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Home My WebLink AboutResolution No. 2016-081 5901 Lincoln Final Rezoing, Plan & Plat U�NINA, L d RESOLUTION NO. 2016-81 RESOLUTION APPROVING FINAL REZONING, FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN WITH VARIANCES FINAL PLAT & DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT FOR OPUS DEVELOPMENT LLC AT 5901 LINCOLN DRIVE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Edina, Minnesota, as follows: Section I. BACKGROUND. 1.01 Opus Development Company LLC is proposing to re-develop a portion of the former United Health Group site at 5901 Lincoln Drive. Children's Minnesota has moved into the existing office building on the north and east side of the site. A portion of the existing office building is proposed to be torn down, and replaced with a four-story 250 unit apartment building, with a 250 space underground parking ramp built in its place. The property is legally described as follows: See attached Exhibit A. 1.02 To accommodate the request, the following is required: :> Final Rezoning from PID, Planned Industrial District to MDD-5 Mixed Development District. Final Development Plan with a surface parking stall Variance from 187 surface parking stalls to 112 with a proof-of-parking plan for 188 total. ➢ Final Plat (Subdivision). 1.03 On May 25, 2016 the Planning Commission held a public hearing. A motion to approve the project failed on a vote of 2 Ayes and 6 Nays. A motion to deny the Rezoning, Preliminary Plat and Preliminary Development Plan passed. Vote: 8 Ayes and 0 Nays. Planning Commission findings for denial included: lack of affordable housing; lack of plan details including lighting, traffic calming, building renderings, and better site sections, concern over pedestrian safety, traffic concerns; and impact on adjacent property to the south. 1.04 The applicant revised and added to their planning submittal package to address concerns raised by the Planning Commission. 1.05 On August 16, The City Council held a public hearing and approved the Preliminary Rezoning, Preliminary Development Plan with Variances and Preliminary Plat subject to conditions. Vote: 3 Ayes and I Nay. CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street•Edina,Minnesota 55424 www.EdinaMN.eov•952-927-8861 • Fax 952-826-0390 RESOLUTION NO. 2016-81 Page 2 Section 2. FINDINGS 2.01 Approval is subject to the following findings: I. The proposal contains two uses on separate lots; however, they are linked by an interior sidewalk connection between the two sites, an improved boulevard style sidewalk, and a shared parking arrangement. With the inclusion of affordable housing per the City's Policy, the proposed plans are reasonable to achieve goals within the City's Comprehensive Plan. 2. Calculating Density within an MDD-5 Zoning District including both sites would meet the Comprehensive Plan Density Requirement of a maximum of 30 units per acre. By using the MDD-5 for both sites, and calculating the density using both sites assists the applicant to meet the Comprehensive Plan, and allows more units to assist in providing affordable housing. 3. The proposed uses, Office and High Density Residential are consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, which guides the site OR, Office Residential. 4. The proposed plat meets all Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance requirements. Section 3. APPROVAL NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby resolved by the City Council of the City of Edina, approves the Final Rezoning from PID, Planned Industrial District to MDD-5, Mixed Development District, Final Development Plan with the requested Variance, Final Plat and the development contract to construct a 250-unit apartment building at 5901 Lincoln Drive. Approval is subject to the following Conditions: . 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 August 26, 2016. • Grading plan date stamped August 26, 2016. • Lighting plan date stamped August 26, 2016. • Landscaping plan date stamped August 26, 2016. • Building elevations date stamped August 26, 2016. • Building materials board as presented at the Planning Commission and City Council meeting. 2. No ground level mechanical equipment shall be located in front of the building on a public street. 3. The Final Landscape & Irrigation Plan must meet all minimum landscaping requirements per Chapter 36 of the Zoning Ordinance. RESOLUTION NO. 2016-81 Page 3 4. The Final Lighting Plan must meet all minimum lighting requirements per Chapter 36 of the Zoning Ordinance. 5. Compliance with all of the conditions outlined in the director of engineering's memo dated June 13, 2016, including the requirement for a development agreement. 6. The applicant is providing fee-in-lieu of affordable housing in the amount of 2 million dollars to allow the City to build affordable housing units elsewhere. Payment shall be due at the time of building permit application. 7. A shared parking arrangement to allow residents and guests to use the parking ramp on evenings and weekends. 8. The residential site shall be held to the high density residential sign requirements and the office site the planned office district regulations. 9. A construction management plan shall be submitted at the time of building permit application; including hours of construction, construction staging, traffic control, parking, restriction on parking on Lincoln Drive, and pedestrian access. Construction management plan shall be subject to approval by city staff. 10. The Park Dedication fee of$1,250,000 shall be paid prior to release of the mylars approving the Final Plat. 11. 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. 12. Additional trail connection shall be made at the southwest corner of the site to connect the sidewalk along Lincoln Drive to the internal trail on the south and east side of the building. 13. The boulevard style sidewalk north of the Children's entrance shall meander similar to the sidewalk south of Children's. 14. Create traffic calming on the south drive entrance to the underground parking. RESOLUTION NO. 2016-81 Page 4 Adopted by the city council of the City of Edina, Minnesota, on October 5, 2016. ATTEST: Debra A.A. Mangen, City Clerk James B. Hovland, Mayor STATE OF MINNESOTA ) COUNTY OF HENNEPIN )SS CITY OF EDINA ) CERTIFICATE OF CITY CLERK 1, 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 October 5, 2016, and as recorded in the Minutes of said Regular Meeting. WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this day of , 2016. City Clerk Exhibit A D sting .property Descriptio. Parcel 1: Tract A, except that part embraced within Registered Land Survey No. 1378; Tract B, except that part thereof lying Northeasterly of the following described line: Beginning at a point on the East line of said Tract B, which point is the Northwest corner of Outlot B, Walnut Ridge Third Addition; thence Northwesterly to a point in the North line of said Tract B, which point is 45 feet East of the Northwest corner thereof and there terminating. Registered Land Survey No. 1145 Parcel 2: Together with easement for roadway over the Northerly 30 feet of that part of the North I of the Southwest Quarter of Section 31, Township 117, Range 21 lying West of the East 180 feet thereof as shown in Deed Doc. No. 587617; (Now as to Tract A) (Torrens property, Certificate of Title No. 1382175)