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05-23-05 PC Agenda AGENDA GOLDEN VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION Regular Meeting Golden Valley City Hall, 7800 Golden Valley Road Council Chambers Monday, May 23,2005 7pm I. Approval of Minutes April 25, 2005 Joint Planning Commission and City Council Meeting II. Informal Public Hearing - Final Plan Review - PUD No. 91 Amendment #1 - Rudy Luther Toyota Applicant: The Luther Company Limited Partnership Address: 8801, 8909 and 8989 Wayzata Blvd. Purpose: The amendment would allow for the redevelopment of the Luther properties including the demolition of the five existing buildings and construction of a new 70,000 square foot Toyota/Scion building and a 45,000 square foot Jaguar/Land Rover building. III. Informal Public Hearing - Preliminary Plan Review - PUD No.1 01- Maywood Applicant: Kingman Building Company Address: 5609 Olson Memorial Highway and 435 Turners Crossroad North Purpose: The Planned Unit Development would allow for the construction of 8 single family detached homes. IV. Informal Public Hearing - Preliminary Plan Review - PUD No. 100 - North Wirth Business Center Applicant: KRJ North Wirth LLC Address: Lot 1, Block 2, North Wirth Parkway - Located on Dahlberg Drive Purpose: The Planned Unit Development would allow for the construction of an office condominium project totaling 31,500 square feet comprised of six buildings, phased over time. -Short Recess- V. Reports on Meetings of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority, City Council, Board of Zoning Appeals and other Meetings VI. Other Business A. Revisions to City Code and Council Guidelines Related to Boards and Commissions. B. Board/Commission Recognition Dinner - Wednesday, June 29 at 6:30 pm VII. Adjournment . . . Joint Meeting City Council and Planning Commission 1-394 Corridor Study Kick-Off Presentation April 25, 2005 A joint meeting of the City Council and the Planning Commission was held at the Golden Valley City Hall, Council Chambers, 7800 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, Minnesota, on Monday, April 25, 2005. Mayor Loomis called the meeting to order at 7 pm. Those present were Planning Commissioners Cera, Eck, Keysser, R Schmidgall and Waldhauser and Mayor, Loomis and Council Me r Grayson, Pentel and Shaffer. Also present were Director of Pia a Mark Grimes, Assistant City Manager, Jeanne Andre, URS PI Showalter, Suzanne Rhees and Eric Padget and Administra I. 1-394 Corridor Study Kick-Off Presentation Grimes reminded the Council Members and Pia 5:30 pm there will be a tour of several different redevelopments. He explained that this presentation is t the 1-394 corridor and introduced th Dave Showalter, URS said that assist the City with this corridor study process and help provide th me vis n and the opportunity to create value in the Corridor and to find e the process and bring in as many stakeholders as possibl He referred to the Commercial-Industrial areas in the Corridor and at they are trying to identify and encourage opportunities for int d update of some of these properties. He talked about land use linka and ues and the opportunities to look at north/south connections in e discussed housing issues and looking at areas that could pos' s er density residential uses. He referred to storm water manag regulatory issues in the zoning code. He stated that they are looking with the 1-394 Corridor being first and the upper level of the T 55 Co He referred to a timeline chart and stated that they are anticipating the dy to lete within 12 to 14 months. He explained that they will be using a regul er' newsletters that would build on Envision Golden Valley. He stated that they wi! porting some events including a mobile tour, training, surveys, focus groups and regular joint meetings with the Planning Commission and Council. here URS is in their study of Showalter referred to a map showing intersection concerns and capacity and stated that there are a series of good east/west connections in the corridor and that they are looking at opportunities to better move north and south through the district. He explained that as a part of this study they will be looking at the street capacities and the issues surrounding future land use, the opportunity to combine rails and trails and the importance of the watershed and storm water management ponding. Joint meeting of the City Council & Planning Commission April 25, 2005 Page 2 . Suzanne Rhees referred to a map of the area and stated that they came up with a different set of land use categories to capture the existing uses in the corridor and to understand the character of the corridor. She said the first category is corporate and multi-tenant offices such as Allianz, The Colannade and the Florida West building. She said the next category, which is more predominant in the corridor area, are office- showroom-light industrial such as Golden Hills Office Park. The next category is the general industrial uses which generally have higher truck traffic. Another category is the auto related uses including dealerships and auto services. She talked about the variety and character of commercial uses in the corridor such as franchises, 10' nd dining. The next category she discussed was institutional and multi-family u . . Rhees discussed the residential neighborhoods in the corridor a an attractive, rustic character which is unusual considering its neighborhoods have a good pedestrian connections and a She added that the thing that may be lacking is the vehicular which may be seen by some people as a strength, rat tha people living in this area are obviously heavily impa have at the tem. nections because Pentel asked Rhees what led her to think that th connections. She said that many of the resi there not be strong north/south connecti traffic from 1-394. She said she unders for pedestrians but not vehicular co connections is not intended to b addressed and that that is som around the area. Freiberg s the neighbors would not and stated that they wan they come up with re more and more tra creates some n wan more north/south ods would prefer that afraid of cut-through od north/south connections id that the north/south vehicular tudy, ut that it is an issue to be served while driving and walking s in that area and he can say confidently that Laurel Avenue on their streets. Rhees agreed Council, businesses and residents before dations, but that it is an issue in this study because nto the few streets that do go north and south and it ns. s zoning districts located throughout the corridor. She stated oned industrial. She explained that PUDs have been used r nning in this area because the existing zoning is not quite chieve that level of design control. She referred to a table and lot areas and parking and setback requirements. She stated that interested in learning about is whether there are any conflicts between the com and industrial districts as far as the way people use the facilities and how it functions. Eric Padget pointed out that this is not a traffic study and that there have been several traffic studies already done in this area. He explained that congestion as a whole is not so much a daily congestion issue but there are definitely peak times when congestion is an issue. He discussed some of the recent studies that have been done and stated that they have not shown a real congestion issue, but the reason they are talking about traffic is because more intense development will bring more traffic or certain land uses Joint meeting of the City Council & Planning Commission April 25, 2005 Page 3 . could bring more traffic. He referred to the LaurellWinnetka Study and improvements and the desire for trail connections and transit connections in order to tie into the existing regional system. Grayson aske residents. Sho providing' added order to reo ents Grimes referred to the issue of public involvement and said that it is critical to the success of the process. He referred to the Envision process and said that this study builds on that process. He discussed the primary focus area which is the commercial/industrial area south of Laurel Avenue and east of Rhode Island, and the secondary focus area which is the 1-394 neighborhood south of Highwa etween Highway 100 and Brookview Parkway. He stated that every issue of t swill have a story on the study and that there will be presentations to va '0 rting in July. He discussed the various ways the City is looking for fee ck bout the business and residential surveys and the visual preferenc e available at the Golden Valley Days festival. Rhees discussed the visual preference survey and sh from various development projects that have been surveys. . Pentel asked how much uniqueness would survey. Rhees stated that there is alway is not scientific and that it is more subj Pentel suggested having some mor survey. the visual preference rprise. She agreed that it ed to get people thinking. nsity developments in the Grimes reminded the Coun tour of other corridor dev cameras would be given types of good and b de nd Commissioners that they will be going on a Twin Cities on May 2. He explained that rder for them to take pictures of different ays that the City is going to try to get input from the various ways to get feedback from residents including ks, grocery stores, libraries and community centers. Grimes to be mailed to all of the residents in the corridor ~rea in back as possible. Pentel asked that staff make sure that apartments get a survey as well. d that the goal of the corridor study is to have URS come up with concepts en have zoning and ordinances that help realize the chosen concepts. Showalter reiterated that this study will help the City get ahead of what it will be facing in the few years. He stated that this is a good opportunity to do something that has not been done before in creating a model of freeway development. . Shaffer said that this is a process he hopes citizens get involved in and have fun doing. Joint meeting of the City Council & Planning Commission April 25. 2005 Page 4 . C. Set Advisory group (2 each Council & Planning Commission) Loomis said that Pentel and Shaffer will be the representatives from the Council for the advisory group. Keysser said that he and Hackett will be the representatives from Planning Commission. - Short Recess - II. Reports on Meetings of the Housing and Redevelopment Au Council, Board of Zoning Appeals and other Meetings Approval of Minutes from the April 11. 2005 Planning Co MOVED by Waldhauser, seconded by Rasmussen and mot" approve the April 11. 2005 minutes as submitted. III. Other Business No other business was discussed. IV. Adjournment . The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 . , . Hey Planning 763.593.8095 I 763-593-8109 (fax) Date: May.t8,.2005 To: Golden Valley Planning Commission From: Mark W. Grimes, Director of Planning and Development Subject: Informal Public Hearing on Final PUD Plan for RL T Addition PUD No. 91, Amendm.ent No.1, Luther 394 Properties, LLC and The Luther Co. Limited Partnership, Applicants . At the March 28, 2005 Planning Commission meeting, the Commission held an informal public hearing on the preliminary PUD plan for RL T Addition PUDNo. 91, Amendment NO.1. This PUD. amendment wiUallow for the expansion of PUD No. 91 by permitting the construction of a new dealership building for Luther Toyota and a new dealership building for Land Rover and Jaguar. Afterthe hearing, the Commission unanimously recommended approval of the preliminary PUD plan. As part of that recommendation, the Commission adopted seven conditions of approval that are outlined in the minutes of that meeting (attached). This recommendation was passed along to the City Council. At the April 19, 2005 City Council meeting, the City Council held a public hearing on the RL T Addition PUD No. 91, Amendment No. 91. After the public hearing, the City Council unanimously approved the preliminary PUD planfor RL T Addition PUD No. 91. The City Council's approval was subject to seven conditions that are outlined in the minutes of that meeting (attached). The conditions of approval made by the City Council adopted those recommended by the Planning Commission with the exception ofthe recommendation on signs and the addition of one regarding the lighting plan for the site. The Council asked the staff to work with the applicant to reduce the overall lighting level on the site. The sign recommendation was eliminated because the City Council said the matter of signs was covered by the sign code. After approval ofthe preliminary PUD Plan by the City Council an applicant has 180 days to submit a.complete Final PUD Plan. The Final PUD Plan must be consistent with the Preliminary PUD Plan, the PUD Intent and Purpose provisions, standards and other PUD provisionsJound in the PUD Chapter of the Zoning Code. Luther has gone ahead and submitted the Final PUD Plan for Planning Commission recommendation. The Planning Commission is required to hold an informal public hearing on the Final Plan. After the hearing is held, the Commission is required to make a report to the City Council with its findings, . recommended conditions or modifications. 1 I . Review of Final PUD Plan for RLT Addition PUD No. 91, Amendment No.1 The Final PUD Plans submitted by Lutherare very similar to the Preliminary PUD Plans that were approved by the Planning Commission and City Council. The Final PUD Plans reflect the changes that were required by the City when the Preliminary PUD Plans were reviewed. These changes include revised trash dumpster locations and fire hydrant locations along the north side of the site. The City Council did ask that the lighting plan for the site be reviewed to reduce the amountof light. The City Council believed that the overall light level on the site was excessive. Since that meeting, Luther has provided the City with a revised lighting plan that reduces the light level by about 20%. This new plan is shown on the plan sheet related to the lighting of the site. Staff will have this lighting plan reviewed by a lighting consultant prior to City Council review of the Final PUD Plan. The Planning Commission did not raise any concerns regarding the lighting of the site. City Engineer Jeff Oliver, PE has submitted a memo to me dated May 9, 2005 regarding the Final PUD Plan. In this memo, he recommends approval of the Final PUD Plan with six conditions. These six conditions will become a part of the Planning staff recommendation. Deputy Fire Marshal Ed Anderson has also written a memo to me dated May 10, 2005 listing concerns regarding the development. These concerns will also be made a part of the Planning staff recommendation. The recommendations of both the City Engineer and Deputy Fire Marshal will be addressed as part of the development process. The timing of the improvements will be addressed as part of this PUD approval. As noted in a letter to me from Lynn Robson representing Luther dated April 22, 2005, the total construction . process will take about 24 months. Staff will suggest that Luther have up to 36 months to complete the PUD in order to allow for some construction delays. Recommended Action Staff recommends approval of the Final PUD Plan for RLT Addition PUD No. 91, Amendment NO.1 with the following conditions: 1. The plan sheets for Luther Golden Valley- R.L. Toyota and Golden Valley Jaguar-Land Rover prepared by Baker Associates and dated April 22, 2005 shall become a part of this approval. There are 17 plan sheets. _ 2. The recommendations in the memo from City Engineer Jeff Oliver, PE, to Mark Grimes dated May 9,2005 shall become a part of this approval. 3. The recommendations in the memo from Deputy Fire Marshal Ed Anderson to Mark Grimes dated May 10, 2005 shall become a part of this approval. 4. From the date of approval of the Ordinance giving approval to the Final PUD Plan for RL T Addition PUD 91, Amendment No.1, Luther shall complete construction within 36 months. Attachments Location Map (1 page) Minutes from the March 28, 2005 Planning Commission meeting (5 pages) Minutes from the April 19, 2005 City Council meeting (1 page) Memo from City Engineer, Jeff Oliver dated May 9,2005 (5 pages) . Memo from Deputy Fire Marshal, Ed Anderson dated. 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Regular Meeting of the Golden Valley Planning Commission March 28, 2005 A regular meeting of the Planning Com ssion was held at the Gol alley City Hall, Council Chambers, 7800 Golden Valley oad, Golden Valley . sota, on Monday, March 28, 2005. Ch' eysser called th meeting to ord pm. f the Planning Commission. I. Ma , 2005 Planning Commission Meeting MOVED by Rasmussen, seconded by Waldhauser and motion carried unanimously to approve the March 7, 2005 minutes as submitted. II. Informal Public Hearing - PUD No. 91 Amendment #1 - Rudy Luther Toyota Applicant: The Luther Company Limited Partnership . Address: 8801, 8909 and 8989 Wayzata Blvd. Purpose: To allow for the demolition of the five existing buildings and the construction of a new 70,000 square foot Toyota/Scion building and a 45,000 square foot Jaguar/Landrover building. Grimes explained that the applicant is requesting an amendment to their existing PUD for their property located at General Mills Blvd. and Miller Street. He stated that in May of 2001 the applicant had a PUD approved for their existing property in order to rebuild their Toyota site. He added that as part of those plans, the right of way to the south was vacated. He.explained that their original plans were put off for a period of time be.cause Toyota's plans and products had changed. He stated that Luther Corporation has purchased all the property from General Mills Blvd. over to Flag Avenue and their plan is to completely demolish the existing Toyota building and the old school building, move those operations temporarily to the other existing auto buildings while they construct a new facility. Once the new facility is built they would tear down the other buildings and create a new building for the Jaguar/Land Rover sales and services. . Grimes referred to the site plans and discussed the setbacks. He noted that there will be no setback to the parking lot along the north property line. He explained that this issue was addressed when their original PUD was approved. There is still a 40 foot green area between the north property line and the freeway wall so it seems to make sense to allow them to have their parking lot go right to the north property line. However, there are still easements along that north property line that would still need to be maintained. He . . . Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission March 28,2005 Page 2 referred to the southeast corner of the property and stated that they are proposing less than the required 35 feet of green area setback space but that they are improving the existing setback conditions because currently there are parts of the parking lot that go right upto the property line. He stated that this is a fairly narrow site for a car dealership and ithasstreets on two sides, but with a good landscape plan, it will be a good design for this area. He referred to the western portion of the site, in front of the proposed Land Rover building and stated that there is a display area for vehicles that goes into the 35 foot setback a little bit-He said the City also allowed the Audi dealership to the west to have a small amount of display area, similar to this proposal. He referred to the west property line and said there is a substantial green area however, they are planning to build a small climbing hill feature that people would use when test driving the Land Rovers. .He.stated that there has been some discussion between the applicant and the Porsche/Audidealership next to them about the landscaping and how it can be done and stay sensitive to their needs. Grimes discussed the parking on the site and noted that there are about 1 ,000 parking spaces shown .on the plans. He said the spaces can be used for displaying cars, employee parking and customer parking or for cars waiting to be fixed. He said his concern is that cars are parked in designated spaces, not in fire lanes or setback areas. He said that the applicant feels they have adequate space to allow for customer parking in front of their dealerships, adequate space for their employees and adequate space for their inventory. Grimes stated that the. City Engineer's concerns regarding the use of MnDOT's pond to the east have been addressed and that the applicant does have permission to use that pond for water quality and rate control purposes. Schmidgall referred to the City Engineer's concerns about the trash enclosure and the lighting fixtures being in the MnDOT right of way. Grimes said that he has talked to the architect about not locating the trash enclosure on the utility lines. Keysser asked Grimes to discuss the access to the site. Grimes said the main access will remain on General Mills Blvd. at the signal and that there are three driveways along Miller Street. He.said that staff has also talked to the applicant about having a sidewalk system into the site. Hackett asked Grimes to clarify what the City's guidelines are regarding green space for the total development. Grimes stated that the PUD ordinance states that in commercial developments at least .10% of the property needs to be green. space. He stated that this proposal is approximately 88% hard space and approximately 12% green space, so they do.meet the requirements. Keysser stated that he didn't see any reference to excluding lOUdspeakers in this proposal. Grimes said that is one of the standard requirements for car dealerships and that he will putJanguage in the PUD Permit regarding loudspeaker use. . . . Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission March 28, 2005 Page 3 Eck asked if people would be coming in toward the back of the building when they enter from General Mills Blvd. Grimes said people would actually be looking more at the side of the building when they enter from General Mills Blvd. Keysser asked if people would be driving into residential areas when they test drive cars. Grimes said that there haven't been any complaints from people in that area. He added that most people probably get on 1-394 or stay on the frontage road when test driving cars. He said if it were to become a problem, he would talk to the applicant. Cera asked if the fire department.issues have been addressed. Grimes said yes. Keysser asked if there are any underground fuel tanks on the site. Grimes said he didn't think so, but that is something the applicant could address. Jon Baker, Architect for the project, gave a brief history of the project and talked about the design goals of Toyota and Land Rover/Jaguar. He stated that back in 2001 when the PUD was approved the plans were done in anticipation of the frontage road adjacent to 1-394 being turned back to the property owners and it was the plan at that point to demolish the small used car building, add a lot of service and showroom capacity to the existing Toyota building and to remodel the third building for used car sales and storage. He said shortly after the PUD approval they were informed by Toyota that they were embarking on new image program that would have significant changes to what had been done in the past. He stated the original PUD worked, but it was less then ideal, so they waited until Toyota came out with their design guidelines, acquired the other properties to the west and now they've got what they consider to be a very good master plan. Baker discussed the dealership design overview and stated that the idea is to create an entirely new retail automotive experience and that the design of the Toyota building expresses Toyota's core values of quality, dependability and reliability. He said the result according to Toyota is a comprehensive design bringing comfort, warmth, innovation and authenticity to the Toyota selling, buying and servicing business. He stated that in addition to the significant design work prepared and provided by the manufacturers, the history, experience and depth of operational knowledge that the Luther Companies and Baker Architects assures that this project will result in thoughtfully designed and well constructed buildings. Baker referred to the site plan and stated that it has been updated from. the one Grimes was referring to earlier. He pointed out the new location of the fire hydrants and the trash enclosure and showed several elevations of the building interiors and exteriors. He discussed the landscaping plan and the Land Rover test course and stated that there will be a significant increase in the yard space around the buildings and a lot of energy and illumination will be put into the entrance point at General Mills Blvd. Schmidgall referred to the applicant's narrative and asked about the term "bullpen". Baker explained that the "Bullpen" is the area where the sales people have their own personal work space and desks. I Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission March 28. 2005 Page 4 . Keysser asked if there are any underground tanks currently on the site. Baker said no, all of the tanks that were there have been removed and they are in the process of doing some environmental testing and that all the new tanks will be above ground. Cera referred to the landscaping on the Audi dealership side of the test course and asked what is going to happen in that area. Baker stated that the owners of the Carousel owners did have someconcems about the test course being close to their property line. He said thattheyhave had conversations with them about putting some type of landscaping between the .test course and their property but that they have said they are in support of this proposal. Cera asked about the lighting on the site. Baker said the intention is to light the site sirnilarto the Carousel Audi property. He said they are hoping to do some more decorative Or architectural lighting at the entrance on General Mills Blvd. to delineate it as something more exciting. Cera asked if they have looked into energy efficient lighting. Baker said. they are looking into that and that they will use the most sophisticated available technology reasonable for this type of project. Grimes stated that the cell tower currently located on the site will remain for the duration of the lease. . Rasmussen asked if the. access to the Land Rover test track is only from the interior of the lot. Baker said the only access to the test track would be from the inside of the lot. Cera ask.edif the lot is secured at night. Baker said it would be blocked at night. Hackett asked how pedestrians would get to this site and if there are sidewalk connectionsto other areas in and around the site. Baker explained that there will be an access connection from the park and ride adjacent to their property and there is a sidewalk that goes all the way around the site. Grimes stated that the sidewalks in that area are well used and suggested a connection to the sidewalk to the north on the General Mills property. Baker said that it would not be a problem to do something with the sidewalk connections. Keysser opened the public hearing. Seeing and hearing no one, Keysser closed the public hearing. Waldhauser stated that this proposal meets the criteria for a PUD and fits nicely with what they .are trying to accomplish . Rasmussen agreed and stated that is a well thought out plan. Eck stated that thatthis proposal is a significant improvement over what was originally proposed and he would support recommending approval. . MOVED by Eck, seconded by Schmidgall and motion carried unanimously to recommend approval of the request by The Luther Company Limited Partnership to allow for the demolition of the five existing buildings and the construction of a new 70,000 square foot Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission March 28, 2005 Page 5 . Toyota/Scion building and a 45,000 square foot Jaguar/Land Rover building with the following conditions: 1. The Civil and ArchiteCtural Plan Packet (16 sheets) prepared by Baker Associates and dated 2/11/05 shall become a part of this approval (SUbject to revisions required by the City Engineer and Fire Marshal). 2. All recommendations and requirements set out in the Engineering Memo to Mark Grimes from City Engineer Jeff Oliver, PE, and dated February 28, 2005 shall be made a part of this approval. The Plan Packet must be revised in a manner consistent with Mr. Oliver's memo prior to the plans going to the City Council for Preliminary PUD Plan approval. 3. All recommendations and requirements set out in the memo from Assistant Fire Marshal Ed Anderson to Mark Grimes dated February 22, 2005 shall become a part of this approval and the Plan Pack must be revised in a manner consistent with Mr. Anderson's memo prior to the plans going to the City Council for Preliminary PUD Plan approval. . 4. The Building Board of Review, as part of the building permit process, must approve the landscape plans. 5. All signage must meet the requirements for auto dealers in the Industrial zoning district. 6. The existing cellular tower on the site may remain. 7. No outside speaker systems shall be used on the site. III. Informal Public Hearing - 11-11 Property Rezoning at 2548 Douglas Drive orth Amain Homes, I Address: Purpose: IV. Subdivision at 2548 Douglas Drive . Amain Homes, In 2548 Douglas Driv l .. .. ...... .. /~hl [7 ~~ MOVE,8 by Pentel, seconded by Grayson and motion carried unanimously to direct staff to develop and execute an agreement with MEI for soil investigation on the City Hall campus. *-R~~eipt of March 2005 General Fund Budget Report ~~:~~:~tel,seconded by Grayson and motion carried unanimously to receive and file the March 2005 General Fund us Jon Baker, Architect, presented the plan amendment and answered questions from the Council. Les Eck, Planning Commissioner, presented the Commission report and answered questions from the Council. Mark Grimes, Director of Planning and Development, presented the staff report and answered questions from the Council. Allen Barnard answered questions from the Council. The Mayor opened the meeting for public input and persons present to do so were afforded the opportunity to express their views thereon. David Zinn, 3329 Kyle Avenue North, suggested that the lighting standards be looked at closely and asked about the demolition of the site and future plantings of trees and shrubs. The Mayor closed the public hearing. MOVED by Pentel, seconded by Freiberg and motion carried unanimously to approve the Preliminary Design Plan Amendment, Amendment #1, PUD #91, Rudy Luther Toyota Campus, subject to the following conditions: 1. The Civil and Architectural Plan Packet (16 sheets) prepared by Baker Associates and dated February 11, 2005 shall becomE .art of this approval (subject to revisions required by the City Engineer and Deputy Fire Marshal). 2. II recommendations and requirements set out in the Engineering Memo to Mark Grimes from City Engineer Jeff Oliver, PE, and dated February 28, 2005 shall be made a part of this approval. The Plan Packet must be revised in a manner consistent with Mr. Oliver's memo prior to the plans going to the City Council for Preliminary PUD Plan approval. 3. All recommendations and requirements set out in the memo from Deputy Fire Marshal Ed Anderson to Mark Grimes dated February 22, 2005 shall become a part of this approval and the Plan Pack must be revised in a manner consistent with Mr. Anderson's memo prior to the plans going to the City Council for Preliminary PUD Plan approval. 4. The Building Board of Review, as part of the building permit process, must approve the landscape plans. 5. The existing cellular tower on the site may remain. 6. No outside speaker system shall be used on the site. 7. Staff will review the lighting plan and work with the applicant to reduce the amount of lighting on the site. Public_Hearing - Prelimina The Mayor opened the meeting for public inpu thereon. Hearing and seeing no one, the or mes, Applicant, presented he plan amendment and answered questions from the Council. Les Eck, Planning Commissioner, e staff report and answered questions from the Council. usly to approve the preliminary plat for 2548 Douglas Drive, 1. ared by RLK and dated February 11, 2005. 2. The com ents in the memo from City Eng eer Jeff Oliver, PE, to Mark Grimes, 01 ctor of Planning and Development, dated March 23, 2005, shall become a part f this approval. . toltffiValley Memorandum Public Works 763.593.8030 I 763.593.3988 (fax) Date: May 9,2005 To: Mark Grimes, Director of Planning and Development From: Jeff Oliver. PE. City Enginee~ Subject: Final Plan Review: PUD 91 Amendment)( , Rudy Luther Toyota/Land Rover/Jaguar Public Works staff has reviewed the proposed Final Plan of Development for Rudy LutherToyota/Land Rover/Jaguar. This proposed development is an amendment to the existing PUD at the Rudy Luther Toyota site, which is located west of General Mills Boulevard and south of Interstate 394. The proposed PUD amendment consists of removing five existing buildings on two adjacent properties, and constructing two new . car dealerships. Preliminary Plat and Site Plan The proposed plat will consist of two lots, each with one of the car dealerships located on it. The final plat must include standard drainage and utility easements on lot lines as outlined in the Subdivision Ordinance. The easement requirements include a 20-foot wide easement centered over all water mains on site, including fire hydrants and leads, as required by code. There are multiple easements on the proposed development site that run in favor of the City of Golden Valley. All of these easements, except a drainage and utility easement over the vacated frontage road on the north edge of the site (Doc. No. 3341163), can be vacated. The developer must submit an application for the vacation of these easements before the vacation process can begin. The easement vacations must be approved prior to approval of the final plat for the PUD. . The proposed site plan includes removal of several existing driveways onto Wayzata Boulevard, and installation of three new driveways. The removal and installation of driveway aprons will result in multiple patches to the existing asphalt trail along the roadway. Therefore, the developer will be required to remove the existing trail and reconstruct a new eight-foot wide trail. between the driveway access on General Mills Boulevard and the point where the trail crosses Wayzata Boulevard to the south. The new trail must be constructed to City standards and must include City standard pedestrian ramps at all driveway and street crossings. G:\Developments-Private\Rudy Luther\Amend2Final 050905.doc . . . Pedestrian ramps must also be installed on the north side of the driveway at General Mills BOLllevardand atthe Wayzata Boulevard cross walk near the southwest corner of the site. The developer will be required to obtain the appropriate Right-of-Way permits from the City of Golden Valley for the proposed driveway and trail work associated with the PUD. The proposed site plan includes common parking lots between the two dealerships, as well as common driveways throughout the site. The proposed site plan provides adequate access for emergency vehicles and minimizes conflicts that may impact traffic on City streets. The site plan is acceptable as proposed. Utilities City sanitary sewer and water are currently available to the property included in the proposed PUD. There is adequate capacity available in both utilities for the proposed use on the site. The existing water main that extends across the site parallel to 1-394 is owned and maintained by the City of Golden Valley. The City will also own and maintain the fire hydrants and leads to the hydrants that extend off of this water main. Easements over the hydrant leads must be provided as discussed earlier in this review. The two-inch diameter domestic water service and the6-inch diameterfire service, including the fire hydrants on these fire lines, will be owned and maintained by the developer. The developer will be required to enter into a maintenance agreement for the fire lines and associated hydrants. The existing sanitary sewer service into the proposed Toyota building currently provides service to more than one of the buildings on site, and is owned and maintained by the City. However, following development of the site this sewer will only provide service to the Toyota building. Therefore, ownership and maintenance responsibility for this sewer will be assumed by the developer. The easements over this sewer will be vacated as part of the easement vacation process discussed above. The developer will also own and maintain the sewer service into the Jaguar/Land Rover building.frorTl the manhole within Wayzata Boulevard into the building. The developer will be required to obtain the appropriate utility permits and right-of-way permits from the City for work on City sanitary sewer, water and storm sewer systems on and adJacent to the site. Gradina, Drainaae and Erosion Control This proposed PUD is within the Main Stem Subdistrict of the Bassett Creek Watershed. Therefore, the plans are subject to the water quality standards of the Bassett Creek Water Management Commission (BCWMC) as outlined in its Requirements for Improvements and Development proposals. Due to the extent of the proposed work on G:\Oevelopments-Private\Rudy LutheMmend2Final 050905.doc . site, the development will be required to provide water quality ponding according to the policy. The developer has worked with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) to provide the water quality ponding required for the PUD in an existing storm water pond within MnDOT right-of-way. The existing pond is located east of General Mills Boulevard inside of a looped exit ramp from 1-394 onto General Mills Boulevard. The MnDOT Office of Water Resources Engineering has provided preliminary approval of the excavation of this existing pond to meet the water quality requirements for the PUD, as outlined in the attached March 21, 2005 memo to the developer's engineer. The developer will be required to obtain the appropriate permits from MnDOT for the proposed pond excavation. Maintenance of this pond will be subject to the comments and requirements of MnDOT. The proposed Grading, Drainage and Erosion Control Plan must be submitted to the BCWMC for its review and comments. No work can begin on site until the BCWMC has approved the plans. The developer is also required to obtain an NPDES Storm Water Discharge Permit from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. A copy of the permit application, and a copy of the permit once received, must be submitted to the Public Works Department. . A City of a Golden Valley Grading, Drainage and Erosion Control Permit is also required for this project. The City will not issue this permit until the BCWMC has approved the project and a copy of the NPDES permit application is received by staff. The developer will also be required to provide all application fees and securities as required by City Code. The City owns and maintains the existing storm sewer systems within the rights-of-way of General Mills Boulevard. The storm sewer along the north edge of the site within the 1-394 right-of-way is owned and maintained by MnDOT. The developer will be required to obtain the appropriate permits from the City and MnDOT for the connections to these systems. All storm sewer extensions, laterals and catch basins extended off these facilities and into the development will be owned and maintained by the developer. The removal and replacement of the trail along Wayzata Boulevard, as discussed earlier in this review, must be shown on the grading plan. Tree Preservation This development is subject to the Tree Preservation Ordinance. Therefore, the developer must obtain a tree preservation permit prior to starting work on site. Summary and Recommendations . Based upon its review, Public Works staff recommends approval of the Final Plan of Development for the proposed Planned Unit Development Amendmentsubject to the comments contained in this review, which are summarized as follows: G:\Developments"Private\Rudy LutheMmend2Final 050905.doc . ' . . . t 1. The vacation of existing easements, and rededication of the appropriate easements, occur concurrent with final plat approval. 2. The developer removes and replaces the existing bituminous trail along General Mills Boulevard and Wayzata Boulevard as discussed within this review. 3. The developer enters into a maintenance agreement with the City for the fire service lines, and the associated fire hydrants, into each building. 4. Subject to the review and comments of the Bassett Creek Water Management Commission. 5. Subject to the approval and permitting of the Minnesota Department of Transportation as discussed in this review. 6. Subjectto the review and comments of the Building Official, Deputy Fire Marshal, and other City staff. Please feel free to call me if you have any questions regarding this matter. C: Jeannine Clancy, Director of Public Works AI Lundstrom, Environmental Coordinator Ron Nims, Public Works Project Coordinator Eric Eckman, Engineering Technician Ed Anderson, Deputy Fire Marshal Gary Johnson, Building Official Mark Kuhnly, Chief of Fire and Inspections G:\Developments-Private\Rudy LutheMmend2Final 050905.doc . . . \l'\lU'ESoI:., {(Ii Minnesota Department of Transportation ~OF~ Memo Metro Division - Water Resources Engineering Office Tel: 651-634-2077 Fax: 651-634-2411 1500 West County Road 82 Roseville, MN 55113 March 21, 200S To: Daniel Hughes, P,E., Landform From: Martin Korthank Project Manager, Metro WRE marti n .korthank@dot.state.mn.us Subject: Pre Permit Approval 1-394/General Mills Boulevard Pond Dead Pool Expansion Luther Golden Valley Toyota City of Golden Valley Review I have checked over your preliminary plans and computations to alter the pond located inside the off-ramp loop to General Mills Blvd from eastbound 1-394. The alteration is in response to the city of Golden Valley's request the pond meet NURP standards. . Your request to deepen the pond by ten feet, using a 3: I slope below the ten-foot NWL bench, is approved. Drainage from your proposed design will be decreased, the pond is below the freeway, and the surrounding roads have low traffic volumes and slow speeds. Mn/DOr reserves the right to approve erosion control and slope stabilization from each of the pond's inlets. Depending on the discharge velocities, either rip rap, erosion control matting, or a combination of the two will be required from the apron to proposed toe of slope. The design must be sent to Keith VanWagner of Metro Permits for routing to appropriate functional groups. Please let me know if you have further questions or if you alter your proposed plans. Cc: Keith Van Wagner, Permits E. Buck Craig, Permits . PUbIiC~U~y Memorandum Fire Department 763-593-8055 I 763-512-2497 (fax) To: Mark Grimes, Director of Planning and Zoning From: Ed Anderson, Deputy Fire Marshal Subject: FinalPlanPUD for Rudy Luther's Toyota Campus Date: May 10,.2005 The Golden Valley Fire Department has reviewed the final plan PUD application and site plan for the Rudy Luther's Toyota Campus regarding the development of all 5 of the parcels, including the additionofthe Land Rover/Jaguar dealership. Listed below are additional concerns to the site plan: . 1. The fire hydrant water mains indicated for the site, are identified as a 6 inch diameter. The fire suppression water supply for the buildings also indicates 6 inch supply. Therefore, hydrClulic calculations are required showing the proper fire suppression system and fire hydrant water main for the total demand at the appropriate pressure for the type and use of all buildings. 2. The postindicator valves for the fire suppression system for all buildings located on the proposed site do not indicate physical barriers to prevent vehicle damage to the post indicator valve. Theinstallation of the vehicle impact protection shall be installed in accordance. with the Minnesota State Fire Code. 3. The post indicator valve for the Land Rover/Jaguar building is installed incorrectly on the utility plan. Please make corrections. 4. The fire department connection for the fire suppression system at the Land Rover/Jaguar building shall not be obstructed by any gas meters or electrical transformers or the access to the fire department connection be obstructed by any landscaping matter or materials. 5. The installation of No Parking Fire Lane signs and stationary posts shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the City of Golden Valley city ordinance. . If you have any questions please call me at 763-593-8065. r ,<- 0'''''' ~ (....(.. \)e=:.. . April 22, 2005 Mark Grimes City of Golden Valley 7800 Golden Valley Road Golden Valley, MN 55427 Re: PUD Application The Luther Company Limited Partnership Dear Mr. Grimes: . The Luther Company Limited Partnership ("Luther") is submitting a PUD application for the redevelopment of the five properties located between 8989 Wayzata Boulevard (the former site of Carousel Audi) and 8801 Wayzata Boulevard {the current site of Rudy Luther Toyota). Luther and its associated entities acquired these five properties over the past 30 years. The Rudy Luther Toyota site at 8801 Wayzata Boulevard was acquired in1975. Since that time, dealership operations at the site have included Motorhomes, GMC Truck, Honda, Toyota and Scion. The former gas station adjacent to 1-394and contiguous to the north of the Toyota dealership was acquired in 1978 and is currently being used as a Scion sales facility. The former school building was acquired in 1999, and is now being used for parts inventory storage. Luther acquired the former Wilkins Pontiac site at 8909 Wayzata Boulevard in February 2001 and operated a Pontiac dealership at the sitefor one year. In June of2004, Luther acquired the former Carousel Audi property at 8989 Wayzata Boulevard. This property has been used for motor vehicle sales and service since 1973. Luther proposes a complete redevelopment of these five properties, including demolition of the five existing buildings and construction of a new 70,000 square foot Toyota/Scion building and a new 45,000 square foot Jaguar/Landrover building. The preliminary site and building plans for these two new facilities are included in the PUD application package. Phasing for the redevelopment is proposed to proceed as follows: 1. After city approvals are received for the project, RL Toyota operations will relocate to the Carousel and Wilkins properties. The buildings on the RL Toyota site will be demolished, and construction of the new Toyota building will commence. 2. We anticipate that construction of the new Toyota facility will take approximately 12 months. 3. Upon completion of the Toyota building, Toyota operations will move into the new building, the Carousel and Wilkins buildings will be demolished, and construction of the new JaguarlLandrover building will commence. 4. Construction of the J aguarlLandrover building will also take approximately 12 months to complete. . 701 XENIA AVENUE SOUTH. SUITE 220 . GOLDEN VALLEY, MN 55416 tel: 763.593.5755 0 fax: 763.593.0769 0 web: www.lutherauto.como email: info@lutherauto.com . . . . City of Golden Valley Page 2 4/22/2005 5. It is.anticipated, arid hoped, that the entire redevelopment will be complete within 24 months of the final city approvals. Wethankyou for.your consideration of this request and look forward to answering any questions you may have at the May 23,2005 hearing. Sincerely, . . . . Rudy Luther ToyotaPUD Application Zoning variances: 1. Applicant is seeking a variance for the 35' setback on the east and south yards at the intersection of Miller Street and General Mills Boulevard. Justification: General Mills Boulevard and Miller Street both angle into the southeast comer of the Toyota property. Maintaining a 35'setback all the way to the comer will result in a loss of approximately 100 parking spaces, and significantly impact traffic circulation and efficiency. The problem is further complicated by the fixed location of the General Mills Boulevard curb cut, which was a condition of the PUD approved in 2001 (pUD number 91). The 10' setback proposed was approved in January 2001 in conjunction with PUD number 91. The setback proposed also represents a significant improvement over the existing conditions. As the right of way for General Mills Boulevard has changed over the years, it has encroached not only up to RL Toyota's parking lot, but alsoiJ.1to it by approximately 13 feet. The proposed setbacks will increase from the existing setbacks to a minimum of 10' as approved in 2001. 2. Applicant is seeking a variance from the 20'setback on the north property line. Justification: The north property line is on the right of way line for 1-394. This property line is adjacent to a 30' retaining wall, which supports 1-394. The retaining wall is separated from the property line by a 30' green space. The proposal is to allow parking up to the property line, because there is no adjacent use from which to screen or setback. There is no longer a street or sidewalk on the north side of the site, so there will be no public use or visibility of this 30' adjacent to the retaining wall. 701 XENIA AVENUE SOUTH. SUITE 220 . GOLDEN VALLEY,MN 55416 tel: 763.593.5755 . fax: 763.593.0769 . web: www.lutherauto.colll . elllail: info@lutherauto.colll 11 \l . . . Hey Planning 763-593-8095/763-593-8109 (fax) Date: May 17,2005 To: Golden Valley Planning Commission From: Mark W. Grimes, Director of Planning and Development Subject: Informal Public Hearing on Preliminary PUD Plan forMaywood PUD No.1 01 (Former 5609 Olson Memorial Highway and 435 Turners Crossroad N.~ Kingman Building Company and Landmark Development Group, Applicants Background and Description of Request Kingman Building Company, represented by Dave Kingman, and Landmark Development Group, represented by David Reed, have entered into agreements to purchase the former tree service property at 5609 Olson Memorial Highway (three parcels) and the house and property at 435 Turners Crossroad (one parcel). Their plan is to jointly develop these 1.72 acres into a planned unit development (PUD) to allow the construction of 8 single-family homes. The tree service operated on three lots with access from the Olson Memorial Highway frontage road for over 50 years. Several years ago, the tree service stopped operation and all the buildings that were on the site were removed. The tree service was considered a nonconforming use on this property. This property has been zoned R-1 (single-family) for over 30 years. The property at 435 Turners Crossroads is an existing single-family home that conforms to the zoning code. The lot for this home is about 22,000 sq. ft. in area. This home was constructed in 1950. The property is guided on the General Land Use Plan Map for Low Density residential uses (less than 5 units per acre). The proposed development is 4.6 units per acre and is therefore consistent with the General Land Use Plan designation. The property is zoned R-1 (single- family). The proposed use of the property is eight single-family homes within a homeowner's association. Each home will sit on its own lot that is around 4,400 sq. ft. in area. The remainder of the property will be owned by the homeowner's association. This includes the private street and driveway. Qualification as a PUD Section 11.55, Subd. 3 of the PUD Chapter outlines Standards and Guidelines that must be met in order for a development to be considered as a PUD. The staff has reviewed these 5 standards and guidelines and finds that the Maywood development qualifies to be considered as a PUD. These guidelines include consistency with the intent and purpose p~ovisions of the PUD Chapter found in Section 11.55 Subd. 1. 1 . . . The intent.of the use .of a PUD is ta pravide for an aptianal methad .of develapment which permits design flexibility from ather provisian .of the zaning and subdivisiancades including flexibility in uses, height, setbacks, parking requirements and ather similar regulatians. The. applicant has provided the staff with all necessary infarmatian needed far the Preliminary PUD plan ta ga fa rwardas required by the PUD Chapter .of the. zaning cade. Review of Proposed Development The sitethaf is pr.opased far the Maywaad develapment is unique. As stated abave, it is a cambinatian .of the farmer tree service property lacated an Olsan Memarial Highway frantage road and the property at 435 Turners Crassraad. The tatal area is 1.72 acres .or abaut 75,000 sq. ft. Withaut the use bfthe PUD, the property cauld be used far .only twa single-family hames, .one an Turners Crassraad (where the existing hame is lacated) and .one .off Olsan Mem.orial Highway. This is due ta the narrow width .of the praperty. When staff first met with Mr. Kingman, the plan was ta .only develap the tree service property. This would have created the need far a lang, private cul-de-sac ta pravideaccess ta the devel.opment. Mr. Kingman determined that it wauld be best ta incarparate the property at 435 Turners Crossroad inta the plan in .order ta provide a secand .outlet ta a public street. This was dane and Landmark Develapment was braught in as a partner. Mr. Kingman and Mr. Reed have. made attempts ta alsa purchase the property at 5605 Olsan Memarial Highway. These .owners da n.ot want ta sell at this time. Mr. Kingman has tald me that the canversatians he has had with the .owner at 5605 Olsan Memarial Highway have been cardial. Mr. Kingman said he will be speaking with the .owner .of that property ta determine haw ta best provide screening .or a buffer between the Maywaad develapmentand the rear and side yard .of their praperty. Staff daes have cancern abaut haw the Maywaad develapment and the 5605 Olsan Memarial Highway hame will caexist. The 5605 hause is lacated an a triangular shaped lat that is abaut 18,000 sq. ft. in area. The property can remain as a single-family hame and i.s well suited far that use. Mr. Kingman has said that he will again be meeting with the .owners .of the hause ta determine the type .of screening .or landscaping that is appropriate alang the narth and east side .of the private street. Mr. Kingman said that he wauld like ta provide plantings alang the property line adjacent ta the private street as illustrated an the attached landscape plan. In .order ta properly install the landscaping and far it ta survive, Mr. Kingman needs ta .obtain an easementfr.om the 5605 .owners far planting an their property. The ather aptian wauld be ta place a 6ft. waadfence alang the private road. This wauld be passible but it may cause same snaw starage prablems and allaw far minimum landscaping alang the sauth and west side .of the fence. There is a cancern abaut haw c1ase the private road is ta the rear .of the hause at 5605 Olsan Memarial Highway. With property landscaping .or fencing, staff believes that this prablem can be mitigated. The private street will nat be busy .or naisy, probably .only 80-90 trips per day. The trips will be primarily cars, different from when the praperty was used as a tree service. The develapment is alsa adjacent ta 7 ather single-family lats an bath the west and sauth sides .of the development. The PUD cade requires that the c1asest that a building can be ta a praperty zaned far single-family uses is the height .of the prapased buildings. In this case, the height .of the pr.opased hauses in Maywaad is 24 ft. as defined by the Inspectians Department. The distance from each .of the hauses in Maywaad ta adjacent praperties is 24 ft. 2 . . . The attached landscape plan indicates the location of new trees and plantings for the development. The tree preservation plan also indicates the location of trees that will be removed and those that will be saved in the development. The tree preservation plan will have to be approved by the City's Environmental Coordinator and the landscape plan will be reviewed and approved by the Building Board of Review. Mr. Kingman has told me that he has already had a neighborhood meeting with some of the surrounding property owners. He plans to meet with them this week to discuss landscaping along the west and south property line of Maywood. He has told staff that he is willing to erect a new 6 ft. wood fence along the property line if that is preferred by the neighbors or work to develop a landscape plan that is acceptable to them. Mr. Kingman is willing to amend the submitted landscape plan to come up with a solution that is acceptable to him. and the neighbors. At the present time, there is 6 ft. high fence along a portion of the west property line and a 10 ft. to 12 ft. fence along another portion of the west property line. The remainder of the property border is chain link. There is a temporary wood fence along the north property line adjacent to Olson Memorial Highway frontage road. The new road serving the site it proposed to be a private, 24 ft. wide street. The PUD chapter states that public streets are preferred but exceptions can be made for private streets. In this case, both the Public Works staff and Planning staff agree that a private street is best for this location and that it meets the criteria for a private street. City Engineer Jeff Oliver, PE, in his memo to me dated May 16, 2005 states that a private, 24 ft. wide street is best for this location and situation. The street will be of a 7 -ton design and provide for proper access for emergency vehicles. In addition, this 24 ft. wide road will permit parking on one side. The other side will have to be clearly posted for no parking. Adequate parking is always a concern in private residential developments. In the case of Maywood, the on-street parking will provide for approximately 20 parking spaces. In addition, each house will have a two or three car garage with an 18ft, wide driveway that can provide space for at least two cars without extending into the private street. Staff believes that parking for Maywood will be more than adequate. The eight homes in the Maywood development will generate about 80-90 trips per day. There is adequate capacity in the local street system to handle these additional trips. Because this property is on a curve, there is some concern about sight lines for drivers exiting Maywood. This has been reviewed and there appears to be adequate sight distance with the private street coming out at 90 degree angles to the public street. Mr. Kingman has told staff that the houses will be subject to a homeowner's association that will maintain the private streets and provide lawn care and snow removal for the entire development. The homes will be either 3 or 4 bedrooms with a three car garage. Some of the homes will have an option of a main level master bedroom to minimize the need to go up and down stairs. This type of design is encouraged in order to expand life-cycle housing choices in Golden Valley. The homes will sell in the $500,000 range. There will be architectural covenants and controls over such things as outdoor storage of boats and recreational vehicles. Public Safety Department Comments Deputy Fire Marshal Ed Anderson has written me a memo dated May 10, 2005. In this memo he outlines his comments. These comments will be made a condition of approval for the PUD. Most notably, each of the single-family homes will have a residential fire suppression system. This has been agreed to by the developer and is necessary due to the limited access to the eight homes. 3 . Public Works Department Comments City Engineer Jeff Oliver has written me a memo dated May 16, 2005. In this memo he outlines his comments and recommendations. As usual, Mr. Oliver has done an excellent job in reviewing the proposal and providing comments and recommendations that will be included in the conditions of approval found in this memo. Recommended Action Staff has met with. Mr. Kingman and Mr. Reed several times over the past months to discuss this development. He has been very receptive to suggestions made by City staff and the proposed Preliminary PUD plan is a result of the meetings and his development expertise. Staff realizes that his is a difficult site to develop due to its shape. It appears that Mr. Kingman has developed a plan that efficiently uses the 1.72 acres in a manner that will blend in with the surrounding single-family neighborhood. With the PUD and the requirement of a homeowner's association, there is an assurance that the property will be well maintained. The price of the homes also is an indication of the proposed quality. Staff makes the following recommendations: 1. The 6 plan sheets prepared by John Oliver and Associates for Maywood and dated 4/27/05 shall become a part of this approval. The plan sheets include the preliminary plat, grading, drainage and erosion control plan, utility plan, site plan, tree preservation plan and landscaping plan. 2. As part ofthe Final PUD Plan, the developer shall draft the documents for the homeowner's association. These documents shall be reviewed by the City Attomey. · 3. The final pial of Maywood is subjecllo a park dedication fee as outlined in the Subdivision Code. The fee will be determined by the City Council at the time the final plat is approved. 4. The developer shall continue to work with the surrounding property owners to develop a suitable landscape plan to provide adequate screening and buffering. This revised landscape plan shall be submitted as part of the Final PUD Plan. 5. The recommendations found in the memo from City Engineer Jeff Oliver, PE, to Mark Grimes dated 5/16/05 shall become a part of this approval. 6. The recommendation found the memo from Deputy Fire Marshal Ed Anderson to Mark Grimes dated 5/10/05 shall become a part of this approval. Attachments . Location map (1 page) Applicant's Narrative (2 pages) Memo from Jeff Oliver, City Engineer, dated May 16, 2005 (5 pages) Memo from Ed Anderson, Deputy Fire Marshal, dated May (1 page) Photos of the property (6 pages) Preliminary Plat, Grading, Drainage and Erosion Control Plan, Utility Plan, Site Plan, Tree Preservation Plan, Landscape Plan (6 oversized pages) . 4 . 5808 I I l " --i I ,,/,,/ ./ L~-/ '/~-{/ /p;.C.~ oLsc5ifMEt.IIO~\ ! l.~____ I L_. - ---- ---.---- '--. i \ \ 1 fa \ \ ~ !~~~, I ~ l/;.\ -sBC~~~:y 55 ~~ ,<ilf~~"'~ E8-H~~~\~WAY55~~1 Cfa, HIGHW t/I\ /J."O ' "0.,>. (11\ 'It) \ 0\ ~\ If! I ~\ ------ 5 .-.. --'--~_.'--' -. .-.. 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Proposed Development The attached proposal is to build eight single-family detached homes on a parcel of land that is currently four individual lots. These lots are located at 5609 Olson Memorial Highway and 435 Turners Crossroad North. The lot at 435 Turners Crossroad North currently has one single family home on it which will be removed for the proposed development. The other three lots were the former property of United Tree Service, a family-owned tree-removal service, which operated on the property for over 50 years. The house, garage, office/shop, other auxiliary buildings, and materials and equipment that were located on this property have been removed. The current zoning of the property is R-1 Single Family Residential. Our proposal falls within the guidelines forJow density residential which allows for less than 5 units per acre. Our proposal has a density of 4.6 units per acre. The reason that we are proposing a P.U.D. for this development is because of the unusual configuration of the three lots that had been the United Tree Service property. Only one of the lots (lot 2) was contiguous to a city street. The other two lots (lots 3 & 6) had no access to a street. The following provides an explanation of how this proposal meets the purpose and provisions of the PUD Ordinance: . 1. The previous use of the land was often considered an eyesore because of equipment, machinery, and supplies that were stored on the site and because of the several buildings that were in various stages of disrepair. Many neighbors said that the site was anannoyance.because of the loud sounds from equipment being operated and from smoke and smells from burning and other equipment operation. 2. This plan provides for land use that is compatible with the surrounding single family neighborhood. 3. The plan .makes use of the landlocked parcels (lots 3 & 6). 4. By combining the property at 435 Turners Crossroad North (lot 4) with the three tree service lots it is possible to have a street that has two points of access to the city streets rather than a dead-end cul-de...sac. ,Olclf I're198sal i~ fu, II Ol"l~ n'SY I',;\~tc ~ll ~d. The overall area of pavement for a public street and cul-de-sac would be much greater than the proposed street. Our proposal maximizes green space. 5. The proposed homes will be subject to a homeowners association that will maintain the private street and will provide lawn care and snow-plowing service. These homes will have an optionfor a main level master bedroom, which along with the snow and lawn servicewill provide much appeal to empty-nester buyers who are seeking less maintenance and fewer stairs to climb. With options for 3 or 4 bedrooms, a three-car garage, a bonus room and a finished basement, these homes will also appeal to families with kids. . 6. The homeowners association documents will have architectural covenants that will provide fora consistent style of design. 7. The proposed homes will be constructed to meet, and/or exceed, all requirements for the current energyoode, which will mean these homes will be highly energy efficient. . . . 8. Landscaping and fencing around the perimeter of the development will provide for a pleasant buffer between the new homes and the existing homes in the neighborhood. . . . G:J} oGold~n'Vall ey Memorandum Public Works 763.593.8030 I 763.593.3988 (fax) Date: May 16, 2005 To: Mark Grimes, Director of Planning and Development From: Jeff Oliver. PE, City Engineer ~ Subject: Preliminary Review, PUD 101, Maywood Public Works staff has reviewed the preliminary plans submitted for the proposed Maywood Planned Unit Development (PUD). The proposed PUD is located in the southwest quadrant of Trunk Highway 100 and Trunk Highway 55, and west of Valleywood Circle. Staff has the following comments based upon this review. Preliminary Plat and Site Plan The proposed development consists of eight single-family lots located within two blocks. There are also two lots (Lot 7, Block 1 and Lot 3, Block 2) that are proposed common areas that will be maintained by a homeowners' association within the PUD. The preliminary plat indicates that the two common lots will be entirely covered by drainage and utility easements. The proposed private street within the development, as well as the utilities to serve the homes, will be located within these common lots. The developer is proposing a private street within this PUD based upon the Planned Unit Development Ordinance. The Ordinance generally discourages private streets unless the City grants a waiver based upon certain defined criteria. The first criterion outlined in the Code is "(a) extension of a public street is not physically feasible as determined by the city". The fourth criterion is "(d) there is no feasible present or future means of extending a right-of-way from another direction." The property being developed is 100 feet wide, just south of the Olson Memorial Frontage Road. As required by the Subdivision Code, the minimum right-of-way for a public street is 60 feet, which when applied in this situation would leave a 40-foot wide area for development of homes. When setbacks are applied to this remaining area, it is not practical to construct a home without variances to the setback requirements. Therefore, the physical extension of a standard city street into this property is not feasible. Based upon this determination, staff supports the proposed private street within this PUD. G:\Developments-Private\Maywood\PrelimReview.doc . . . The proposed private street is 24 feet wide with parking permitted on the north/east side of the street only. The proposed width and parking restrictions will allow traffic movement through the development. However, the street width and the minimum amount of boulevard available on the north side of the street in Block 2 presents concerns during winter months. In order to assure that street widths are not dramatically reduced due to lack of snow storage, staff recommends that snow clearing by the homeowners' association include removal of snow on the private street. In order to avoid long-term maintenance issues on the private street, it must be constructed to City standards. Valleywood Circle, which is located immediately west of this development, is being reconstructed as part of the 2005 Pavement Management Program. The proposed street section on Valleywood includes the pavement section shown on the grading plan, but also includes three feet of select granular borrow. The proposed private street must utilize the same section. The curb radii of the private street onto the Olson Memorial Frontage Road must be increased to a minimum of 15 feet. Visibility at the intersections of the private street onto Olson Memorial Frontage Road appears to be adequate based upon the information provided. The existing bituminous driveway into this site must be removed as part of the development. Concrete curb and gutter must be installed through the existing driveway. The street construction must include installation of City standard pedestrian ramps for the sidewalk at its intersections with the private roadway. The developer will be required to obtain a City of Golden Valley right-of-way permit, and a Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) permit, prior to the start of work. The Olson Memorial Frontage Road is scheduled for a mill and overlay as part of the 2005 Pavement Management Program. All work within the right-of-way for this street must be included as soon as possible in the 2005 construction season to allow the scheduled overlay to occur in a timely manner. Utility Plan City sanitary sewer and water are available to provide service to the proposed PUD. There is adequate capacity in these utilities for the proposed development. The sanitary sewer and water systems within this development will be City owned and maintained following construction. The developer will be required to design and construct these improvements to City standards and specifications. Construction plan and profiles must be submitted for review and comment by the City. G:\Oevelopments-Private\Maywood\PrelimReview.doc . . . The developer will. be required to enter into a development agreement for the public improvements. The agreement must include a letterof credit for 150% of the estimated costs forthe utilities, street patching, pedestrian ramps and all other associated costs for work on public streets and utilities. The existing 16-inch diameter water main on the frontage road is labeled as a ductile iron pipe. The plan must be modified to indicate that the existing water main is a 16-inch concrete cylinder pipe. The existing sanitary sewer and water services to the existing structures on the development site must be removed to the mains as part of the public improvements. The proposed utility plan includes installation of sanitary sewer and water services to theexisting.single-family property to the north and east of the private street. Gradina, Drainaae and Erosion Control This proposed PUD is located within the Sweeney Lake subdistrict of the Bassett Creek Watershed. Therefore, the plans are subject to the review and comment of the Bassett Creek Water Management Commission (BCWMC). The plans must be approved by the BCWMC prior to the start of any work on site. The BCWMC's Requirements for Improvements and Development Proposals outlines requirements for water quality improvements within the watershed. These requirements define residential development as a site of more than two acres and that.contains four or more proposed Hving units. Because this site is less than two acres (1.72 acres), the construction of a water quality pond is not required. However, the developer will be required to implement other storm water Best Management Practices (BMPs) possible to. protect water quality. In order to meet the BCWMC requirement for storm water BMPs, the developer has proposed an environmental manhole in the northwest corner of the site. Storm water runoff from the majority of the site, excluding the very eastern portion, will be routed through the environmental manhole prior to discharge into the City/MnDOT storm sewer system. The proposed environmental manhole, as the entire storm sewer system within the development, will be owned and maintained by the developer, and eventually the homeowners' association. The developer will be required to enter into a Water Quality Maintenance Agreement for these facilities. The proposed environmental manhole must be moved further east than currently shown on the grading plan. The structure should be located so it can be installed and maintained without excavation on private property. G:\Developments-Private\Maywood\PrelimReview.doc . The developer will be required to submit a final Grading, Drainage and Erosion Control Plan as part of the Final Development for this PUD. This grading plan must be prepared to City standards. City records indicate that there is an existing 10-inch diameter PVC storm sewer that is not shown on the plans along the northwest property line of this development. The developer's engineer must confirm the presence and location of this storm sewer on the grading plan. If it is possible to remove this storm sewer while maintaining positive storm drainage in the area, it should be removed. The developer will be required to obtain a City of Golden Valley Grading, Drainage and Erosion Control Permit for the proposed work on site. This permit must be obtained prior to the start of any work on site. The developer will also be required to obtain a General Storm Water Permit from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency prior to start of work on site. A copy of the permit application, and the permit once it is obtained, must be provided to the City. Tree Preservation The proposed development is subject to the City Tree Preservation Ordinance. A Tree Preservation Plan must be included with the Final Plan submittal and the permit must be . obtained prior to the start of work on site. Summary and Recommendations Public Works staff recommends approval of the Preliminary Plans for Planned Unit Development 101, Maywood, subject to the comments contained in this review, which are summarized as follows: 1. The private street within the development must be constructed to City standards. 2. The developer enters into a Development Agreement and posts securities for the public improvements associated with the PUD. 3. Subject to the review and comments of the Bassett Creek Water Management Commission. 4. The developer enters into a Storm Water Maintenance Agreement for the environmental manhole and storm sewer system. 5. The developer obtains the appropriate City permits, including Right-of-Way, Utility, Grading, Drainage and Erosion Control, and Tree Preservation prior to the Co start of work on site. . G:\Developments-Private\Maywood\PrelimReview.doc . . . . 6. The developer submits a final Grading, Drainage and Erosion Control Plan and Tree Preservation Plan as part of the Final Plan of Development. 7. Subject tothe review and comments of the Building Official, Deputy Fire Marshal and other City staff. Please feel free to call me if you have any questions regarding this matter. C: Jeannine Clancy, Ditector of Public Works AI Lundstrom, Environmental Coordinator Ron Nims, Public Works Project Coordinator Eric Eckman, Engineering Technician Gary Johnson, Building Official Mark Kuhnly, Chief of Fire and Inspections Ed Anderson, Deputy Fire Marshal G:\Developments-Private\Maywood\PrelimReview.doc . . . Public JJ.~y Memorandum Fire Department 763-593-8055 I 763-512-2497 (fax) To: Mark Grimes, Director of Planning and Zoning From: Ed Anderson, Deputy Fire Marshal Subject: PUD 101 Maywood (United Tree Service Property) Date: May 10, 2005 The Golden Valley Fire Department has reviewed the proposed site plan for the Maywood addition located at 5609 Olson Highway and 435 Turnerscross Road. Listed below are the plan review comments: 1. The fire department access road shall be designed and constructed and maintained to support the imposed loads of fire apparatus and shall be surfaced so as to provide all weather drivina capabilities. 2. The turning radius for the fire apparatus access road shall be a 45 foot inside turning radius. 3. The installation of residential fire suppression system forthe proposed site shall be installed in accordance with the Minnesota State Fire Code and recognized standards. The water supply for the fire suppression and domestic water system shall be adequate to maintain the proper fire flow for the type of construction for the building. 4. The fire hydrant located on the site plan shall be installed in accordance with the requirement of the City of Golden Valley's Engineer office. The fire hydrants shall not be obstructed by any post, fence, growth, trash, storage, mailboxes and other materials or objects shall not be placed or kept near fire hydrants. 5. Relocate the fire hydrants located near lot 4 and East driveway to alternative .Iocation. Placement of all fire hydrants shall be located on the south side of the proposed main road. Fire hydrants must be accessible for fire department operation at all times. 6. The installation of No Parking Fire Lane signs and stationary posts shall be installed on the south side of the proposed main roadway. If you have any questions, please call me at 763-593-8065. ~. i . lIey Planning 763-593-8095/ 763-593-8109 (fax) Date: May 16, 2005 To: Planning Commission From: Mark W. Grimes, Director of Planning and Development Subject: Informal Public Hearing on Preliminary PUD Plan for North Wirth Business Center PUD No. 100, KRJ North Wirth LLC, Applicant . Background KRJ Partners, represented by Rick Martens, has applied for a Planned Unit Development (PUD) to allow the construction of 6 office condominium buildings (31,500 sq. ft. total) on 4.24 acres of property in the North Wirth Parkway Redevelopment Area. This property is now owned by the Golden Valley HRA. The HRAhas designated KRJ as the developer of the property and has entered .into a development agreement with KRJ. This development agreementstates that KRJ will purchase the property for a stated price and that they will construct office condominium buildings on the property. They are required to construct a minimum of 27,000 sq. ft. of office space within six years. The immediate plans of KRJ are to construct a portion of the buildings now and construct the remaining space as dictated by the market.The price paid for the property by KRJ includes the cost of environmental management measures necessary to make the site developable. The KRJ site is the remaining site in the North Wirth Redevelopment area owned by the HRA. The HRA established the North Wirth Parkway Redevelopment area in the late 1970's. Since thaUime, the HRA has worked with private development partners to upgrade the area in a manner consistent with the redevelopment plan for the area. The new buildings constructed as part of the redevelopment plan include the M.A. Mortenson corporate headquarters building, the Dahlberg.corporate headquarters building, the Grow Biz corporate headquarters building and the Breck Ice arena. The City also constructed the new street and utility systems in the area and provided the large regional stormwater pond. The HRA also was involved in working with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MnPCA) to finance and develop environmental management plans and do necessary work to make the area useable for office uses. The environmental management of the area was necessary due to the pollution caused in the area by previous. industrial users. . The property proposed for development by KRJ is generally located at the site of the repair and maintenance facility for the old Minnesota Northfield and Southern Railroad. On this. site, the railroad company stored diesel fuel and cleaned railroad cars and engines. As a result of the use of this site by the railroad, there was pollution in the ground. 1 . I n order to now use the property for office space as proposed by KRJ, an environmental management plan must be approved by the MnPCA. At this time, the MnPCA and KRJ have approved preliminary environmental management plans that will allow the construction. Before construction begins, final plans will have to be approved by the MnPCA. The site includes one lot with property on both the north and south sides of the railroad tracks. The 1 .95 acres north of the tracks is connected to the area south of the tracks (2.28 acres) by a land bridge across the tracks. The land bridge concept means that KRJ actually will own the land on which the tracks cross rather than the railroad owning the land. This allows KRJ or whoever owns the property the ability to put in a private railroad crossing. Permission from the railroad for the crossing would not be required by the owner of the property. At this time, KRJ does not anticipate the development of the property north of the railroad tracks. In fact, KRJ will be placing the property into a conservation easement to the City. If KRJ would like to develop this property in the future, it would first take an amendment to the PUD and the change of the conservation easement. Due to the location of the area to the north.of the tracks giving it limited access and the environmentally sensitive nature of the area (wetlands), the development of the area is unlikely. The property is designated on the General Land Use Plan map for Industrial uses. The zoning map indicates the area is zoned Industrial. Office uses that are proposed within the North Wirth Business Center are consistent with designations given to this property on both the General Land Use Plan Map and the Zoning Map. . Qualification as a PUD Section 11.55 outlines the requirements for planned unit developments. It indicates that the purpose of a PUD is to permit flexibility from other provisions of the zoning code including flexibility in uses allowed, setbacks, height, parking requirements and the number of buildings permitted on a lot. Subdivision 1 of Section 11.55 also outlines the purpose of the PUD section of the zoning code. In other words, when should a development be considered as a PUD?ln the case of the KRJ proposal, it is staff opinion that the proposal is consistent with the purpose section of the PUD section of the zoning code. The PUD chapter also indicates standards and guidelines for all PUDs in Subdivision 3. Staff finds that these standards and guidelines are met. Therefore, the KRJ proposal may be considered as a PUD. Staff has reviewed the application submitted by KRJ and finds it to be complete and acceptable for consideration as a PUD. Along with the application, KRJ has submitted all necessary information for the staff to evaluate the proposal. Project Details KRJ has submitted detailed plan sheets for the North Wirth Business Center. The plan sheets include a site plan, utility plan, grading plan, landscape plan and building elevation plan. . The site plan indicates that the six buildings range in size from 4500 sq. ft. to 6000 sq. ft. Four of the. buildings are along the railroad tracks and two of the buildings are closer to Dahlberg Dr. The buildings are setback at least 20 ft. from the rear property line adjacent to the railroad tracks and along all side property lines. The setback of the southernmost building adjacent to Dahlberg Dr. is 27.8 ft. If these buildings were constructed in the Industrial zoning district without a PUD, the side yard setback would be 20 ft. and the front yard setback would be 35 ft. 2 . Only the southernmost building would not meet all building setback requirements in the I ndustrial zoning district. The parkinglot setback along Dahlberg Dr. comes as close as 15 ft. This parking lot setback is the same as was permitted for the construction of the Breck Ice Arena and the Grow Biz headquarters to the northeast. In this North Wirth Redevelopment area, this setback seems adequate and will still permit a sidewalk to be constructed on the west side of Dahlberg Dr. The parking lot is set back at least 10ft. from all side and rear property lines as required in the Industrial zoning district. The site plan indicates 129 parking spaces for the 31,560 sq. ft. of office space. This exceeds the parking requirement of 126 spaces required by the zoning code (one space for each 250 sq. ft. .of office space). The parking is laid out to be very accessible to the tenants or owners of the buildings with many spaces right in front of the buildings. The spaces are indicated as 18 ft. deep and 9 ft. wide. The zoning code states spaces should be at least 20 ft. deep and 9 ft. wide. In this case, the depth should be adequate because there is a 25 ft. wide aisle and there is some space for cars to "hang over" the curb a foot onto the 5 ft. wide sidewalk in front of the buildings. City Engineer Jeff Oliver, PE, does have a concern about several of the parking spaces and the trash enclosures. Staff will be meeting with KRJ to discuss these concerns and to see if modifications can be made prior to going to the City Council. . The plan is to stage the construction of the buildings over a period of up to six years. The landscape plan that has been submitted indicates the plan with all construction completed. It is most likely that only two buildings will be constructed the first year (2005) and the remainder of the buildings built in the proceeding years. It is unrealistic to have all landscaping put in prior to the buildings being constructed because much would get destroyed in the construction process. Staff suggests that the landscaping be done around each of the buildings as per the landscape plan immediately after completion. For the remainder of the site including the building pads, it shall be seeded with a mixture acceptable to the City Engineer. It is the intent that the site will be mowed and the grass kept below 8 inches in height. Staff also recommends that sod and planting materials shown on the landscape plan be placed between the parking lots and Dahlberg Dr. at the same time as the first landscaping is done. Also, that area east ofthe southernmost building and Dahlberg Dr. and along the northeast corner of the site adjacent to the former Grow Biz property shall have sod placed along with landscape material planted at the same time as the landscaping is done around the first building. There is also a plan for a wood rail fence along the railroad track side of the buildings in order to provide a separation from the tracks. . The buildings elevations are indicated on the elevation plan sheet. The individual, single-story buildings have a combination of brick, stone and stucco finish. The buildings will have hip roofs with asphalt shingles giving the buildings a residential look. The buildings will not exceed 24 ft. in height to the top of the roof. 3 . The property is within the North Wirth Parkway Redevelopment District. Surrounding uses include Wirth Park to the north, Room and Board (office and warehouse) to the west, Packaging Corporation of America (industrial) to the north, Breck Ice Arena to the east, and the former Grow Biz office building to the northeast. The proposed North Wirth Business Center will"blend" well with these other uses in the area. Transportation capacity should not be an issue because there is more than adequate capacity in the existing street system. There is good access to Olson Memorial Highway by way of both signalized and non-signalized intersections. With full occupancy of 31 ,500 sq. ft. of office space, staff would anticipate about 300 trips in and out of this site. Deliveries to the site will be made to the front door by smaller UPS type trucks. There is good bus service to this site along Olson Memorial Highway. Public Works Concerns City Engineer Jeff Oliver, PE, has written a memo to me dated May 16, 2005. In this memo he outlines several concerns about the proposed development. This memo has been sent to KRJ for their review. The issues addressed in Mr. Oliver's memo will be addressed prior to development of the final plans for the site. None of the issues addressed in Mr. Oliver's memo are considered ones that would stop the development from going forward. . Public Safety Concerns Deputy Fire Marshal Ed Anderson has written a memo to me dated November 24, 2004 related to this development. This memo was written several months ago when the City first received plans for review. The comments are still valid. The final plans for the North Wirth Business Center will reflect the concerns raised by Mr. Anderson. Recommendation Staff recommends. approval of the preliminary PU D plan for the North Wirth Business Center. The proposed 6 building office condominium development will fit well with the other uses in the North Wirth Redevelopment area. The following are conditions of development recommended by staff: 1. The following plans shall become a part of this approval: Site Plan dated 11/11/04 prepared by the Design Partnership; Landscape Plan dated 11/11/04 and prepared by the Design Partnership; Building Elevation Sheet dated 11/11/04 and prepared by the Design Partnership; Grading Plan dated 11/11/04 and prepared by Paramount Engineering; and Utility Plan dated 11/11/04 and prepared by Paramount Engineering. 2. The recommendations found in the memo from City Engineer Jeff Oliver, PE, to Mark Grimes dated May 16, 2005 shall become a part of these recommendations. 3. The recommendations found in the memo from Deputy Fire Marshal Ed Anderson to Mark Grimes dated November 24, 2004 shall become a part of these recommendations. . 4. The plantings and sod indicated on the Landscape Plan shall be completed around each building after construction of the building. Prior to construction of the buildings, all areas shall be seeded with a seed mix acceptable to the City Engineer. The area that is seeded shall be maintained in a manner as to not allow the growth to exceed 8 inches in height. 4 . . . 5. The areas along Dahlberg Dr. (between the parking lots and the street and east of the southernmost building pad) shall have sod laid at the same time as the landscaping is done around the first building. 6. The area north ofthe railroad tracks shall be placed in a conservation easement with the City of Golden Valley. Development of the area north of the tracks may only occur with an amendment tothe PUDand amendment to the conservation easement. Attachments Location Map (1. page) Memofrom Jeff Oliver, PE, City Engineer, dated May 16,2005 (5 pages) Memo. from Ed Anderson, Deputy Fire Marshal, dated November 24,2004 (2 pages) Site Plan, Grading Plan, Utility Plan, Landscaping Plan, Elevation Plan, dated 11/11/04 (5 oversized pages) 5 . ----- ", . J Subject Property I // ~/ / ~/ // I: I: HIGHWAY ~5 / OLSON MEMORIAL HWY HIGHWAY 55 3: m N MEMORIAL HWl)LSON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY 55 AI;-HW 0 HIGHWAY 55 Y <:"\ .. \, .. I J! \, ~ w \, / ....::' :E 3: y .~. m // / ~J.f', rA \/,,/~#~ \ ~ //\ \ 0 .. \ \/ C \ /y , C l X \ ;;0 / \ \ J% \ ~ \ /~ z \ / Y ", \ O~ "Ju,,~ I RU~~ ~O'Ol)__ ~ z z ~ C s: o ;;0 m C ::u . ~ I I; r I . UnldBh Valley emorandum Public Works 763.593.8030 /763.593.3988 (fax) Date: May 16, 2005 To: Mark Grimes, Director of Planning and Development JeffO.llver. PE. City Engineer _iI.. REVISED Preliminary Design W North Wirth Business Center Planned Unit Development From: Subject: Public Works staff has reviewed the preliminary design plan submittal for the proposed North.Wirth Business Center Planned Unit Development (PUD). The proposed PUD is located within the North Wirth Parkway 5th Addition, which is north of Trunk Highway 55 and east of Dahlberg Drive. The following comments are based upon this review: . Site Plan It is our understanding that the construction of the buildings within the PUD will be phased.. Due to the nature of proposed parking lot circulation patterns and utility layouts, the entire parking lot, storm sewer system, sanitary sewer system and water system mustbe installed as part of the first phase of development. The proposed layout ofthe parking lot in the center of the site, immediately adjacent to Dahlberg Drive, presents several concerns. The north access to this parking lot is from another parking area with a driveway that has an unusual layout. It appears that this driveway will be difficult for cars to maneuver through. In addition, as cars proceed into the parking lot, they are aimed directly at two angled parking stalls on the northeast corner of the parking lot, creating a conflict with these vehicles. Although this layout maximizes the total number of parking stalls, it is also confusing, has questionable drainage and creates a difficult driving situation. The developer should review the layout of this portion of the site and make modifications as appropriate. The driveway and parking lot north of Building 1 may extend across the railroad tracks in the future. However, this extension may not occur for a number of years. Therefore, concrete curb and gutter must be installed across the future driveway at this time. The developer will need to remove this curb in the future if expansion to the property across the railroad tracks is approved. . G:\DeveJopments-HRA\North Wirth Business Park\Corres\RevisedPreDesign 050905.doc t . The developer will be required to obtain right-of-way excavation permits from the City for each of the excavations within the right-of-way of Dahlberg Drive. The proposed locations of the trash enclosures on the site appear to be located so access by trash trucks will be difficult. The developer should review the accessibility of these facilities, especially the need for excess turns and maneuvering, and make appropriate changes. All handicap ramps on site must be constructed according to City and MnDOT standards, including the installation of detectable warning devices. Utilitv Plan There are existing city sanitary sewer and water mains within Dahlberg Drive to provide service to this proposed PUD. There is adequate capacity in these utilities to service the development. The proposed sanitary sewer and water systems within the development will be publicly owned following construction. Therefore, the developer must design and construct these improvements to City standards, including plan and profile sheets for the improvement? The developer will also be required to install these utilities within drainage and utility easements, to be included on the final plat, that extend a minimum of 10 feet each side . of the pipes. The developer will be required to enter into a development agreement for the installation of the sewer and water systems. This agreement will include a security of 150% of the estimated construction costs. The City will perform inspection of the utility construction and the developer will be responsible for the costs of the inspection. The development agreement must be executed, with securities posted, prior to approval of the final plan of development for the PUD. The proposed water main shown on the plans must be revised to be located in front of the buildings in an area that is easily accessible for the City to maintain. In addition, each of the office condominium units must have its own sanitary sewer and water services. The individual property owners, or the association, will own and maintain these services from the City-owned mains into the buildings. The proposed sanitary sewer on site must be revised to be an eight-inch diameter main. The existing city water main in Dahlberg Drive is not labeled consistently on the plans. In some locations the water main is correctly labeled, and in others it is labeled as a storm sewer. . G:\Developments-HRA\North Wirth Business Park\Corres\RevisedPreOesign 050905.doc ~ . GradinQ, DrainaQe and Erosion Control The proposed PUD is located within the Main Stem Subdistrict of the Bassett Creek watershed. The development will therefore be subject to the requirements of the Bassett Creek Water Management Commission (BCWMC). The BCWMC Requirements for Improvements and Development Proposals includes water quality standards for new development. However, the water quality requirements for this development have been provided within the existing storm water management pond located at the intersection of Dahlberg Drive and Meadow Lane. Therefore, the development of this site will not need to provide water quality ponding, but will need to implement other storm water Best Management PractiGes as needed. This PUD is also subject to the City of Golden Valley Grading, Drainage and Erosion Control Ordinance, which requires permits for site disturbing activities. Based upon the anticipated phasing of this project, the permitting will also be phased. The developer will be required to obtain a permit for the grading of the entire site. In addition, individual permits will.be required for each of the buildings at the time they are constructed. The developerwill be required to prepare the final grading plan, to be submitted with the General Plan for the PUD, according to City Standards. These standards are available at the. Public Works Department. . Because the area being graded for this development is in excess of one acre, the developer will be required to obtain an NPDES General Storm Water Discharge Permit from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. A copy of the permit application, and the actual permit when received, must be submitted to the Public Works Department prior to the start of work on site. Based upon the information contained on the preliminary grading plan, it is difficult to determine post-development drainage patterns behind Buildings 4 through 6 and to the railroad tracks. The developer's engineer should review the plans and provide additional information as needed to clarify how drainage will be accommodated along the railroad tracks. During preliminary design of this PUD, several wetland basins were identified. These wetlands include the drainage swalealong the southern boundary of the property, a low area in the vicinity of Buildings 2 and 3, as well as on the portion of the property on the northwest side.of the railroad tracks. Therefore, development of this site is subject to the Wetland Conservation Act (WCA). The developer has already submitted a wetland delineation report and sequencing analysis consistent with WCA requirements. This sequencing determined that the wetlands to the southeast of the railroad tracks were created as a result of previous work on the site, and are therefore not subject to the mitigation requirements of WCA. A Certificate of Exemption has been issued for these wetlands, and the development proposal does not require any wetland mitigation for the proposed impacts. . G:\Developments-HRA\North Wirth Business Park\Corres\RevisedPreDesign 050905.doc 1 . . . However, any wetland impacts on the basins northwest.of railroad tracks will require mitigation. There is not currently a proposal for development of the parcel northwest of the railroad tracks. There are several locations within the parking lot that do not appear to have adequate drainage. These locations include the handicap parking stalls between Buildings 5 and 6; and near the southeast corner of Building 2. The developer's engineer should review the drainage in these locations and provide additional storm sewer as needed. The grading plan also indicates that breaks in the curb and gutter in the parking lot is proposed for several locations. This method of providing storm water drainage is very problematic during winter months when snow and ice typically block these curb cuts. In order to minimize the possibility of ice build-up and flooding in the parking lot, staff is strongly recommending that storm sewer catch basins be added in these locations and the curb breaks be eliminated. The driveway entrances onto Dahlberg Drive must be constructed as City standard commercial driveway aprons. The City standard detail plate for these aprons must be included on the final plans. The costs for these aprons, and restoration of.Dahlberg Drive, must be included in the cost estimate for the utility improvements. The storm drainage system includes extension of an existing storm sewer along the south property line westward from Dahlberg Drive. This storm sewer extension will accommodate storm water runoff that enters the site from the southwest and flows within the existing drainage swale. The developer will be required to construct this storm sewer according to City standards and the City will reimburse the developer for the construction costs. In addition, the City will own and maintain this storm sewer. Therefore, a drainage and utility easement, a minimum of 20-feet in width, must be dedicated over the storm sewer. The developer must submit a legal description for this easement with the General Pl.a'l submittal, and the City will prepare an easement for signing and recording. The easement must be submitted to County for recording prior to forwarding the final plan of development to the City Council for approval. Tree Preservation This PUD is also subject to the City's Tree Preservation Ordinance. However, there are no existing significant trees on the portion of the property being developed, so no Tree Preservation plan or permit is required. Summary and Recommendations Public Works staff recommends approval of the Preliminary Design Plan for the proposed North Wirth Business Center Planned Unit Development subject to the comments contained in this report. These comments are summarized as follows: G:\Developments-HRA\North Wirth Business Parl<\Corres\RevisedPreDesign 050905.doc \ . 6) . 7) 8) . 1) AU proposed site improvements, including sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, driveways and parking lots must be constructed with the first phase of development. The sanitary sewer, water main and storm sewer across the south end of the site will be owned and maintained by the City of Golden Valley and must be constructed to City standards. 2) The developer should review and modify the layout of the north end of the center parking lot to reduce conflicts and improve access. 3) Concrete curb and gutter must be installed across the future driveway access to the portion of the property on the northwest side of the railroad tracks with the first phase of development. 4) The developer should review the location and accessibility of the trash enclosures and make appropriate changes. 5) The developer must enter into a Development Agreement with the City for the public improvements as outlined in this review. The agreement must be signed and securities must be posted prior to Final Design Plan approval. The final Grading, Drainage and Erosion Control Plan must be prepared to City specifications. The Grading Plan must be revised to eliminate aI/ "curb cut" drainage facilities and additional storm sewer should be instal/ed. A 20-foot wide drainage and utility easement must be dedicated over the 27- inch storm sewer across the south end ofthe site. In addition, easements over the City utilities must be dedicated as outlined in this report. 9) Subject to the review and comments of the City Planner, Public Safety Department, Building Official and other City staff. C: Jeannine Clancy, Director of Public Works AI Lundstrom, Environmental Coordinator Mark Kuhnly, Chief of Fire and Inspections Gary Johnson, Building Official Ed Anderson, Fire Marshal Ron Nims, Public Works Project Coordinator Eric Eckman, Engineering Technician G:\Developments-HRA\North Wirth Business Park\Corres\RevisedPreDesign 050905.doc ~ . Public J!~y Memorandum Fire Department 763-593-8055/763-512-2497 (fax) To: Mark Grimes, Director of Planning & Zoning From: Ed Anderson, Deputy Fire Marshal Subject: PUD Preliminary Design Plan for North Wirth Business Center located on Dahlberg Drive Date: November 24, 2004 cc: Mark Kuhnly, Chief of Fire & Inspections Listed below are the Golden Valley Fire Department's Plan Review comments for the preliminary design of the single level office condos located in the North Wirth Business . Center, Dahlberg Drive and Olson Memorial Highway. PLAN C-2 . 1. The proposed fire lane for the fire suppression system for each building shall be a minimum of 6" with a post indicator valve connected to each fire line. The post indicator valve shall be installed for each building and be monitored and supervised by a fire alarm control panel. in accordance with nationally recognized standards. 2. The fire hydrants proposed for this site shall be installed in accordance with the MN State Fire Code and the City of Golden Valley's City Engineer's requirements. 3. The turning radius for the entire site and including all driveways shall be a 45 ft. inside turning radius. 4. The no parking fire lane signs and stationary posts shall be installed in accordance with the City of Golden Valley's City Ordinance and the Golden Valley Fire Department's installation requirements. 5. Address numbers will be required to be mounted on the exterior wall for each tenant space. The address numbers shall be legible and visible from the street or roadway. 6. The fire department apparatus access road shall be 26 feet wide with no obstructions of any portion of the building more than 30 feet in height. If the building is less than 30 feet in height the fire department access road shall be a minimum of 20 feet wide. . . . . 7. An approved access walkway leading from the fire apparatus road to all exterior openings will be required. The approved access walkway material shall be designed and maintained to support the transportation of equipment and fire department personneL around the exterior of the building. PLAN C-1 1. The"fire department access road surface shall be designed and maintained to support the imposed load of the fire apparatus and shall be surfaced so as to provide all weather driving capabilities. 2. The fire department apparatus access road exceeding 150 feet shall provide a required turn-around provision in accordance with the Minnesota State Fire Code. LANDSCAPING PLAN 1. Landscaping materials shall not obstruct in any matter or with any materials in front or around the circumference of any fire hydrant, post indicator valve and/or the fire department connection for the fire suppression system for each building. If you have any questions please contact me at 763-593-8065.