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05-09-94 PC Agenda AGE N 0 A GOLDEN VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION Regular Meeting Golden Valley City Hall 7800 Golden Valley Road Council Chamber May 9) 1994 7: 00 PM I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - April 11) 1994 II. INFORMAL PUBLIC HEARING - Preliminary Design Plan - Golden Valley Civic Center) P.U.D. No. 56) Amendment No.2 - City of Golden Valley) Applicant II I. DISCUSSION OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN (Land Use/Housing) IV. REPORTS ON MEETINGS OF THE HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY) CITY COUNCIL AND BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS V. OTHER BUSINESS VI. ADJOURNMENT ,.,. . . . MINUTES OF THE GOLDEN VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION April 11, 1994 A regular meeting of the Planning Commission was held at the Golden Valley City Hall, Council Chamber, 7800 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, Minnesota. The meeting was called to order Chair McAleese at 7:03 PM. Those present were Commi ssi oners Groger, Johnson, Kapsner, Lewi s , McAleese, Pentel and Prazak. Also present were Mark Grimes, Director of Planning and Development; and Beth Knoblauch, City Planner and Mary Dold, Secretary I. Approval of Minutes - March 14, 1994 MOVED by Kapsner, seconded by Prazak and motion carried unanimously to approve the March 14, 1994 minutes as submitted. II. Informal Public Hearing - Rezoning from Multiple Dwelling to Residential District Applicant: Ronald and Melissa Nelson Address: 5635 Glenwood Avenue, Golden Valley, Minnesota Request: Rezone 5635 Glenwood Avenue from Multiple Dwelling to a Residential District Beth Knoblauch, City Planner, gave a brief summary of her memo saying it was a very straight forward request changing the zoning of the property from multiple dwelling to single-family residential. Staff recommends approval of this rezoning so that the existing, moderately priced home can be maintained and expanded without unnecessary difficulty for its owners. The Nelson's were present for this hearing and had nothing more to add. The Commission had no questions for the Nelson's. Chair McAleese opened the Informal Public Hearing; seeing and hearing no one he closed the Informal Public Hearing. MOVED by Pentel, seconded by Johnson and motion carried unanimously to recommend to the City Council approval of rezoning 5635 Glenwood Avenue from Multiple Dwelling to a Residential District. III. Updating Comprehensive Plan The Planning Commission reviewed the Land Use Section and Housing Section of the Comprehensive Plan and have asked staff to review the changes and produce other related documents. The Commission will again review these two sections at their May 9th Planning Commission meeting. Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission April 11, 1994 Page Two IV. Reports on Meetings of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority, City Council and Board of Zoning Appeals Mark Grimes reviewed the HRA meetings of March 8th and 22nd and April 5th with the Commission. No other reports were given. V. Other Business None. VI. Adjournment Chair McAleese adjourned the meeting at 9:00 PM. Jean Lewis, Secretary . . . M E M 0 RAN DUM . DATE: May 5, 1994 TO: Golden Valley Planning Commission FROM: Mark W. Grimes, Director of Planning and Development SUBJECT: PRELIMINARY DESIGN PLAN FOR AMENDMENT NO. 2 -- GOLDEN VALLEY CIVIC CENTER, P.U.D. NO. 56 -- CITY OF GOLDEN VALLEY, APPLICANT . The City of Golden Valley is requesting a second amendment to Golden Valley Civic Center, P.U.D. No. 56 to allow for the remodeling and expansion of the Public Safety Building at the southeast corner of the block. The existing P.U.D. Permit allows the Civic Center Block to be used for the structures shown on the attached Master Plan. The Public Safety Building is shown as it is today with the parking lot expansion to the east. Any change to this footprint of the Public Safety BUilding requires an amended P.U.D. The process to amend a P.U.D. is identical to the full P.U.D. process with one exception. The process requires both the Preliminary and General Plan stage for the amendment. In the case of this amendment, however, the amended P.U.D. will not require a new plat because the property lines and lots are remaining the same. The changes to the P.U.D. will be reflected on an amended P.U.D. Permit and a new site plan indicating the new Public Safety Building footprint, parking area and landscaping. . Designation of Amendment The proposed, amendment will allow the City of Golden Valley to expand the existing Public Safety Building from 15,000 sq. ft. to 26,000 sq. ft. The addi- tional 11,000 sq.ft. will be added on to the east and south end of the building to provide a new apparatus bay for the fire vehicles and additional office space for the Pub 1 i c Safety Department. The old apparatus bay wi 11 be converted to space for fire department offices and meeting space. A basement level is planned for the area below the Public Safety expansion on the south side of the building. The proposed amended site plan also includes a new 18 space parking lot to be built east of the new apparatus bay. This would replace the existing parking area east of the existing apparatus bay. In addition, there will be five spaces constructed south of the existing apparatus bay. My understanding is that these spaces will be for marked police cars. This parking area is at the door to the new squad room so it will be convenient for the police offices. Parking demand on-site should not increase due to the new Public Safety Building. The number of employees will remain essentially the same. (In the past year the number of employees has dropped due to the elimination of the di spatch staff.) The advantage to thi s new pl an is that it wi 11 free up the parking in front of the Public Safety Building that is currently used for marked and unmarked pol i ce vehi c 1 es. After the remodel i ng is completed these spaces will be available for public use. Because of the demand for parking at City Hall, I believe this is a real beneift. . . . Page Two The proposed parking area east of the new apparatus bay is located 8 - 10 feet from Rhode Island Avenue and 24 feet from Golden Valley Road. It is necessary to encroach on this normal setback area in order to provide the needed 18 space parking lot. The parking lot will not have an adverse effect on the corner visibility because Rhode Island Avenue curves to the east at its intersection with Golden Valley Road. In addition, this intersection will be signalized in the near future. This will mean a safer intersection. There will be a large green area at the northwest corner of the intersection west to the parking area. It should be noted that special landscaping is planned at this intersection to "soften" the effect of the parking lot. The landscaping will include keeping as many of the existing large trees as possible, ornamental trees and shrubs, and a sign monument for the Civic Center Block. Landscaping around the new Public Safety Building will be typical to the remainder of the Civic Center Block. The City has taken great efforts to enhance this busy block with greenery in a way that the public will be proud of the space. The vehicle circulation pattern around the Public Safety Building is also pro- posed to change. Entrance to the Public Safety parking areas east of the Public Safety Building will only be from Rhode Island Avenue or Golden Valley Road. This will greatly reduce police vehicles using the main Civic Center entrance on Golden Valley Road. Most Public Safety vehicles and Public Safety employee vehicles will enter the Civic Center block from Rhode Island Avenue or Golden Valley Road. The access drive between the Park Maintenance Building/Police garages and the Public Safety Building to the main Civic Center parking area northeast of City Hall will be closed. This eliminates a potentially dangerous intersection within the Civic Center block. The exterior of the building will match and blend with the exterior of the other buildings on the Civic Center block. The same type of brick will be used. The entrance to the Public Safety Building will match the entrance to City Hall across the parking lot. The new entrance to the Public Safety Building will be directly across the parking lot from City Hall. At the public hearing, representatives of the Public Safety Department and the architect will be present to describe the building and its features. They can do a much better job than I can trying to describe it in this memo. Please refer to the attached plans for a description of the building. Recommendation Staff is recommending approval of the Preliminary Design Plan for the second amendment to the Civic Center P.U.D. No. 56. The amendment will allow the City to improve and add to the Public Safety Building in a way that will enhance the Civic Center Block. The building site and location is consistent with the Civic Center Master Plan approved as part of the original Civic Center P.U.D. in 1989. The revised Plan maintains or slightly expands the parking available, continues the high quality of landscaping on the block and allows the City to have an upgraded building to enhance the public safety mission. It also improves the vehicular circulation within the Civic Center Block. . MKG:mkd Attachments: Location Map Master/Site Plans C 2 I .... B I P $I~ o (VI ( I I ( I Nt "0 1 I .v-~ I I ~ I I 5 .. I I .". I I l:' Ie, I 7- ~ I ~ I /.: ! ~ I I. ... ~ I I.;:: f.... . or. c~~ .. .. i:i () E...... 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