HomeMy WebLinkAbout2688-25 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 2025/02/18Ordinance No. 2688-25
Amending the St. Louis Park City Code relating to zoning by creating Section 36-
268-PUD 25 as a planned unit development zoning district for the property
located at 5401 Gamble Dr.
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. 24-28-PUD, 24-29-SP, and 24-30-CUP) for amending the Zoning
Ordinance Section 36-268-PUD 25.
Section 2. The zoning map shall be amended by reclassifying the lands legally described as
Tracts D and E, Registered Land Survey No. 1481, Hennepin County, Minnesota from O-office to
PUD 25.
Section 3. The St. Louis Park Ordinance Code Section 36-268 is hereby amended to add
the following planned unit development zoning district:
Section 36-268-PUD 25.
(a) Development Plans.
The site located on property legally described as Tracts D and E, Registered Land Survey
No. 1481, Hennepin County, Minnesota, shall be developed, used and maintained in
conformance with the following Final PUD approved Official Exhibits:
V100 ALTA Survey
V101 ALTA Survey
A00 Cover Sheet
A01 Project Information
A02 Site Plan – Architectural
A03 Site Plan – Lighting
A04 Floor Plan – Level -1
A05 Floor Plan – Level 1
A06 Floor Plan – Level 2
A07 Floor Plan – Level 3-4
A08 Floor Plan – Level 5
A09 Floor Plan – Level 6
A10 Roof Plan
A11 Exterior Elevations
A12 Exterior Elevations
A13 Exterior Elevations
A14 Axonometrics
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A15 Perspectives
A16 Perspectives
A17 Renderings
A17.1 Renderings
A17.2 Renderings
A18 Transparency Exhibit
A19 Signage Exhibit
A20 Shadow Study
A21 Shadow Study
A22 Greenspace Exhibit
A23 Transit Shelter Exhibit
A24 Overall Area Survey
A25 General Development Plan
C000 Cover Sheet
C100 General Notes
C200 Site Demolition Plan
C201 Tree Inventory & Preservation Plan
C300 Erosion and Sediment Control Plan – Phase 1
C301 Erosion and Sediment Control Plan – Phase 2
C302 Erosion and Sediment Control Details
C303 SWPPP
C400 Site Dimension Plan
C401 Bus Stop Plan
C402 Easement Plan
C403 Semi Truck Turning Movement
C500 Grading Plan
C501 Storm Sewer Plan
C600 Utility Plan
C700 Construction Details
C701 Construction Details
C702 Construction Details
C703 Construction Details
C704 Construction Details
C705 Construction Details
C706 Construction Details
C707 Construction Details
L100 Landscape Plan
L101 Landscape Enlargement
L102 Landscape Enlargement
L103 Landscape Enlargement
L104 Landscape Enlargement
L105 Amenity Terrace Enlargements
L106 Amenity Terrace Enlargements
L107 Amenity Terrace Enlargements
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L108 Temporary Green Space
L200 Landscape Details
L300 DORA Plan
The Site shall also conform to the following requirements:
1. The property shall be developed with a mixed-use building with 223 residential
units and 21,000 square feet of commercial uses
2. The maximum height shall not exceed 81 feet and six (6) stories
3. The site shall include a minimum twelve (12) percent designed outdoor
recreation area.
4. Parking shall be provided off-street in structured parking and surface parking lots
i. A total of 231 parking spaces will be provided in structured parking.
ii. A total of 133 parking spaces will be provided in surface parking lots
iii. 31 spaces shall include Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations, two (2)
of which provide parking access in compliance with the ADA.
(b) Uses.
(1) Permitted uses:
The following uses are permitted in PUD 25:
a. Multiple-unit residential dwellings. Uses associated with multiple-unit
residential dwellings, including but not limited to, the residential office,
fitness facility, mail room, assembly room or general amenity space.
(2) Uses permitted with conditions: the following uses are permitted in PUD 25 if it
complies with the conditions specified for the use in this subsection:
a. Commercial uses: Commercial uses limited to the following: bank, coffee
shop, food service, grocery store, large item retail, liquor store, medical
or dental office, office, private entertainment (indoor), restaurants, retail,
service, showroom, and studio.
These commercial uses shall meet the following conditions:
1. Commercial uses are limited to the first floor.
2. Hours of operation, including loading/unloading of deliveries, for
commercial uses shall be limited to 6 a.m. to 12 a.m.
3. In-vehicle sales or service shall have the following additional
conditions:
i. Drive-through facilities and stacking areas shall not be
located within 100 feet of any parcel that is zoned
residential and used or subdivided for residential use, or
has an occupied institutional building, including but not
limited to schools, religious institutions, and community
centers, unless the entire facility and stacking areas are
separated from the lot in an N district by a building wall.
b. Stacking shall be provided for six cars per customer service
point and shall comply with all yard requirements.
c. This use shall only be permitted when it can be
demonstrated that the operation will not have a significant
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adverse affect on the existing level of service on adjacent
streets and intersections.
d. The drive-through facility shall be designed so it does not
impede traffic or impair vehicular and pedestrian traffic
movement, or exacerbate the potential for pedestrian or
vehicular conflicts.
e. Access shall be to a roadway identified in the
comprehensive plan as a collector or arterial or shall be
otherwise located so that access can be provided without
generating significant traffic on local residential streets.
f. Any canopy constructed as part of this use shall be
compatible with the architectural design and materials of
the principal structure.
g. The use is in conformance with the comprehensive plan
including any provisions of the redevelopment chapter and
the plan by neighborhood policies for the neighborhood in
which it is located and conditions of approval may be
added as a means of satisfying this requirement.
4. Outdoor storage is prohibited.
(3) Accessory uses. The following uses are permitted in PUD 25 if the use complies
with the conditions specified for the use in this subsection:
a. Home occupations as regulated by this chapter.
b. Gardens.
c. Parking lots.
d. Parking ramps.
e. 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.
f. Public transit stops/shelters.
g. Catering, if accessory to food service, delicatessen, or retail bakery.
h. Food service.
i. Outdoor seating and service of food and beverages with the following
conditions:
1. No speakers or other electronic devices which emit sound are
permitted
2. Hours of operation shall be limited to 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
j. Accessory utility structures including:
1. Small wind energy conversion system as defined in 36-4
Definitions.
2. Solar energy systems.
3. Cisterns and rainwater collection systems.
k. Outdoor storage is prohibited.
(c) 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, transparency, architectural
design, landscaping, parking, and screening requirements.
(2) Each commercial tenant space on the ground floor facing Gamble Drive and the
corner of Gamble Drive and Park Place Boulevard shall have a direct and primary
access to and from the street building façade and the access shall remain open
during business hours.
(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 MX zoning districts with the
following conditions:
a. 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, and shall be a maximum height of 15
feet; pole-mounted signs shall be prohibited.
b. 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.
c. 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 (7%) 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.
(5) Awnings.
a. Awnings shall be constructed of heavy canvas fabric, metal and/or glass.
Plastic and vinyl awnings are prohibited.
b. Backlit awnings shall be prohibited.
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Section X. This ordinance shall take effect no sooner than 15 days after publication.
Reviewed for administration: Adopted by the city council February 18, 2025:
Kim Keller, city manager Nadia Mohamed, mayor
Attest: Approved as to form and execution:
Melissa Kennedy, city clerk Soren Mattick, city attorney
First reading February 3, 2025
Second reading February 18, 2025
Date of publication February 27, 2025
Date ordinance
takes effect
March 14, 2025
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