CC MINUTES 03272018 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 27, 2018 Page 6 There is a total of 693 designated parking stalls proposed for the development. These include 407 enclosed parking stalls and 286 surface stalls. The redevelopment proposal includes two storm water retention ponds proposed at grade. The City Engineer has reviewed the surface water management plan and submitted comments were provided for Council review. Trails are proposed throughout the development to connect with existing sidewalks and to provide intra- site recreational opportunities. 8 Ms. Rothstein showed renderings of the proposal. She reviewed the changes from the last plan 9 including exclusion of the Bremer Bank site due to expiration of purchase agreement, increased 10 surface parking, reduced building heights, no connection to alley, deeper setbacks and reduced 11 retaining wall use. The site plan also has one change from the time it was reviewed by the 12 Planning Commission which includes moving the Assisted Living Building approximately 14 13 feet more to the West. 14 15 The plan proposes to connect to the existing sewer, water, and storm water facilities located 16 under Kenzie Terrace and Stinson Parkway. 17 18 Ms. Rothstein reviewed the Zoning Guidance and noted the site is currently zoned R -1 Single 19 Family. The applicant is requesting to rezone the site to Planned Unit Development (PUD). The 20 intent of a PUD zoning designation is "to create a more flexible, creative, and efficient approach 21 to the use of land ", and may include a greater use variety and dimensional flexibility than the 22 underlying zoning district(s) would allow. 23 24 Upon review of the proposal, the only deviation found from the standards of the R -4 Multiple 25 Family Residential district is the height of the buildings. Maximum height in the R -4 zoning 26 district is 35 feet, and the maximum height of the proposed highest building is 45.5 feet. 27 28 Staff deemed the preliminary plat submission complete after reviewing the submitted elements 29 against the required information listed in Section 151.02. Ms. Rothstein summarized the proposal 30 for each element of the preliminary plat and preliminary PUD site plan. The following were 31 reviewed: Housing Types and Massing/Height, Traffic, Streets and Access, Parking, 32 Landscaping, Streetscape/Urban Design, Trails /Sidewalks, Public Spaces/Parks, Environmental 33 Assessment Worksheet, Environmental (Contamination), Grading, Storm water Management 34 Utilities, Phasing, Park Dedication Fees, Development Agreements /Contracts, Other 35 Agency/Department Requirements, State Rules Governing Completion of an EAW, Minnesota 36 Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, Mississippi 37 Watershed Management Organization (MWMO), Fire Department Review, Public Safety, and 38 Hennepin County Transportation. 39 40 Ms. Rothstein reviewed there has been much interest in the proposed redevelopment of this site, 41 starting almost two years ago and continuing to -date. Staff has received over 100 emails since 42 the initial sketch plan phase. Additionally, staff has spoken with many residents and concerned 43 neighbors and has summarized the concerns as follows: 44