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RESOLUTI NO. 2025-27
APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, SITE PLAN AND BUILDING HEIGHT
VARIANCE FOR 7001 YORK AVENUE
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Edina, Minnesota, as follows:
Section I. BACKGROUND.
1.01 Hennepin County is proposing to tear down the existing 76,000 square foot Hennepin
County Regional Library and 38,000 square foot Service Center building to construct a
new 43,107 square foot Hennepin County Library and 16,164 square foot Art Center.
1.02 The property is legally described as follows:
All that part of the North Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 32, Township 28,
Range 24, lying Northerly of the Westerly extension of the centerline of Wes4t 7I St
Street according to the plat of Joe Maurer's 1st Addition and Easterly of the Southerly
extension of a line parallel with and 60 feet Westerly of the Easterly line, as measured
at right angles thereto, of Tract L, Registered Land Survey No. 629.
1.03 To accommodate the request, the following is requested:
â Site Plan Review and revised Conditional Use Permit.
â Variance for building height from 40 feet to 59 feet.
1.04 On March 12, 2025, the Planning Commission held a public hearing and recommended
approval of the requests. Vote: 8 Ayes and 0 Nays.
1.05 On April I, 2025, The City Council held a public hearing and considered the requests.
1.06 On April 16, 2025, the City Council approved the requests.
Section 2. FINDINGS
Approval is based on the following findings:
I. The proposed project meets the conditional use permit standards of Chapter 36.
2. The proposed project meets the criteria to grant a variance.
3. The height of the structure is consistent with other building heights in the area.
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4. The existing height of the library on the site is 60 feet.
5. The proposed project will not alter the essential character of the neighborhood.
Section 3. APPROVAL
NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby resolved by the City Council of the City of Edina, approves
the Site Plan, Conditional Use Permit and building height variance from 40 feet to 59 feet at 7001
York Avenue.
Approval is subject to the following conditions:
I. The Construction Plans must be consistent with the proposed Development Plans date
stamped February 10, 2025.
2. Compliance with all the conditions outlined in the city engineer's memo dated March 6, 2025.
3. Compliance with all the conditions outlined in the transportation planner's memo dated March
25, 2025.
4. Prior to the issuance of a building permit for the site, the project must demonstrate
compliance with the City's tree replacement ordinance in Chapter I 0 of City Code, subject to
approval of the city forester.
5. If trees are planted offsite to meet the tree replacement ordinance, they should be planted in
the Southdale District.
Dated: Adopted this 16th day of April, 2025.
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ATTEST:
Sharon Alison, City Clerk James B. Hovland, Mayor
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 April 16, 2025, and as recorded in the Minutes of said Regular Meeting.
WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this day of , 2025.
Sharon Allison, City Clerk