operation shall be limited to 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. if
located within 500 feet of a residential use.
e. No outdoor uses or storage allowed.
f. Solar panels
i. Roof or building mounted solar systems may exceed the
maximum allowed height in the PUD zoning district by 3 feet.
(e) Site D – South
1) Permitted with Conditions:
a. Multiple-family dwellings. Uses associated with the multiple-family
dwellings, including, but not limited to the residential office, fitness
facility, mail room, assembly rooms or general amenity space.
b. Live-work Type I.
i. All material or equipment shall be stored within an enclosed
structure.
ii. Operation of the home occupation is not apparent from the
public right-of-way.
iii. The activity does not involve warehousing, distribution or retail
sales of merchandise produced off the site.
iv. No person is employed at the residence who does not legally
reside in the home except that a licensed family day care facility
may have one outside employee.
v. No light or vibration originating from the business operation is
discernible at the property line.
vi. Only equipment, machinery and materials which are normally
found in the home are used in the conduct of the home
occupation.
vii. No more than one non-illuminated wall sign limited to two
square feet in area is used to identify the home occupation.
viii. Space within the dwelling devoted to the home occupation does
not exceed one room or forty-five (45) percent of the floor area,
whichever is greater.
ix. No portion of the home occupation is permitted within any
attached or detached accessory building.
x. The structure housing the home occupation conforms to the
building code; and in the case where the home occupation is day
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care or if there are any customers or students, the home
occupation has received a certificate of occupancy.
c. Live-work Type II.
i. Live-work uses as defined by Sec. 36-142 of city code are
permitted on the first floor.
ii. A Registration of Land Use (RLU) shall be approved by the city
when there is a change in tenant.
d. Commercial uses. Commercial uses are only permitted on the first and
second floors, and are limited to the following: coffee shops, office,
private entertainment (indoor), retail shops, service, showrooms and
studios.
i. All parking requirements must be met for each use per Sheet 62
of the Official Exhibits.
ii. Hours of operation for commercial uses shall be limited to 6 a.m.
to 12 a.m.
iii. Restaurants are prohibited.
iv. In vehicle sales is prohibited.
e. Civic and institutional uses. Civic and institutional uses are limited to the
following: education/academic, library, museums/art galleries, indoor
public parks/open space, police service substations, post office customer
service facilities, public studios and performance theaters.
2) Accessory Uses:
a. Incidental repair or processing which is necessary to conduct a
permitted use and not to exceed ten percent of the gross floor area of
the associated permitted use.
b. Home occupations complying with all of the conditions in the R-C
district.
c. Catering, if accessory to food service, delicatessen or retail bakery.
d. Gardens.
e. Parking lots.
f. Outdoor seating, with the following conditions:
i. No speakers or other electronic devices which emit sound are
permitted outside of the principal structure if the use is located
within 500 feet of a residential use.
ii. Hours of operation shall be limited to 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. if
located within 500 feet of a residential use.
g. No outdoor uses or storage allowed.
h. Solar panels
i. Roof or building mounted solar systems may exceed the
maximum allowed height in the PUD zoning district by 3 feet.
(d) Special Performance Standards
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(1) All general zoning requirements not specifically addressed in this ordinance shall
be met, including but not limited to: outdoor lighting, architectural design,
landscaping, parking and screening requirements.
(2) The site is exempt from the shadowing requirements specified in Section 36 -
366(b)(1)g of the zoning ordinance.
(3) Each commercial, civic or institutional tenant space on the ground floor facing
West 36th Street shall have a direct and primary access to and from the 36 th
Street (south) building façade and the access shall remain open during business
hours.
(4) (3) All trash, garbage, waste materials, trash containers, and recycling containers
shall be kept in the manner required by this Code. All trash handling and loading
areas shall be screened from view within a waste enclosure.
(5) (4) Signsages shall be allowed in conformance with the approved redevelopment
plan or final PUD site plan and development agreement in accordance with the
following conditions:
a. Pylon signs are prohibited;
b. Freestanding monument signs shall utilize the same exterior materials as
the principal buildings and shall not interfere with pedestrian, bicycle or
automobile circulation and visibility;
c. Maximum allowable number, sizes, heights and yards for signs shall be
regulated by section 36-362, MX requirements.
d. Wall signs of non-residential uses shall only be placed on the ground floor
and exterior walls of the occupied tenant lease space, and/or a
monument sign.
e. Wall signs shall not be included in calculating the aggregate sign area on
the lot if they meet the following outlined conditions:
1. Non-residential wall signs permitted by this section that do not
exceed seven percent of the exterior wall area of the ground floor
tenant lease space.
2. The sign is located on the exterior wall of the ground floor tenant
lease space from which the seven percent sign area was derived.
3. No individual wall sign shall exceed 100 square feet in area.
(6) (5) Façade.
a. Fibrous cement, high performance brick veneer with rain screen cladding
systems, and vertically integrated photovoltaic panels shall be considered
Class I Materials.
b. The following façade design guidelines shall be applicable to all ground
floor non-residential street-facing facades and all ground floor non-
residential facades on the west façade of Site D South, including
live/work type II units:
1. The minimum ground floor transparency shall be 60% at the
pedestrian level.
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2. No more than 10% of total window and door area shall be glass
block, mirrored, spandrel, frosted or other opaque glass, finishes
or material including window painting and signs. The remaining
90% of window and door area shall be clear or slightly tinted
glass, allowing views into and out of the interior.
3. Active permitted uses, not including storage areas or utility
closets, shall be maintained for a minimum depth of 15 feet.
4. Visibility into the space shall be maintained for a minimum depth
of ten feet. This requirement shall not prohibit the display of
merchandise.
(7) (6) Awnings.
a. Awnings must be constructed of heavy canvas fabric, metal and/or glass.
Plastic and vinyl awnings are prohibited.
b. Backlit awnings are prohibited.
Section 3. The contents of Planning Case File 21-12-PUD are hereby entered into and
made part of the public hearing record and the record of decision for this case.
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after its publication (July 16, 2021)
Reviewed for administration: Adopted by the City Council June 21, 2021
Thomas K. Harmening, city manager Jake Spano, mayor
Attest: Approved as to form and execution:
Melissa Kennedy, city clerk Soren Mattick, city attorney
First reading June 7, 2021
Second reading June 21, 2021
Date of publication July 1, 2021
Date ordinance takes effect July 16, 2021
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