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Home My WebLink About2025/07/16 - ADMIN - Agenda Packets - Planning Commission - Study Session Planning commission study session meeting July 16, 2025 6:00 p.m. If you need special accommodations or have questions about the meeting, please call Sean Walther at 952.924.2574 or the administration department at 952.924.2505. Planning commission study session The St. Louis Park planning commission is meeting in person at St. Louis Park City Hall, 5005 Minnetonka Blvd. Members of the public can attend and watch the meeting in person. Visit bit.ly/slppcagendas to view the agenda and reports. Agenda 1.Zoning Code Update phase 2 – code provisions and non-neighborhood districts analysis Future scheduled meeting/event dates: August 6, 2025 – board of zoning appeals and planning regular meetings August 20, 2025 - planning commission regular meeting September 3, 2025 - planning commission study session September 17, 2025 - planning commission regular meeting 1 2 Planning commission: Study session Meeting date: July 16, 2025 Agenda item: 1 1 Discussion of Zoning Code Update, Phase 2 Recommended Action: No action at this time. Provide feedback to staff and consultants on the Zoning Code Update phase 2 approach and analysis thus far. Background: At the May 7, 2025, planning commission study session, HKGi consultants and city staff provided an overview of phase 2 of the zoning code update, project schedule, proposed code structure and began discussion of the non-neighborhood districts. In addition to updating the non-neighborhood districts, phase 2 will also involve updates to all of the remaining articles/divisions of the zoning code: •special provisions, e.g. parking, signs, lighting, landscaping, architectural design; •administration and procedures, e.g. CUP, variance, amendments (text or map), PUD; •definitions; and •general provisions Analysis: At the July 16, 2025, planning commission study session, HKGi will provide analysis of the current non-neighborhood districts. These districts include the following nine districts: •Neighborhood commercial (C-1) •General commercial (C-2) •Vertical mixed use (MX-1) •Neighborhood mixed use (MX-2) •Office (O) •Business park (BP) •Industrial park (I-P) •General industrial (I-G) •Parks and open space (POS) Updating these districts will address alignment with the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, alignment with the Arrive + Thrive Gateway plans, potential for consolidation and addition of districts, updating of district names and purpose statements, updating uses allowed and dimensional standards, and potential zoning map changes. Attached are two summary analyses regarding the allowed uses and building heights across these districts, as well as for the updated Neighborhood districts for added context. At the meeting we will focus discussion on potential changes to the non-neighborhood districts with the primary changes to consider being: •Creating a new MX district and renaming/reordering the existing MX districts o MX-1 (similar to MX-2 today) Neighborhood Mixed Use o MX-2 (similar to MX-1 vertical mixed use today) Community Mixed Use o MX-3 (New) TOD Mixed Use •Consolidating the office, business park, and commercial districts o Office (O) district consolidated into the MX districts 3 Study session of July 16, 2025 (Item No. 1) Title: Discussion of Zoning Code Update, Phase 2 o Business park (BP) district consolidated into the MX or Industrial (I) districts o Neighborhood commercial (C-1) district consolidated into the MX-1 district o General commercial (C-2) district consolidated into the MX-2 district We will present three potential rezoning scenarios for the zoning map based on these potential district changes: O district BP district C-1 district C-2 district Scenario 1 rezone rezone rezone rezone Scenario 2 rezone rezone rezone keep Scenario 3 rezone rezone keep keep Attached please review the current zoning map and three potential zoning map scenarios. Discussion questions: At Wednesday’s meeting, we will be discussing the following questions. •Mixed use: Where is allowing mixed use areas in the current office, business park, and commercial zoned areas a concern and where is it not? •Light industrial uses: Where are light industrial uses in mixed use areas a concern and where are they not? •Auto-oriented uses: Where are auto-oriented uses in mixed use areas a concern and where are they not? •Building heights: Where are suggested building heights a concern and where are they not? Next step: Planning commission meeting on September 3, 2025 to review community survey input, confirm changes to the non-neighborhood districts and discuss the special provisions article of the zoning code. This article includes parking, signs, landscaping, lighting, and architectural design standards. Prepared by: Jeff Miller, HKGi Reviewed by: Gary Morrison, zoning administrator Sean Walther, planning manager/deputy community development director Attachments: •Summary of uses allowed today •Summary of building heights allowed today •Current zoning map •Mapping scenarios of potential rezoning impacts on the zoning map 4 Summary of Uses Allowed Today District Summary of Existing Uses Allowed C-1 Neighborhood Commercial Low-intensity, small scale, neighborhood-oriented commercial businesses. Low-rise apartment mixed-use also permitted. MX-1 Neighborhood Mixed Use Broader mix of businesses allowed, including retail, service, and light industrial. Low-rise apartment mixed-use also permitted. C-2 General Commercial Broad range of commercial businesses that are larger in scale and which serve the larger community/region. These businesses are likely to be more auto-oriented in nature. Low- rise apartment mixed-use also permitted. MX-2 Community Mixed Use Low-intensity, small scale, neighborhood-oriented commercial businesses within mixed use buildings. Mid-rise apartment mixed-use also permitted. I-P Industrial Park Industrial businesses, not including heavy manufacturing I-G General Industrial Industrial businesses, including heavy manufacturing BP Business Park Broad range of office and light industrial businesses; limited range of employment- supportive commercial businesses O Office Office businesses outside of commercial districts; limited range of employment- supportive commercial businesses MX-3 TOD Mixed Use Range of large-scale retail, service, and office businesses. Auto-oriented uses are not included. High-rise apartment mixed use permitted. 5 Summary of Building Heights Allowed Today District Building Height Maximum Adjacent to N1 or N2 N-1 Neighborhood 30 feet N-2 Neighborhood 40 feet Additional 10 ft. setback for townhouses and low-rise apartments C-1 Neighborhood Commercial 3 stories / 35 feet MX-1 Neighborhood Mixed Use 3 stories / 35 feet N-3 Neighborhood 75 feet Additional 10 to 20 feet setback C-2 General Commercial 6 stories / 75 feet MX-2 Community Mixed Use 6 stories / 75 feet 40 feet I-P Industrial Park 6 stories / 75 feet I-G General Industrial 6 stories / 75 feet N-4 Neighborhood More than 75 feet Additional 10 to 20 feet setback BP Business Park 8 stories / 110 feet 4 stories / 55 feet O Office 20 stories / 240 feet New MX-3 TOD Mixed Use More than 75 feet 6 7 District Height Max (stories) N-1 Neighborhood 3 N-2 Neighborhood 4 C-1 Neighborhood Commercial 3 MX-1 Neighborhood Mixed Use 3 N-3 Neighborhood 6 C-2 General Commercial 6 MX-2 Community Mixed Use 6 I-P Industrial Park 6 I-G General Industrial 6 N-4 Neighborhood More than 6 New MX-3 TOD Mixed Use More than 6 Scenario 1: Convert the office and business park districts to MX districts, convert C-1 to MX-1, and convert C-2 to MX-2 8 District Height Max (stories) N-1 Neighborhood 3 N-2 Neighborhood 4 C-1 Neighborhood Commercial 3 MX-1 Neighborhood Mixed Use 3 N-3 Neighborhood 6 C-2 General Commercial 6 MX-2 Community Mixed Use 6 I-P Industrial Park 6 I-G General Industrial 6 N-4 Neighborhood More than 6 New MX-3 TOD Mixed Use More than 6 Changes Only Scenario 1: Convert the office and business park districts to MX districts, convert C-1 to MX-1, and convert C-2 to MX-2 9 District Height Max (stories) N-1 Neighborhood 3 N-2 Neighborhood 4 C-1 Neighborhood Commercial 3 MX-1 Neighborhood Mixed Use 3 N-3 Neighborhood 6 C-2 General Commercial 6 MX-2 Community Mixed Use 6 I-P Industrial Park 6 I-G General Industrial 6 N-4 Neighborhood More than 6 New MX-3 TOD Mixed Use More than 6 Scenario 2: Convert the office and business park districts to MX districts, and convert C-1 to MX-1 10 District Height Max (stories) N-1 Neighborhood 3 N-2 Neighborhood 4 C-1 Neighborhood Commercial 3 MX-1 Neighborhood Mixed Use 3 N-3 Neighborhood 6 C-2 General Commercial 6 MX-2 Community Mixed Use 6 I-P Industrial Park 6 I-G General Industrial 6 N-4 Neighborhood More than 6 New MX-3 TOD Mixed Use More than 6 Changes Only 6FHQDULR&RQYHUWWKHRႈFHDQGEXVLQHVVSDUNGLVWULFWVWR0;GLVWULFWV DQGFRQYHUW&WR0; 11 District Height Max (stories) N-1 Neighborhood 3 N-2 Neighborhood 4 C-1 Neighborhood Commercial 3 MX-1 Neighborhood Mixed Use 3 N-3 Neighborhood 6 C-2 General Commercial 6 MX-2 Community Mixed Use 6 I-P Industrial Park 6 I-G General Industrial 6 N-4 Neighborhood More than 6 New MX-3 TOD Mixed Use More than 6 Scenario 3: Convert the office and business park districts to MX districts 12 District Height Max (stories) N-1 Neighborhood 3 N-2 Neighborhood 4 C-1 Neighborhood Commercial 3 MX-1 Neighborhood Mixed Use 3 N-3 Neighborhood 6 C-2 General Commercial 6 MX-2 Community Mixed Use 6 I-P Industrial Park 6 I-G General Industrial 6 N-4 Neighborhood More than 6 New MX-3 TOD Mixed Use More than 6 Changes Only Scenario 3: Convert the office and business park districts to MX districts 13