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RESOLUTION NO. 2013-33
RESOLUTION APPROVING A GUIDE PLAN AMENDMENT
FROM LDAR, LOW DENSIDTY ATTACHED RESIDENTIAL (4-8 UNITS PER ACRE) TO
MDR, MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (5-12 UNITS PER ACRE) AT 5109-5125 WEST
49TH STREET FOR HUNT ASSOCIATES
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Edina, Minnesota,as follows:
Section 1. BACKGROUND.
1.01 Hunt Associates is requesting redevelopment of three lots,5109-5125 West 49th Street. The
applicant is proposing to tear down the existing two apartments and single family home on
the site (10 units total) and build a new 16-unit attached housing development.The subject
properties total 1.43 acres in size;therefore,the proposed density of the project would be 11
units per acre.
1.02 The property is legally described as follows:
See attached Legal Descriptions
1.03 The site is guided LDAR,Low Density Attached Residential(4-8 units per acre),therefore, a
Comprehensive Plan Amendment to MDR, Medium Density Residential would be required to
allow a density of 5-12 units per acre.
1.04 On March 13,2013,the Planning Commission recommended approval of the Guide Plan
Amendment.Vote:5 Ayes and 3 Nays.
Section 2. FINDINGS
2.01 Approval is subject to the following findings:
1. The subject property is a transition area, and serves as a buffer from single-family homes
to the north to Vernon Avenue and the GrandView Commercial area to the south.
2. The proposal would be an improvement over the current two existing apartment
buildings and single-family home (10 units) on the site. Five townhomes would face 49th
Street,three townhomes would face west, and eight townhomes would face Vernon
Avenue;the garages and drive aisle are internal to the site.
3. The proposed two/three story buildings are generally consistent with existing height in
the area.
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4. The existing roadways would support the project.Wenck and Associates conducted a
traffic impact study, and concluded that the proposed development could be supported
by the existing roads.
5. The proposed project would meet the following goals and policies of the Comprehensive
Plan:
a. Increase pedestrian and bicycling opportunities and connections between
neighborhoods, and with other communities,to improve transportation
infrastructure and reduce dependence on the car.
b. Locate and orient buildings to fit with their existing and/or planned context by
framing and complementing adjacent streets,parks and open spaces.
C. Locate and orient vehicle parking,vehicular access, service areas and utilities to
minimize their visual impact on the property and on adjacent/surrounding
properties,without compromising the safety and attractiveness of adjacent streets,
parks, and open spaces.
d. Regulate scale,massing,and height to provide complementary transitions to
adjacent sites and nearby neighborhoods and areas.
e. Encourage infill/redevelopment opportunities that optimize use of city
infrastructure and that complement area,neighborhood,and/or corridor context
and character.
Section 3. APPROVAL
NOW THEREFORE,it is hereby resolved that the City Council of the City of Edina, approves the
guide plan amendment for the following described property:
See attached Exhibit A
Approval is subject to the following condition:
1. Final Rezoning to PUD and Final Development a proval for the project.
ATTEST:
Debra A. Mangen,City dler James B. Hovland,Mayor
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN )SS
CITY OF EDINA )
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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 April 16,2013,and as recorded in the Minutes of said Regular Meeting.
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WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this-LLQ day of 2013. 160A
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