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Ordinance No. 2677-24
Amending the St. Louis Park zoning ordinance
regarding PUD 9
The City of St. Louis Park does ordain:
Whereas, the planning commission conducted a public hearing on March 6, 2024
regarding the ordinance; and
Whereas, the city council has considered the advice and recommendation of the
planning commission (case no. 24-04-PUD); and
Whereas, the ordinance approves the removal of anaerobic digester and greenhouse
from Site A.
Now, therefore be if further resolved that the St. Louis Park Ordinance Code, Section
36-268-PUD 9 is hereby amended by adding underscored text and deleting strikethrough text.
Sec�on 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. G001GN-000 – Cover Sheet
3. GN-001 – Drawing Index
3.4. GN-002 – General Legend & Abbreviations G002 – Legend
4.5. GN-003 – Area Calculations G003 – General Notes
5.6. C001 – Existing Conditions and Removals
7. C002 – Tree Removals and Protection Plan
6.8. C003 – Tree Removals and Preservation Plan
7.9. C101 – Site Plan – Overall
8.10. C102 – Site Plan Northwest
9.11. C103 – Site Plan Northeast
10.12. C201 – Temporary Erosion Control Plan
11.13. C301 – Grading and Drainage Plan – Overall
14. C302 – Grading and Drainage Plan – Northwest
15. C303 – Grading and Drainage Plan - Northeast
12.16. C401 – Sanitary Sewer and Watermain
17. C402 – MCES Forcemain Plan and Profile
18. C403 – MCES Forcemain Plan & Profile
13.19. C501 – Storm Sewer Plan & Profile C402 – Storm Sewer Plan
20. C502 – North Building – Storm Sewer Plan
14.21. C801 – Typical Stormwater Details Site Details
15. C802 – Site Details
16.22. C901 – City Std Utility Plates
17.23. C902 – Detail Sheet StormwaterCity Std Utility Plates
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18.24. C903 – City Std Site Utility Plates
19.25. C904 – Detail Sheet Erosion Control City Std Erosion Control Plates
26. C905 – Detail Sheet Pavement
20.27. C1001 – MNDOT Std Ped Curb Ramp Details
21.28. C1002 – MNDOT Std Ped Curb Ramp Details
22.29. L101 – Planting Plan Index – Overall
23.30. L102 – West Planting Plan – Northwest
24.31. L103 – East Planting Plan – Northeast
32. L104 – East Planting Plan, Shrubs
33. L105 – Soil Amendments and Site Mulching Plan
34. L106 – East Layout Plan Plaza
35. L107 – East Layout Plan, Bike Shop Front and Urban Forest
36. L108 – West Irrigation Plan
37. L109 – East Irrigation Plan
38. L501 – Landscape Details
39. L502 – Landscape Details
40. L503 – Landscape Details
25.41. L801 – Planting Details
26.42. V101 – Preliminary Plat
27.43. V102 – Preliminary Plat
28.44. V103 – Preliminary Plat
45. EN-050 – Electrical Site Plan
29.46. E101 – Photometric grid Electrical Site Plan – Overall
30.47. S001 – Site Plan
31.48. AN-100.1 – Overall Floor Plans P1 & Level 1 A101 – North Building Floor Plans
32.49. AN-100.2 – Overall Floor Plans Level 2 & 3 A102 – North Building Floor Plans
33.50. AN-100.3 – Overall Floor Plans Level 4 & 5 A103 – North Building Floor Plans
34.51. AN-100.4 – Overall Roof Plan A104 – North Building Floor Plans
35.52. AN-100.5 – PV Panel Layout A105 – North Building Floor Plans
36.53. AN-201 – Overall Building Elevations A106 – North Building Elevations
37. A107 – North Building Illustrative Elevations
38. A301 – E-Generation Floor Plans
39. A302 – E-Generation Roof Plan
40. A303 – E-Generation Elevations
41.54. A501 – Illustrative Sections
42.55. A502 – Sections
43. PLACE – Envelope Proposals
44. PLACE – Sustainability Proposals
45. PLACE – Proof of Parking
46. PLACE – Lighting Proposals
47. PLACE – Parking Requirements
48. PLACE – Mobility Plan (Travel Demand Management Plan)
The following shall be considered Final PUD Official Exhibits from March 25, 2024
onward. If there is conflicting information between the following and the previous list of
Official Exhibits, the following shall be considered correct:
1. T001 – Title
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2. C000 – Survey
3. C001 – Civil Site Plan
4. C100 – Selective site demolition and erosion control plan
5. C101 – Selective site demolition and erosion control plan
6. C200 – Grading Drainage and Erosion Control Plan
7. C201 – Grading Drainage and Erosion Control Plan
8. C300 – Paving and Geometric Plan
9. C301 – Paving and Geometric Plan
10. C400 – Civil Details
11. C500 – Watershed Summary
12. L100 – Landscape Overview Plan
13. L101 – Parking Expansion Landscape Plan
14. L102 – Pool Area Landscape Removals Plan
15. As-Built Landscape Data and 2024 Removals 2-1-24_Trees
16. As-Built Landscape Data and 2024 Removals 2-1-24_Shrubs
17. L103 – Pool Area Landscape Restoration Plan
18. L104 – Landscape Detail
19. L105 – Landscape Details
20. Zelia on Seven-Site Lighting Plan 1-22-24
The site shall also conform to the following requirements:
(1) The property shall be divided into two zones, as indicated on PUD Exhibit of the
Official Exhibits. The zones shall be established by dividing the site into “Site A –
E-Gen West”, and “Site B – North East”.
(2) Parking will be provided off-street in a surface lot, on-street, and in structured
parking. The property shall be developed with 217 residential units, including 18
live/work units, a minimum of 5,000 square feet of ground floor commercial
space, and 0.88 acres of urban forest, an e-generation energy facility, and a
greenhouse.
(2) Parking will be provided off-street in a surface lot, on-street parallel parking, and
structured parking. A total of two-hundred eleven fourteen (214211) parking
spaces will be provided: 97 parking spaces shall be provided underground in the
structured parking, 90 parking spaces shall be provided on the surface lot, 24
parking spaces shall be provided on-street.202 spaces for residential units or
0.93 spaces per dwelling unit, 7 spaces for non-residential uses and 5 spaces for
shared cars. An additional 55 spaces are required as a proof of parking as
indicated on Sheet 45 of the Official Exhibits. Parking requirements are provided
based on Sheet 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 flue. The maximum building height for Site B – North East
shall not exceed 61 feet and five stories and 78 feet for the helical wind turbine.
(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.
The activities performed as specified in the TDM plan shall be reported to the
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city annually until December 31, 20272024, and upon request by the city after
that date.
(b) Site A – E-Gen West
(1) Permitted.
a. Parking lot Greenhouse
(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.
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.
(3) Accessory uses.
a. Parking lots.
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.
c. Outdoor uses and outdoor storage are prohibited.
d. Solar energy systems.
(c) Site B – North East
(1) Permitted with conditions:
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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 permitted
use and not to exceed ten percent of the gross floor area of the
associated permitted use.
b. Home occupations as regulated by this chapter.
i. Except family day care is prohibited.
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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 energy systems.
(Ord. No. 2640-22, 1-18-2022)
(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.
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
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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) Special performance standards.
(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) 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.
(4) Signs 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:
i. 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.
ii. The sign is located on the exterior wall of the ground floor tenant
lease space from which the seven percent sign area was derived.
iii. No individual wall sign shall exceed 100 square feet in area.
(5) Façade.
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a. Fibrous cement, high performance brick veneer with rain screen cladding
systems, and vertically integrated photovoltaic panels shall be considered
Class I Materials.
(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 1. This ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after its publication.
Reviewed for administration: Adopted by the city council March 25, 2024
Kim Keller, city manager Nadia Mohamed, mayor
Attest: Approved as to form and execution:
Melissa Kennedy, city clerk Soren Mattick, city attorney
First reading March 18, 2024
Second reading March 25, 2024
Date of publication April 4, 2024
Date ordinance takes effect April 19, 2024
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