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RESOLUTION NO. 2015-54
FINAL REZONING FROM POD-2, PLANNED OFFICE DISTRICT-2,TO PUD,
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMAND AND FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
FOR 7700 FRANCE AVENUE
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Edina,Minnesota,as follows:
Section 1. BACKGROUND.
1.01 Frauenshuh Companies is proposing to develop the northeast corner of 7700 France with a
free standing, 7,700 square foot seafood restaurant. The site is 17 acres in size and contains a
six-story 275,000 square foot office building and a 7,623 square foot single-story office building
(bank) in the southeast corner of the site.
1.02 The property is legally described as follows:
Lot 2, Block 1, Edina Office Center,Hennepin County Minnesota
1.03 To accommodate the request, the following land use applications are requested:
1. Final Rezoning from POD-2, Planned Office District-2,to PUD,Planned Unit
Development, and
2. Final Development Plan.
1.04 On May 13,2015,the Planning Commission recommended approval of the Final Rezoning
and Final Development Plan.Vote: 9 Ayes and 0 Nays.
Section 2. FINDINGS
2.01 Approval is based on the following findings:
1. The project would introduce a use that would fit into the area,and provide a service for
local employees and nearby residents.
2. With adequate pedestrian connections and facilities,the project would create a pedestrian
friendly development which would encourage walking in the district.
3. The PUD would ensure that the building proposed would be the only building built on
the site,unless an amendment to the PUD is approved by City Council.
4. The existing roadways would support the project. Wenck Associates conducted a traffic
impact study, and concluded that the proposed development could be supported by the
existing roads.
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• 5. The proposed project would meet the following goals and policies of the Comprehensive
Plan:
a. Movement Patterns.
• Provide sidewalks along primary streets and connections to adjacent
neighborhoods along secondary streets or walkways.
• A Pedestrian-Friendly Environment.
b. Encourage infill/redevelopment opportunities that optimize use of city
infrastructure and that complement area,neighborhood,and/or corridor context and
character.
c. Support and enhance commercial areas that serve the neighborhoods,the city,and
the larger region.
d. Increase mixed use development where supported by adequate infrastructure to
minimize traffic congestion, support transit, and diversify the tax base.
e. Increase pedestrian and bicycling opportunities and connections between
neighborhoods,and with other communities,to improve transportation
infrastructure and reduce dependence on the car.
f. Buildings should be placed in appropriate proximity to streets to create pedestrian
• scale. Buildings"step down' at boundaries with lower-density districts and upper
stories "step back" from the street.
Section 3. APPROVAL
NOW THEREFORE,it is hereby resolved by the City Council of the City of Edina,approves
the Preliminary Rezoning to PUD,Planned Unit Development and Preliminary Development Plan
subject to the following conditions:
1. Subject to staff approval,the site must be developed and maintained in substantial
conformance with the following plans,unless modified by the conditions below:
• Site plan date stamped April 21,2015.
• Grading plan date stamped April 21,2015.
• Landscaping plan date stamped April 21,2015.
• Building elevations date stamped April 16,2015
• Building materials board as presented at the Planning Commission and City Council
meeting.
2. The property owner is responsible for replacing any required landscaping that dies
• 3. The applicant shall construct a boulevard style sidewalk along France and sidewalk
connections from the existing building to the restaurant and from the boulevard sidewalk
to the building.
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• 4. The Final Lighting Plan must meet all minimum landscaping requirements per Section
850.04 of the Zoning Ordinance.
5. The Final Lighting Plan must meet all minimum requirements per Section 36-1260 of the
City Code.
6. Submit a copy of the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District permit. The City may require
revisions to the approved plans to meet the district's requirements.
7. Compliance with all of the conditions outlined in the director of engineering's memo
dated May 8,2015.
8. Final Rezoning is subject to a Zoning Ordinance Amendment creating the PUD,Planned
Unit Development for this site.
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Adopted by the city council of the City of Edina,Minnesota,on Ju e 2,2015.
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ATTEST:
ebra A. Mangen,City CI 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 June 2,2015,and as recorded in the Minutes of said Regular Meeting.
WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this day of 2015.
City Clerk