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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2007-134 Gateway Proj Preliminary Development Plan and Preliminary Rezoning RESOLUTION NO. 2007-134 A, APPROVING A PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND o� PRELIMINARY REZONING FOR GATEWAY H� y City of Edina BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Edina, Minnesota, as follows: Section 1. BACKGROUND. 1.01 Wayzata Properties is requesting a Preliminary Development Plan review and rezoning for the Pentagon Park area along 77th Street. (See project location on page Al.) 1.02 The applicant is proposing to tear down the buildings on the Pentagon Tower and Pentagon Quad sites and build 634 senior housing units, an 80,000 square foot hotel,three office towers that would total 737,000 square feet,and two above ground parking structures. The Pentagon Tower and Quad sites contain 660,500 square feet of office space today. Included in the project area are Burgundy Place,Walsh Title and 7600 Parklawn office building,which would remain. The total site area is 43.18 acres. Section 2. FINDINGS . 2.01 Ultimately, this request requires the following: 1. A Comprehensive Guide Plan Amendment from Office to Mixed Use. 2. A Rezoning from Planned Commercial District(PCD-2) and Planned Office District(POD) to Mixed Development District 6. (MDD-6.) 3. An Overall Development Plan for the entire project. 4. A Zoning Ordinance Amendment for the MDD-6 District to reduce the minimum acreage amount from 50 acres to 20 acres. 5. Final Development Plans for each site. 2.02 In order to obtain the above approvals, the applicant must go through a three step process. That process is as follows: 1. Preliminary Development Plan. Approval of the preliminary development plan requires a three-fifths vote of the City Council,but does not guarantee approval of a comprehensive guide plan change, rezoning or overall development plan. 2. Overall Development Plan. An overall development plan is the official approval/denial stage. It includes official action on the comprehensive guide plan amendment, and rezoning. Approval of an overall development plan requires a four-fifths vote of the City Council. 3. Final Development Plan. Each phase of this multiple phase development is subject to final site plan review and action by the planning commission and city council. Final development plans require a three-fifths favorable vote of the City Council. 2.03 The proposed mixture of uses would be compatible within the area. Cii (Rall The project would use sustainable development principles. 952-927-8861 4801 WEST 50TH STREET FAX 952-826-0390 EDINA,MINNESOTA, 55424-1394 www.cityofedina.com TTY 952-826-0379 RESOLUTION NO. 2007-134 Page 2 2.05 The proposed office space would generally replace the office space that exists today. The three office towers would total 737,000 square feet, and exisitng offices at the Pentagon Tower and Quad sites contain 660,500 square feet today. 2.06 The proposed project would generate traffic volumes that are within the parameters of the Alternative Urban Area-wide Review (AUAR) that has been done in this area. A more detailed traffic study would be done as part of an overall development plan. 2.07 The project would encourage pedestrian movement throughout the development. 2.08 The proposed uses would be permitted in the MDD-6 district. 2.09 As part of the overall development plan, a study would be completed to determine specifically at what phase of the project public utilities and street improvement would be necessary. 2.10 On November 28,2007, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the Preliminary Development Plan for the proposed Gateway Development on a vote of 8-1. • Section 3. APPROVAL NOW THEREFORE,it is hereby resolved by the City Council of the City of Edina,approves the Preliminary Development Plan and Preliminary Rezoning for the proposed Gateway Development. Approval authorizes the applicant to proceed with for an Overall Development Plan. An Overall Development Plan application would include a Comprehensive Guide Plan Amendment, Final Rezoning and Zoning Ordinance Amendment. Approval is subject to the following Conditions: 1. The Overall Development Plan must be generally consistent with approved Preliminary Development Plan dated September 28,2007, and revised October 24,2007. 2. Sustainable design. The design and construction of the entire project must be done with the Sustainable Initiatives as outlined in the applicant's narrative on pages A6-A7 of the staff report. 3. Trail and sidewalk connections must be included as demonstrated on the preliminary plans. Public easements must be established over all public sidewalks. 4. Dedication of a right-of-way easement to straighten out the curve at 77th Street & Parklawn. The area of the easement is subject to approval of the City Engineer. RESOLUTION NO. 2007-134 Page 3 • 5. The easternmost entrance off of 77th Street into the senior housing development must be designed as a shared entrance with the golf course. 6. The four-story senior independent buildings that face 77th Street must be designed so as not to appear as the back side of buildings. 7. All traffic mitigation measures as required by the transportation commission and traffic study must be followed. 8. A short term and/or long term solution must be agreed by the City Engineer in regard to the directional flows of the sanitary sewer prior to construction of the project. This issue would be further examined as part of the "trigger study' to determine when specific traffic and sanitary sewer improvements would be necessary. 9. The developer/applicant would be responsible to pay their fair share of any mitigation measures that would be required as part of an approval of an overall development plan for the site. i10. All buildings must be built with sprinkler systems, subject to review and approval of the Fire Marshal. 11. Buildings at 4930 77th Street West shall be limited to 4 stories or 50 feet,which ever is less, and must maintain a 50 foot setback from the rear lot line. 12. Convenience gasoline stations and drive-through windows shall be prohibited on the north side of 77th Street. 13. Compliance with the conditions outlined in the City Engineer's memo dated November 20, 2007. Adopted by the city council of the City of Edina,Minnesota,on �r,. my ,2007. Adopted this day of , 2007. ATTEST: II I,CJ ebra A. Mangen,City 4berk James B. Hovland, Mayor RESOLUTION NO. 2007-134 Page 4 STATE OF MINNESOTA ) COUNTY OF HENNEPIN )SS CITY OF EDINA ) CERTIFICATE OF CITY CLERK I, the undersigned duly appointed and acting City Clerk for the City of Edina do hereby certify that the attached and foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Edina City Council at its Regular Meeting of ,2007, and as recorded in the Minutes of said Regular Meeting. WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this day of 20_. City Clerk