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11-14-05 Joint PC-CC Agenda AGENDA , , Joint Meeting of the Planning Commission and qity Council 1-394 Corridor Study Golden Valley City Hall, 7800 Golden Valley Road Council Conference Room Monday, November 14, 2005 7pm I. 1-394 Corridor Study . 1-394 Study Corridor Principles . Alternative Concepts (Integrated Uses or Employment Based) . Design Guidelines . Open House - December 7 (Wednesday) 4:30 -7 pm . Other Comments & Questions II. Approval of Minutes October 24, 2005 Planning Commission Meeting III. Adjournment Next Meeting: ? , . . . City of Golden Valley Principles for the 1-394 Corridor Study 1. Enable the corridor to evolve toward a diverse mix of land uses, including residential as well as commercial and industrial. A mix of activities, uses and densities will help to sustain the corridor through changing economic cycles, consumer preferences and housing trends. Mixed uses can create synergies and increase the level of pedestrian activity. Active uses (such as retail) at ground floor level can help to create activity after working hours. At the same time, the corridor should complement, not compete with, the Highway 55/Winnetka district, now the City's true 'downtown'. 2. Maximize integration rather than separation of land uses, where appropriate. Many land uses can benefit from increased integration with one another, including neighborhood-serving retail, multi-family and senior housing, offices, and low-impact services. Other land uses, such as auto- oriented commercial or industrial uses, can benefit from integration with similar uses, but need to be buffered from residential neighborhoods. 3. Maintain the corridor as an employment center. Jobs within the corridor help maintain Golden Valley's jobs-housing balance. while sustaining commercial enterprises. Retaining 'living wage' jobs should be a priority. 4. Improve the visual coherence and attractiveness of the corridor. Improvements in streetscapes, landscaped areas, open spaces, building aesthetics and parking/service areas all contribute to a more unified and visually appealing environment, with an increased sense of identity. Buildings and other private improvements should make positive contributions to the district and the broader public realm, while public improvements should set the standard for private investment. " 5. Improve connectivity for all modes. The development of 1-394 and . subsequent road realignments have resulted in a discontinuous and confusing circulation system. Improvements in east-west vehicular circulation and north-south pedestrian circulation are mostneeded; however, roadways should be designed to be attractive and safe for all modes of travel. 6. Foster neighborhood-serving retail and services. Commercial development should include a variety of small independent businesses and larger enterprises that serve City residents, supplementing and broadening the current mix of commercial uses. . 7. Maintain or improve the functioning of intersections and highway interchanges. The functioning of the 1-394 interchanges .at Xenia and LouisianaAvenues, and other key intersections within the corridor, is critical to maintaining commercial viability and neighborhood quality of life. New development must be carefully planned, evaluated and designed so that interchanges and intersections continue to function at an adequate level. . Approved by the Planning Commission on October 10 Approved by the City Council on October 18 '4 . Regular Meeting of the Golden Valley Planning Commission October 24, 2005 . A regular meeting of the Planning Commission was held at the Golden Valley City Hall, Council Chambers, 7800 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, Minnesota, on Monday, September 12, 2005. Chair Keysser called the meeting to order at 7 pm. Those present were Commissioners Cera, Eck, Hackett, Keysser, Rasmu Schmidgall and Waldhauser. Also present were, Director of Planning and Mark Grimes and Administrative Assistant Lisa Wittman. I. Approval of minutes October 10, 2005 Joint Planning Commission and Enviro Meeting MOVED by Waldhauser, seconded by Eck and mo . the October 10, 2005 minutes as submitted. II. Informal Public Hearing - PUD No Shopping Center Applicant: 2 - Golden Valley Address: Purpose: nt to convert the freestanding building (former th th end of the Golden Valley Shopping Center to ail spae. second PUD amendment request for this property. The to be located at the far west side of the site. The City I e to traffic, pedestrian circulation and setback issues. He art of the property addressed in this current proposal is the situated at the southeast corner of the site. Since the building is plicant is looking for new uses for the building. at the proposal is to keep the existing building and to add on to it. The Id go from 4,900 square feet to 9,300 square feet and be made up of a mailer units. He stated that the City Council has concerns about drive-through busl s at this location and that this proposal does not include any. It would most likely be smaller retail spaces including a small restaurant and/or coffee shop. Grimes stated that one of the biggest challenges with this site is traffic and access. He said that the City's Traffic Engineer consultant, Glen Van Wormer has reviewed the plans . and has said that he feels the proposal would work well, if not better, than how it is now. Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission October 24, 2005 Page 2 . Grimes discussed some of the proposed changes such as a better turn around to the north, 8,700 square feet of added green space and a better connection to the existing pedestrian bridge. He stated that the overall shopping center has less parking then required by code, but there seems to be many vacant parking spaces throughout the day. He added that he doesn't think this proposal would have a dramatic impact in the parking and tr and that adding some different uses would be good for the shopping center an nd will hopefully trigger more changes and updates to the shopping center. . Grimes stated that he is concerned about the existing screening of on this site, especially from the residential area across the street proposed building would have all of its trash enclosures inside like to see all of the other trash dumpsters enclosed. Grimes referred to his staff report and stated that the nu reduced from 401 spaces to 389 spaces. He expla' Ii building would have to meet the same sign code uirem building its same size. Eck referred to Mr. Van Wormer's review he did not see angled parking on the e angled parking must have been on Commissioners received were th on the east side. He said wn on he plans. Grimes stated that the the plans, but that the plans the Waldhauser asked why the explained that it is the de . channel traffic. Ing lot Dumps out into Winnetka Avenue. Grimes OT and the County came up with in order to Eck asked about said it is to help hazardous. rime have them t 0 the proposed small median in the north entrance. Grimes it allows for a right turn in. Eck said he thinks it looks a talk to the City Engineer and the Traffic Engineer and at it. cts, Minneapolis, stated that he has been working with Trach couple of decades and when the book store became vacant they lease it as is or to do something special. He referred to a rendering of Iding and stated that it would have new facades, a new roof and lots of ted that they would like the building to be a symbol at that corner and that ill begin the effort on redeveloping the rest of the shopping center. Keysser asked Clark about the proposed median right at the north entrance. Clark said that that entrance is problematic because there are too many different turns happening at that intersection and that the median would subdivide the outgoing and incoming traffic. . Hackett asked Clark to describe the types of materials being proposed for the new building. . . . Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission October 24, 2005 Page 3 Clark explained that the building will be brick where it touches the ground, with brick pilasters and a lighter color brick or EIFS (a stucco-like material) toward the top, it would also have. a rounded metal entry with a tall metal fin through the middle of it. Keysser asked if the vertical sign on the new building will replace the existing pylon sign. Clark said that their plan is to keep the existing pylon sign. Cera asked Clark if he would be amenable to removing it so that there would only be one tall sign on the si ark said he would like to keep the options open right now. Cera asked Clark if they are planning on remodeling the rest of the s said that they are hoping this will be a catalyst to redoing the shop that it would be hard for the local tenants to afford million dollar c the case, they'd probably have to have national chains becom rk Keysser asked about delivery trucks going to the new b . plans and showed the delivery entrance and trash enclo Keysser asked how many tenants they are envisi be a maximum of six tenants and the units would square feet in size. aid t re would probably square feet to 1,400 Waldhauser asked how many restaura restaurant is going to bring in a lot 0 six units could be restaurants. k will ave because any type of lark said possible two out of the Waldhauser asked Clark if t he wasn't sure. ans to resurface the whole parking lot. Clark said Waldhauser asked abo current buildings e b there for 10 to 20 back p riod of the new building. Clark said that the e for 40 years and that the new building will probably be Ion olden Valley and said it is a reoccurring comment that the blem with the general unkempt nature of the site. He said one nd that there are a few simple things that could be done such as , ore organized signage, etc. He said he worries that the same sort of 'nue with the new building. that he thinks they have a real advantage with the new building because will receive a sign package with guidelines so there will be a more uniform Hackett said this proposed new building is important because it is a gateway so he has concerns about what it will look like. He said the building should have a certain simplicity and encouraged Clark to approach it sensibly and carefully because it has the opportunity to be special. He added that he is happy to hear about the signage requirements on the new building and the added green space. . . Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission October 24, 2005 Page 4 Rasmussen asked Clark if he thought about the design of the proposed new building if he thought about the totality of the other shopping center designs in the area. Clark said he doesn't think the new building has to match the othershopping centers in the area and. He said he wants to make the building more of a showpiece. Cera asked Clark about adding an addition pedestrian connection in the general shopping area. Clark said he would love to that, but he is governed by parking regulati e said he would look into moving some of the parking spaces in front of the shop over a bit and adding a sidewalk. Keysser stated that people have a strong affection for the shoppin wants to see the local tenants be replaced by national tenants bu investment the center could be spruced up. Clark said he is ho first step. Waldhauser referred to the dumpsters and asked why th said he thought maybe the dumpsters are not bein." ing screened. Clark operly. Waldhauser said she would like to see a decorati Valley Road and not just screened dumpst that the problem with fences is that they "fenced in" feeling. He added that ther fence. lied all along Golden main street. Grimes said enance and they can have a room on this property to allow for Keysser asked if there are any none that he is aware of. es on this site. Clark said there are Grimes asked Clark w just be used for storage. e existing basement area. Clark said it would wing the existing pedestrian bridge and asked about ute to the southeast corner of the shopping center. Clark a problem. 25 Wesley Commons Drive, stated that she is encouraged to see new he area and she is pleased to see what is being proposed. She referred sed signage and said she is worried about holes being punched in the metal need to be replaced. She suggested installing a low profile wall instead of ng the back side of the shopping center. Seeing and hearing no one else wishing to comment, Keysser closed the public hearing. . Hackett suggested to Clark that during his final presentation he could address a maintenance process that would allow for repair when tenant signs change. Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission October 24,2005 Page 5 . Waldhauser said her initial concern is that the proposed new building seems so out of character with the rest of the area. She said maybe there could be some adjustment in the design that could make it some kind of an offshoot of what's there now. Grimes explained that this proposal will have to go the Building Board of Review and at this time that is all the City has in regard to design standards. . Eck said he thinks the whole concept is a great way to better utilize and enha but he does not care for the metal"fin" sticking up. Keysser asked if they are planning to stripe the parking lot. Clark sai striped. Cera said the proposal is an obvious improvement to what is t be looked at and he'd like to see more pedestrian sidewalks an the whole center updated. Schmidgall said he thinks the proposal is a nice im said that when the existing pedestrian bridge ove been moved down further to the east. He said he that this is a step in sprucing up the shoppi n opping center. He was utit should have .th the outdoor space and Rasmussen said she agreed with Wal important piece in Golden Valley an Keysser said he likes the archi Valley doesn't have a desig t .'gh it is a little different and since Golden q!:~^ ow so it's a personal thing. e about the upkeep of the new signs. Clark said or each lease that covers style, lettering, location, etc. He lIy on the corner piece and that 5.ofthe 6 signs would be sily repaired. Ing more pedestrian connections should be made a condition of es. Cera suggested that condition number 10 in Grimes' memo nal pedestrian access be added between the new building and er. e recommendation that there more direct access from the landing of the ridge to the new outdoor seating space so people don't have to go back to o get access. Rasmussen added the recommendation that the proposed median in the north entrance be reviewed. . Waldhauser suggested that alternatives for screening on the north side be looked at, maybe something small, just as a separation. . . . Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission October 24, 2005 Page 6 Grimes stated that there is not a lot of room along that property line and there may be easements along that area as well. He said he would talk to the City Engineer about their concerns. MOVED by Cera, seconded by Waldhauser and motion carried unanimously to approve amendment #2 to PUD 65 with the following ten conditions: 1. The site plan for the expansion prepared by WCL Architects and dated shall become a part of this plan. 2. The landscape plan prepared by WCL Architects and dated 10/13 a part of this plan and be approved by the Building Board of Re e 3. The building plans must be reviewed and approved by the 4. The recommendations of the City Engineer Jeff Oliv Grimes dated October 18, 2005 shall become a part 5. All dumpsters on the shopping center site sha Valley Rd. Dumpster enclosures shall be utiliz enclosures. (This means that new encl dumpster for the two westernmost b and recycling materials will be kept from view from Golden sters placed within the tructed for the exposed g center.) All dumpsters Innetka Ave. buildings. 6. The overall parking for the sh 7. The total signage for the pylon sign) shall be Ii size in the Comme buildings shall remal a Ave. uilding (including the signage on the ount permitted for a commercial building of its The amount of signage for the remainder of the as per e existing PUD permit. 8. constructed for all dumpster on the shopping center e Director of Inspections shall approve the enclosure e kept within the dumpster enclosures at all times. 9. s of Deputy Fire Marshal Ed Anderson found in his memo to 10/6/05 shall become a part of this approval. destrian access should be added between the new building and the hopping center. -- Short Recess -- Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission October 24, 2005 Page 7 . III. Reports on meetings of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority, City Council, Board of Zoning Appeals and other meetings Cera stated that he attended the October 6 City Council meeting and that they approved the Conditional Use Permit for LoveWorks Early Childhood Academy and the Subdivisions at 209 Cutacross Road and 1440 June Ave. . Cera asked why the Planning Commission allows residents to speak hearings if they don't have the ability to address their issues. Grim requires public hearings. Waldhauser added that is a way for the various issues. IV. Other business Keysser asked if there is going to be a follow up to their Grimes said he thinks the City will have to hire someon Waldhauser talked about a seminar she attended Conference. cussion. ith the framework. at the MnAPA V. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p .