84-120 - 10-16 - Approving Golden Hills Redevelopment PlanResolution 84-120
October 16, 1984
Member Stockman introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION
(Approving Golden Hills Redevelopment Plan)
WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority in and for the City of
Golden Valley, Minnesota ("HRA") has prepared a redevelopment plan for a revita-
lization program in the Golden Hills area located immediately north of Highway
No. 12 and both east and west of Turners Crossroad entitled "Golden Hills
Redevelopment Plan," including a statement of the method proposed for financing
the project, all attached hereto as Exhibit A;
WHEREAS, the Golden Hills Redevelopment Plan has been reviewed and com-
mented on by the Planning Commission of the City of Golden Valley, being a duly
designated and acting official advisory body to the City Council, a copy of the
minutes of their meeting dated September 24, 1984 is attached hereto as Exhibit
B;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Golden
Valley hereby makes the following findings and determinations:
1. That the City Council of the City of Golden Valley has held a public
hearing on the attached Golden Hills Redevelopment Plan (Exhibit A) upon giving
published notice of said hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the
municipality at least once not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days prior to
the date of hearing;
2. That the City Council has reviewed the attached Golden Hills
Redevelopment Plan together with the included statement of the method proposed
for financing the project and the written comments of the City Planning
Commission;
3. That the area included within the Golden Hills Redeveloment Plan (the
"Project Area") is a deteriorated and deteriorating area within the meaning of
Minnesota Statutes Section 462.421, Subd. 13;
4. That the revitalization program proposed by the plan is necessary to
eliminate and prevent the spread of such deterioration;
5. That the redevelopment project area is subject to conditions preventing
private development and would not be available for redevelopment without the
governmental assistance and financial aid proposed by the Plan;
6. That the plan and its corresponding redevelopment project area affords
maximum opportunity for redevelopment by private enterprise, consistent with the
sound needs of the locality as a whole;
7. That the plan provides an outline for the redevelopment and rehabilita-
tion of the project area and is sufficiently complete to indicate the rela-
tionship of the Plan to the objectives of the City of Golden Valley as to
appropriate land uses within the project area and to indicate the general land
uses and general standards for redevelopment or rehabilitation within the pro-
ject area;
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October 16, 1984
8. That there is a feasible method for the relocation of families and
businesses who will be displaced from the project area and that there are
available or will be provided decent safe and sanitary dwelling units for the
displaced families and satisfactory business locations for the displaced
businesses;
9. That the HRA in acquiring any of the properties will provide all of the
relocation assistance and benefits required by applicable law;
10. That the objectives and purposes of the Plan conform to and are con-
sistent with the general land use proposals and planning objectives established
by the City of Golden Valley in its Comprehensive Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of
Golden Valley, Minnesota:
1. That the attached Golden Hills Redevelopment Plan is approved hereby in
all respects; and
2. That the City Manager is directed to communicate the City Council's
approval of the Golden Hills Redevelopment Plan to the Housing and Redevelopment
Authority in and for the City of Golden Valley, Minnesota.
ary A rson, Mayor
ATTEST:
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J Nally, DepuW City Clerk
motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was seconded by Member
Johnson and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor
thereof: Anderson, Bakken, Johnson, Stockman and Thompson, and the following
voted against the same: none, whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed
and adopted, signed by the Mayor and her signature attested by the Deputy City
Clerk.
Resolution 84-120 - Continued Exhibit A October 16, 1984
GOLDEN HILLS REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
GOLDEN VALLEY, MINNESOTA
Adopted
October 16, 1984
Resolution 84-120 - Continued Exhibit A October 16, 1984
INTRODUCTION
The City of Golden Valley Comprehensive Plan adopted November 16, 1982 designa-
tes Trunk Highway 12 frontage from Colorado Avenue to Trunk Highway 100 as the
Golden Hills Study Area. According to discussion of the Golden Hills Study Area
in the Land Use portion of the City of Golden Valley Comprehensive Plan, reasons
for designation of the Study Area are "signs of deterioration within the area
and potential for redevelopment in conjunction with anticipated upgrading of
Highway 12 to I-394". The I-394 project for upgrading of current Trunk Highway
12 to freeway status will involve Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT)
acquisition of several total properties and portions of other properties within
the Golden Hills Study Area. Final right-of-way limit lines for the I-394 pro-
ject are expected in late 1984, and initiation of property acquisitions is
expected in early 1985. The City of Golden Valley designated the Golden Hills
Study Area in an effort to utilize the I-394 project as a stimulus to redevelop-
ment of the area and in an effort to coordinate redevelopment with the I-394
project in terms of traffic circulation, land use planning, scheduling and land
acquisition for assembly of redevelopment sites.
In order to protect the planning process for the Golden Hills Area and to allow
time for completion of comprehensive planning for the area, the Golden Valley
City Council instituted a development moratorium effective April 12, 1984 for a
portion of the study area under current development pressure. The interim ordi-
nance limiting development activities in the Golden Hills Study Area is based on
authority derived from Minnesota planning enabling legislation, Minnesota
Statute Section 462.355 Subdivision 4. The duration of the Golden Hills
Moratorium is approximately one year extending until April 15, 1985.
The statement of purpose for the development moratorium ordinance for the Golden
Hills Area lists reasons for the moratorium as City consideration of adoption of
an amended comprehensive land use plan and corresponding zoning code amendments
as a result of MnDOT planning and land acquisition for the I-394 project, poten-
tial for rapid development and redevelopment in the area, need for time to
accomplish detailed study in support of comprehensive planning, and need to
control development during the interim planning period in order to preserve the
opportunity for City implementation of redevelopment plans in accordance with a
comprehensive land use plan.
The Golden Hills Redevelopment Plan examines existing Golden Hills land use con-
ditions, determines appropriate long term land uses, and establishes redevelop-
ment uses which correspond to long term land use designations. The Golden Hills
Redevelopment Plan defines the area to be covered by the Golden Hills
Redevelopment District, provides an outline for development or redevelopment
within the Golden Hills Redevelopment District, and indicates the relationship
of proposed development or redevelopment to local land use objectives. The
Golden Hills Redevelopment Plan indicates general land uses which may replace
the Golden Hills Study Area designation in the adopted City of Golden Valley
Comprehensive Plan. Thus, the Golden Hills Redevelopment Plan may be used as a
base for amendment of the Comprehensive Plan and for corresponding Zoning Code
amendment.
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DESCRIPTION OF GOLDEN HILLS REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
The Golden Hills Redevelopment District includes Trunk Highway 12 frontage in
the City of Golden Valley from Colorado Avenue on the west to Trunk Highway 100
on the east. To the west of Turner's Crossroad, the Golden Hills Redevelopment
District extends north to Laurel Avenue covering an area bounded by the City of
Golden Valley/City of St. Louis Park municipal boundary line on the south,
Colorado Avenue on the west, Laurel Avenue on the north and Turner's Crossroad
on the east. To the east of Turner's Crossroad, the Golden Hills Redevelopment
District includes all parcels fronting directly on Trunk Highway 12 from the
Golden Hills Shopping Center to the Bermel Smaby Realty property at the inter-
section with Trunk Highway 100, also the shopping center parking area to the
north of the Golden Hills Shopping Center and the Mayfair Apartment property to
the northeast of the Golden Hills Shopping Center. The Golden Hills Redevelop-
ment District also includes a small portion of the City of Golden Valley located
to the southwest of Trunk Highway 12 and Trunk Highway 100. A legal description
of the boundaries of the Golden Hills Redevelopment District is attached to the
Golden Hills Redevelopment Plan as Appendix A. Legal descriptions of each indi-
vidual parcel within the Golden Hills Redevelopment District are available in
the parcel inventory compiled for the Golden Hills Redevelopment District.
The Golden Hills Redevelopment District encompasses more area than the Golden
Hills Study Area in the adopted City of Golden Valley Comprehensive Plan. In
the area between Turner's Crossroad and the railroad line to the west, the
Golden Hills Study Area includes only parcels adjacent to the Trunk Highway 12
service road and does not extend as far north as Laurel Avenue. In addition,
the Golden Hills Study Area does not include the portion of the City of Golden
Valley to the southwest of Trunk Highways 12 and 100. The Golden Hills Study
Area is shown graphically on the Comprehensive Land Use Plan map included in the
Land Use element of the adopted City of Golden Valley Comprehensive Plan.
The Golden Hills Development Moratorium Area includes only that portion of the
Golden Hills Redevelopment District lying between Turner's Crossroad and the
railroad line to the west. The moratorium area is bounded by the City of Golden
Valley/City of St. Louis Park municipal boundary line on the south, the railroad
line on the west, Laurel Avenue on the north and Turner's Crossroad on the east.
A legal description of the Golden Hills Development Moratorium Area is included
in the Moratorium Ordinance, Ordinance No. 618, which adds the Golden Hills
Development Moratorium as Chapter 21 of the City Zoning Code. Section 21.03 of
the City of Golden Valley Zoning Code describes the Golden Hills Area for pur-
poses of the development moratorium.
The Golden Hills Redevelopment District designated in the Golden Hills
Redevelopment Plan, the Golden Hills Study Area designated in the adopted City
of Golden Valley Comprehensive Plan, and the Golden Hills Development Moratorium
Area defined in the City of Golden Valley Zoning Code are illustrated graphi-
cally on subsequent pages.
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Resolution 84-120 - Continued Exhibit A October 16, 1984
OBJECTIVES OF GOLDEN HILLS REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
Objectives of the City of Golden Valley Housing and Redevelopment Authority
(HRA) in undertaking redevelopment of the area described as the Golden Hills
Redevelopment District include the following:
General
1. Impovement of currently unsightly Trunk Highway 12 frontage to create
an attractive City of Golden Valley I-394 corridor in the vicinity of
Turner's Crossroad.
2. Reversal of deterioration and degradation of current Trunk Highway 12
frontage in the area of Turner's Crossroad.
3. Stimulation and coordination of area redevelopment not possible
without public subsidy to private investment.
4. Provision for orderly physical and economic growth of the area through
controlled development and redevelopment.
5. Strengthening and increase of the area tax base.
Coordination with I-394 Project
6. Taking advantage of the incentive for upgrading of land use provided
by I-394 freeway construction as a catalyst to further redevelopment
of the area.
7. Coordination of upgrading of land uses and redevelopment of the area
with upgrading of Trunk Highway 12 to I-394 status.
8. Minimizing of public costs of I-394 right-of-way acquisition and rede-
velopment site acquisition through joint MnDOT and City of Golden
Valley HRA purchase of properties.
9. Coordination of redevelopment time schedules with I-394 construction
time schedules in order to minimize construction period inconvenience.
10. Integration of remnant parcels resulting from I-394 project riyht-of-
way acquisition into redevelopment parcels.
Blight Removal
11. Removal and replacement of dilapidated, deteriorated and vacant
buildings which constitute a blight on the area.
12. Removal and replacement or rehabilitation and upgrading of obsolete
buildings and buildings with code deficiencies which have a blighting
influence on the area.
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Resolution 84-120 - Continued Exhibit A October 16, 1984
13. Redevelopment or upgrading of properties which are unsightly due to
lack of aesthetic amenities including landscaped yards, paved parking
area, and curb separation of landscaped and paved area, or due to
location of loading docks on building street front.
14. Removal of buildings which are overcrowded on small lots resulting in
inadequate parking, nonconforming inadequate landscaped yard areas,
and lack of space for normal business expansion.
15. Clearance and assembly of overdeveloped small lots into larger scale
redevelopment sites allowing space for adequate parking, required
landscaped yards and anticipated business expansion.
16. Elimination of unsightly land uses, including unscreened outside
storage of equipment and materials, which constitute a blight on the
area and surrounding areas and adversely impact land values and marke-
tability of surrounding properties.
17. Elimination and replacement of deleterious and inappropriate land uses
incompatible with surrounding land uses and detrimental to surrounding
property values.
18. Redevelopment or development of underutilized properties which have
potential for greater contribution to the tax base and economic
welfare of the community.
19. Development of vacant land blighted by virtue of difficult physical
character of the ground, including poor soils conditions, resulting in
stagnant and unproductive condition of land potentially useful.
20. Elimination or correction of difficult physical character of the
ground, including poor soils conditions, allowing development of
vacant land and making the land useful and valuable.
Redevelopment Land Use
21. Realization of highest and best use of properties bordering I-394 in
the vicinity of Turner's Crossroad in the City of Golden Valley.
22. Provision of assembled redevelopment sites to accomodate more intense
land uses appropriate directly adjacent to the I-394 freeway.
23. Provision of desired expansion space for the commercial center located
to the east of Turner's Crossroad.
24. Provision of assembled redevelopment sites to accommodate industrial
operations with future expansion potential.
25.. Rearrangement of land uses in the area resulting in more functional
and complementary land use relationships.
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Private Investment
26. Minimizing of public redevelopment costs by encouraging private rede-
velopment in the area and by promoting cooperation or participation of
existing landowners in redevelopment projects.
27. Encouragement of upgrading by owners and tenants of existing commer-
cial and industrial buildings and properties not targeted for redeve-
lopment.
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28. Redesign in conjunction with the I-394 project of local traffic cir-
culation patterns and intersections in order to eliminate existing
traffic hazards and points of traffic congestion, including inadequate
separation of frontage road intersections from Trunk Highway 12 inter-
sections.
29. Reorientation of building fronts to adjust to changes in street fron-
tages resulting from the I-394 project.
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30. Provision of relocation sites and opportunities for expansion to
existing businesses within the redevelopment area which are displaced
by redevelopment and which are compatible with designated redevelop-
ment uses for the area.
31. Minimizing of potential hardships created by relocation out of the
area of conflicting or incompatible land uses.
Resolution 84-120 - Continued Exhibit A October 16, 1984
FINDINGS
The HRA may not proceed with a redevelopment project unless the City Council makes
findings required by state statute. Minnesota Statute Section 462.521 Subd. 2
requires that the City Council pass a resolution making the following findings:
1. That the land in the project area would not be made available for
redevelopment without the financial aid to be sought.
2. That the redevelopment plans for the redevelopment areas in the local-
ity will afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs
of the locality as a whole, for the redevelopment of such areas by
private enterprise.
3. That the redevelopment plan conforms to a general plan for the devel-
opment of the locality as a whole.
Discussion supporting each of the above required findings in the case of the
Golden Hills Redevelopment Project follows:
1. Land use in the Golden Hills Redevelopment District would not be made
available for redevelopment without public financial aid. Provision
of redevelopment lands in the Golden Hills Redevelopment District
requires removal of deteriorated and obsolete buildings, clearance of
overdeveloped parcels, correction of soils conditions on vacant lands,
and assembly of existing lots into redevelopment parcels of
appropriate size and configuration. Assembly and development of pro-
perty requiring clearance or soils correction is not economically
feasible for private developers without public subsidy.
2. Redevelopment plans for the Golden Hills Redevelopment District afford
maximum opportunity for redevelopment by private enterprise. The
Golden Hills Redevelopment Plan encourages private redevelopment in
the area and promotes cooperation or participation of existing land-
owners in redevelopment projects. Several current property owners in
the Golden Hills Redevelopment District are in contact with the City
of Golden_Valley concerning cooperation with the City HRA in assembly
and redevelopment of land or concerning sale of property to the HRA
for assembly and redevelopment by developers. The role contemplated
by the HRA in redevelopment includes acquisition, assembly and
clearance of parcels, with redevelopment sites subsequently trans-
ferred to private developers, thus involving private enterprise in the
construction phase of redevelopment in all cases.
3. The Golden Hills Redevelopment Plan conforms to the adopted City of
Golden Valley Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan, adopted
November 16, 1982, designates the Golden Hills Area as a study area
for potential redevelopment activity. The Golden Hills Redevelopment
Plan outlines redevelopment uses which reflect appropriate long term
land uses for the area. Long term land use designations shall be
incorporated into the Comprehensive Land Use Plan map in an amended
City of Golden Valley Comprehensive Plan.
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REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREAS
The Golden Hills Redevelopment District may be divided into four project areas'
representing different phases of the total redevelopment program. The West Area
includes that portion of the Golden Hills Redevelopment District between
Colorado Avenue and the railroad line, the Central Area that portion of the
District between the railroad line and Turner's Crossroad, the East Area that
portion of the District between Turner's Crossroad and Trunk Highway 100, and
the South Area that portion of the District southwest of existing Trunk Highway
12 and Trunk Highway 100. The four areas are illustrated graphically on the
subsequent page.
Redevelopment of the Golden Hills Redevelopment District will be programmed over
a period of five to ten years. In terms of sequencing, the Central Area is the
portion of the District currently undergoing most intense redevelopment pressure
and is likely to be the area of earliest redevelopment. The East Area is the
most probable candidate for subsequent development due to expansion pressures in
the existing commercial center. Redevelopment of the South Area will be coor-
dinated with construction of the I-394/Trunk Highway 100 interchange. It is
expected that the West Area will constitute the last phase of the total Golden
Hills Redevelopment Project.
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CENTRAL AREA
Existing Conditions
The Central Area of the Golden Hills Redevelopment District includes both rela-
tively small parcels ranging from .4 to 1.61 acres in area zoned primarily for
Commercial use along the Trunk Highway 12 service road, also referred to as Old
Wayzata Boulevard, and relatively large parcels ranging from 2.39 to 7.88 acres
in area zoned for Light Industrial use to the north extending up to Laurel
Avenue.
Existing development in the vicinity of Turner's Crossroad and extending west to
Xenia Avenue South along the Trunk Highway 12 service road includes the former
Boulevard Restaurant building on a site approximately one acre in size, a small
convenience food store and gasoline station in two separate buildings on a small
parcel directly to the north, a print shop in a small former residential struc-
ture to the west of the Boulevard site, a veterinary hospital on a small parcel
at the intersection with Xenia Avenue South, and a storage building on a small
parcel to the north of the veterinary hospital apparently used by a landscaping
company. Common to all of these uses are nonconforming building setbacks from
front and side property lines, lack of landscaped yards required by the City
Zoning Ordinance with parking to front and side property lines, and.lack of ade-
quate parking space. The use to the north of the veterinary hospital involves
unscreened outside storage of equipment and materials in violation of City
Zoning Ordinance requirements. The former Boulevard Restaurant building is
currently vacant and has been unoccupied for a period of approximately two
years.
Traffic congestion at the intersection of Turner's Crossroad with Trunk Highway
12 results from lack of separation of the service road from Trunk Highway 12.
As a consequence, there has been a tendency in the past for motorists to use the
former Boulevard Restaurant parking lot as a bypass when traveling from Turner's
Crossroad to the west service road.
A multi -tenant office warehouse building, the Golden Valley Business Center,
occupies a large parcel fronting on both Turner's Crossroad and Xenia Avenue
South directly to the north of the commercial properties described above. Two
additional single occupant office warehouse buildings located to the north bet-
ween Turner's Crossroad and Xenia Avenue South do not present problems in terms
of conformance with Code requirements or in terms of appearance. Parcels
fronting on the Trunk Highway 12 service road between Xenia Avenue South and the
railroad line include the recently upgraded Contemporary Designs building and
property, the recently upgraded Tires Plus, Inc. location, the deteriorating
Breck School Ice Arena crowded on a parcel lacking adequate setbacks or parking,
a dilapidated former farmhouse structure on a large lot, and two small office
buildings on small lots. Owners of several of these parcels appropriate for
clearance and redevelopment express willingness to cooperate with the City of
Golden Valley HRA on redevelopment of their properties.
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The remainder of the Central Area of the Golden Hills Redevelopment District
located between Xenia Avenue South and the railroad line is occupied by four
single occupant office warehouse or office manufacturing users on relatively
large lots. All buildings are in good structural condition. Problems common to
these buildings are minor including unfinished ground areas neither paved nor
landscaped, unpaved parking area, some parking on the street due to lack of
paving rather than lack of lot area for parking, lack of concrete curb separa-
tion of paved and landscaped area, inadequate screening of rear storage areas,
and in one case poor condition of a storage building. At least two of the pro-
perty owners have approached the City with expansion plans affording opportunity
for enforcement of general upgrading of the properties.
I-394 Impact
Plans prepared by MnDOT for I-394 construction include a freeway interchange at
Xenia Avenue South. Construction of the interchange and new service roads
involves MnDOT taking of several total properties and several portions of other
parcels within the Central Area of the Golden Hills Redevelopment District.
Graphics included in the Golden Hills Redevelopment Plan illustrate preliminary
I-394 right-of-way limit lines. Final construction limit and right-of-way limit
lines for the I-394 project are not available at the present time but are
expected prior to the end of the 1984 calendar year. Preliminary plans are ade-
quate for purposes of redevelopment planning included in the Golden Hills
Redevelopment Plan.
Properties programmed for total acquisition by MnDOT for the I-394 project
include the Boulevard Restaurant site, the adjacent print shop site, the veteri-
nary hospital and the parcel to the north of the veterinary hospital. Portions
of the Xenia frontage of the Golden Valley Business Center property and the
Contemporary Designs site are scheduled for acquisition. The City HRA is in the
process of concluding an agreement with MnDOT for joint acquisition of the
Golden Valley Business Center property in the Central Area and for joint
acquisition of additional properties in the East Area of the Golden Hills
Redevelopment District. In addition, a remnant parcel of the Boulevard site
will be available to the City HRA. The MnDOT interchange and service road
design was adjusted to minimize impact on the Contemporary Designs location and
to preserve the integrity of the recently improved building and site.
The effect of the I-394 project on the other properties within the Central Area
of the Golden Hills Redevelopment District will be to place all properties loca-
ted on Xenia on a more traveled street route and to reorient buildings fronting
on Turner's Crossroad to Xenia Avenue South as the busier street frontage.
The northwest parcel in the Central Area will be further impacted by scheduled
construction of Laurel Avenue across the railroad line and along the north side
of that property.
The new intersection and service road construction will eliminate the current
Turner's Crossroad/Trunk Highway 12 intersection traffic congestion problems.
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Redevelopment Parcels
Two redevelopment parcels are planned for the Central Area of the Golden Hills
Redevelopment District. One is located to the east of the planned I-394/Xenia
Avenue South interchange and includes the remaining major portion of the Golden
Valley Business Center property combined with the food market/gasoline station
parcel and a remnant of the Boulevard property. Total area of this redevelop-
ment parcel is 214,267 square feet or 4.92 acres. The second redevelopment par-
cel is located on the I-394 frontage road to the west of the I-394/Xenia
interchange and to the west of the Contemporary Designs property. Total area of
this second redevelopment parcel is 175,280 square feet or 4.02 acres, assembled
from the existing Breck School Ice Arena and farmhouse properties combined with
the two office buildings to the west and the tire store property to the east.
The only remaining property on the I-394 frontage road in the Central Area of
the Redevelopment District is Contemporary Designs, which is zoned Light
Industrial. Other Light Industrial properties to the north on each side of
Xenia Avenue South are not planned for acquisition, clearance and redevelopment.
Redevelopment Land Uses
Designated land uses for the Central Area of the Golden Hills Redevelopment
District are office or hotel combined with office for parcels adjacent to I-394
moving into office warehouse and office manufacturing to the north. In terms of
intensity, greater height and density are contemplated in the redevelopment par-
cels adjacent to I-394 with lower light industrial use height and intensity to
the north.
Redevelopment land use of the redevelopment parcel approximately five acres in
size located northeast of the I-394/Xenia Avenue South intersection is office
with the possibility of hotel combined with the office. Suitable height
directly at the freeway intersection is up to 10 or 12 stories. For location of
a major hotel within the City of Golden Valley, the site is ideal in terms of
visibility from a major freeway, access to a freeway interchange, convenience to
downtown Minneapolis, and proximity to corporate offices located in Golden
Valley including General Mills and Honeywell. The hotel user, however, would
require only approximately one half of the site. Ideally, the hotel would be
combined with offices attracting out of town business people utilizing the
hotel.
Factors for consideration in site design include integration of the hotel and
office structures and uses, access and circulation for both hotel and office
uses and buildings, utilization of combined parking area with potential use of a
parking structure to support the more intense development signified by greater
building height, and maximization of landscaped green area.
Redevelopment land use of the redevelopment parcel approximately four acres in
size located to the west of the I-394/Xenia Avenue South intersection is office
with a height of four to six stories. Utilization of structured parking is
encouraged to support more intense land use while at the same time preserving
maximum landscaped green space.
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Light industrial office warehouse and office manufacturing uses remain all along
the west side of Xenia Avenue South and on the east side of Xenia to the north
of the hotel/office redevelopment site. Upgrading of nonconformities in terms
of landscaped yard and paved parking area requirements would be promoted as part
of the redevelopment effort.
Plans both for freeway construction and for assembly of redevelopment parcels in
the total Golden Hills Redevelopment District and in the Central Area of the
Golden Hills Redevelopment District are illustrated graphically on the following
pages.
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EAST AREA
Existing Conditions
The East Area of the Golden Hills Redevelopment District is dominated by the
Golden Hills Shopping Center, from which the name for the Redevelopment District
is derived. The shopping center is located directly to the northeast of the
intersection of Turner's Crossroad with Trunk Highway 12 and occupies approxima-
tely 5.09 acres of land. There are approximately nine shopping center tenants,
including four restaurants. The Golden Hills Shopping Center was upgraded with
construction of a new facade in recent years, and construction of a new
restaurant/night club facility at the westerly end of the shopping center is
currently in progress. In conjunction with the new restaurant/night club expan-
sion, the shopping center enlarged the available parking area by means of
acquisition of a vacant parcel to the north, now improved as paved parking area.
Despite the addition of parking area, the site remains crowded and expansion
pressures in the shopping center are constrained by limited land space. The
primary shopping center parking area adjacent to the Trunk Highway 12 frontage
road extends to the property line with no provision of landscaped yard setbacks.
Several of the restaurant tenants in the shopping center have expressed desire
to expand. In addition, commercial uses displaced by redevelopment.within other
areas of the Golden Hills Redevelopment District may seek relocation sites in a
shopping center setting.
Traffic congestion at the intersection of Turner's Crossroad with Trunk Highway
12 results from close proximity of the shopping center combined with lack of
separation of the service road from Trunk Highway 12 at the Turner's Crossroad
intersection.
Intruding into the shopping center area are two separate uses on small parcels:
A gasoline station on the corner of the frontage road with Turner's Crossroad
and a veterinary clinic on the corner of the alley behind the shopping center
with Turner's Crossroad. Both of these uses contribute to traffic and parkiny
congestion in the area.
Buildings to the east of the shopping center along the Trunk Highway 12 frontage
road include a Bridgeman Ice Cream Store and Golden Hills Drug Store housed in
the same building on one parcel, the Tyrol Medical/Dental Clinic on the next
parcel to the east, and the Bermel Smaby Real Estate office at the intersection
of Trunk Highway 12 with Trunk Highway 100. Between the clinic and real estate
office is an area of vacant land which remains undeveloped due to poor soils
conditions. Poor underlying soils problems are compounded by the addition of
mixed fill over the poor soils. Substantial soil removal followed by replace-
ment with new fill and compaction, or the use of piling as an alternative, would
be required in order to support construction on this property.
To the north of these properties and northeast of the shopping center is the
Mayfair Apartments Complex which consists of two buildings. The buildings are
constructed on compacted fill but do have some apparent cracking and settling on
the exterior landings and steps. The soils have settled around the building
exteriors. There is additional maintenance required and, as in the case of most
buildings constructed prior to the requirements of the State Energy Code, addi-
tional work is necessary to meet today's standards.
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I-394 Impact
I-394 construction plans move the freeway interchange to the west to Xenia Avenue
South and eliminate the existing intersection of Turner's Crossroad with Trunk
Highway 12. The shift to the west eliminates current traffic congestion at the
Turner's Crossroad/Trunk Highway 12 intersection and in the vicinity of the
Golden Hills Shopping Center. The East Area of the Golden Hills Redevelopment
District will be served by a new frontage road which ends in a cul-de-sac adja-
cent to the I-394/Trunk Highway 100 interchange.
The I-394 project, including construction of the I-394/Trunk Highway 1OU
interchange and construction of the new service road, necessitates MnDOT taking
of three total parcels and taking of frontage from additional parcels in the
East Area of the Golden Hills Redevelopment District. The preliminary I-394
right-of-way line encompasses the entire gas station building on the northeast
corner of Turner's Crossroad and Trunk Highway 12, includes the entire Bermel
Smaby building at Trunk Highway 12 and Trunk Highway 100, and cuts through the
front of the Tyrol Clinic building. MnDOT will acquire these land parcels in
their entirety and make remnant parcels available to the Golden Valley HRA. The
joint acquisition agreement in negotiation between the HRA and MnDOT calls for
cooperative acquisition of the Golden Hills Druy/Bridyeman Ice Cream Store pro-
perty and of the vacant properties on the frontage road to the east of the clinic.
Redevelopment Parcels
Redevelopment plans for the East Area of the Golden Hills Redevelopment District
call for creation of one major redevelopment parcel 328,200 square feet or 7.53
acres in area. The redevelopment parcel is assembled from remnant and remainder
parcels following I-394 right-of-way acquisition to the east of the shopping
center and from the Mayfair Manor apartment property. Both clearance of
existing buildings and soils correction of vacant parcels will be required in
order to create usable redevelopment land.
In addition to the assembly of the major redevelopment parcel approximately
seven and one half acres in size, redevelopment plans include acquisition and
clearance of the veterinary clinic parcel only 8,184 square feet or .19 acres in
area.
Redevelopment Land Uses
Designated land use in the East Area of the Golden Hills Redevelopment District
is commercial consisting primarily of retail shopping center combined with ser-
vice businesses and potential inclusion of office or motel use.
First priority for reuse of redevelopment lands will be expansion of the Golden
Hills Shopping Center. The minor redevelopment parcel resulting from removal of
the veterinary clinic will be offered for incorporation into shopping center
parking area. Shopping Center expansion to the east and northeast will include
retail and restaurant uses. Construction of a low rise motel in addition to the
hotel in the Central Area may be desirable and would be acceptable in the East
Area. Combination of low rise office buildings into the area would also be
suitable.
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Resolution 84-120 - Continued Exhibit A October 16, 1984
Desiyn considerations for redevelopment of the East Area include provision of
landscaped yard along the existing shopping center frontage, provision for con-
tinued shopping center expansion, integration of mixed uses, provision of ade-
quate access and parking for each use, and buffering of commercial uses from the
adjacent single family residential neighborhood to the north with adequate
separation and screening.
Plans both for freeway construction and for assembly of redevelopment parcels in
the East Area of the Golden Hills Redevelopment District are illustrated graphi-
cally on the following pages.
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WEST AREA
Existing Conditions
The West Area of the Golden Hills Redevelopment District includes the Soo Line
railroad right-of-way parcels. The former Suburban Lumber Company buildings
owned by the railroad and located on railroad property include a frame construc-
tion main building combined with unpainted frame and tin storage sheds. The
buildings have been unoccupied for substantial periods of time over the last
several years since vacation by the Suburban Lumber Company. There is no
landscaping on the site.
Properties fronting on the Trunk Highway 12 service road to the west.of the
railroad line consist of five buildings all overcrowded on parcels of inadequate
size. Deficiencies include nonconforming setbacks from the street right-of-way
and from side property lines, insufficient or nonexistent landscaped yards, ina-
dequate parking, and unscreened outside storage of equipment and materials.
The two major users of property in terms of acreage in the West Area of the
Golden Hills Redevelopment District are Phillippi Equipment Company and Bury and
Carlson, both of which uses constitute a blight on the area. The Phillippi
building located on Colorado Avenue South would require extensive remodeling to
meet current code requirements. Deficiencies include inadequate ceiliny height
on the lower level, lack of handicapped access and facilities, and state energy
code deficiencies. The yard is entirely blacktopped or unfinished with no
landscaped area. Unscreened storage of used and junk equipment spreads over
numerous parcels in Phillippi and other ownership covering a total of approxi-
mately seven and one half acres. The Bury and Carlson asphalt plant is a use no
longer suitable to location in the City of Golden Valley. Buildings include a
cement block main building which is in noncompliance with the State Uniform
Building Code in numerous areas including the energy code, along with metal
storage sheds. The total site is over six acres in area cluttered with
unscreened outside storage of equipment and piles of material. There is no
landscaping on the Bury and Carlson site.
The Al Golden Machinery property located on Colorado Circle is less than an acre
in area but presents a similarly blighting appearance. The major problem is
unsightly unscreened outside storage of junk machinery. However, the building
is also questionable in terms of code compliance in the areas of light, ven-
tilation and fire protection, and there is no landscaping on the site.
The Midland Manufacturing and Welding facility centrally located next to the
railroad riyht-of-way does not have the blighting outside storage problem cited
in connection with properties previously described, but the building requires
updating to meet handicapped access and state energy code requirements and the
grounds are unimproved.
The three northernmost properties on Colorado Avenue South within the West Area
of the Redevelopment District house buildings which are structurally sound and
have adequate land area for substantial compliance with City Zoning Code
requirements and for aesthetic acceptability.
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I-394 Impact
Upgrading of Trunk Highway 12 to freeway status will eliminate current access
points from the West Area of the Golden Hills Redevelopment District to Highway
12. The closest I-394 access point will be the Xenia/Vernon Avenue interchange
to the east within the Central Area of the Golden Hills Redevelopment District.
Limited freeway access ties the West Area into the remainder of the Golden Hills
Redevelopment Area in terms of traffic circulation and necessitates attention to
planning for handling of traffic from the West Area.
MnDOT right-of-way requirements for the I-394 project are minimal in the West
Area of the Golden Hills Redevelopment District.
Redevelopment Parcels
A major redevelopment parcel 1,045,514 square feet or 24.00 acres in area is
planned for the West Area of the Golden Hills Redevelopment District. The rede-
velopment parcel is comprised of excess railroad right-of-way including the
former Suburban Lumber Company location and all except three of the other par-
cels within the West Area. Properties not included in the redevelopment program
are the three northerly buildings on Colorado Avenue South.
Redevelopment Land Uses
Designated land uses for the West Area of the Golden Hills Redevelopment District
include office, office warehouse, office service and office combined with light
manufacturing. Each of these uses is appropriate to the area provided there is
careful planning for proper integration and buffering of uses. Actual use of
the land will depend on market factors at the time of redevelopment and may
include all of the potential uses listed or only selected uses among those
listed.
Uses adjacent to Laurel Avenue on the north will be limited to light industrial
office warehouse or office service development with a low profile and inten-
sified landscaping buffer from the residential uses to the north of Laurel
Avenue.
Office use with greater height is appropriate to the southerly portion of the
West Area oriented to the I-394 service road. Height may range up to six
stories with the use of structured parking to provide parking space adequate to
accommodate the building height.
The 24 acre size of the redevelopment area in the West Area of the Golden Hills
Redevelopment District offers potential for one or more large sites designed to
accommodate major office service or office manufacturing facilities in high
technology or similar fields.
Design considerations for redevelopment of the West Area include buffering from
residential development to the north of Laurel with adequate separation and
screening, variation of building height with minimum height adjacent to Laurel
Avenue, compatible arrangement of land uses, separation of uses by access and
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orientation to Laurel Avenue and to the I-394 service road, provision for ade-
quate access and circulation, provision of adequate parking space, planning for
transportation and utility needs of light industrial users, and availability of
land area for future expansion of light industrial facilities.
Plans for assembly of redevelopment parcels in the West Area of the Golden Hills
Redevelopment District are illustrated graphically on the following pages.
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SOUTH AREA
Existing Conditions
The South Area of the Golden Hills Redevelopment District is a small portion of
the City of Golden Valley located southwest of the intersection of Trunk Highway
12 with Trunk Highway 100. Trunk Highway 12 and Trunk Highway 100 form the
northern and eastern boundaries of the South Area and separate this portion of
the City from the remainder of Golden Valley. The City of Golden Valley/City of
St. Louis Park municipal boundary line forms the western and southern boundaries
of the South Area of the Golden Hills Redevelopment District.
In terms of land use, the South Area of the Golden Hills Redevelopment District
functions within a larger area including both this small portion of the City of
Golden Valley and adjacent area within the City of St. Louis Park. The South
Area is occupied by three two story office buildings, all a part of the Gamble
Center Office Park which includes buildings both in the City of Golden Valley
and in the City of St. Louis Park. Directly to the south of the Golden
Valley/St. Louis Park municipal boundary line is the seven story Gambles
building located on the Highway 100 frontage road in the City of St. Louis Park.
Further to the southwest is the Parkdale office development including buildings
three to five stories in height. Directly to the west of the South Area are
additional two story buildings in St. Louis Park and the Lincoln Del Restaurant
located closest to Trunk Highway 12. A part of the Lincoln Del parking area is
within the City of Golden Valley and in the South Area of the Golden Hills
Redevelopment District.
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two major highways suggests support of more
Upgrading of Trunk Highway 12 to I-394 places the South Area of the Golden Hills
Redevelopment District in a visible location at the intersection of a freeway
with a major highway. Access to I-394 will be at the Xenia/Vernon Avenue
interchange to the west, approximately the same distance from the South Area as
the current signalized intersection access point to Highway 12. Access from the
south also will remain virtually unchanged in terms of distance.
Construction of the I-394/Trunk Highway 100 interchange requires minor right-of-
way acquisition along frontages of the properties in the South Area of the
Golden Hills Redevelopment District.
Redevelopment Parcels
The entire South Area of the Golden Hills Redevelopment District is planned for
redevelopment to higher use. The area is 271,500 square feet or 6.23 acres in
size. However, redevelopment would involve a larger area including under-
developed adjacent properties in the City of St. Louis Park along with the South
Area of the Golden Hills Redevelopment District.
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Resolution 84-120 - Continued Exhibit A October 16, 1984
Redevelopment Land Uses
Designated land use for the South Area of the Golden Hills Redevelopment
District and adjacent lands in the City of St. Louis Park is office complex
development more intense than currently exists at that location. Height will be
equal to that of the seven story Gambles building or slightly greater. Struc-
tured parking, possibly combined with underground parking as well, will be
utilized in order to accommodate building height and maximize landscaped yard
area.
Factors for consideration in design and development of the office complex
involving the South Area include incorporation of City of Golden Valley and City
of St. Louis Park properties into an integrated office complex, combination of
financing mechanisms available in the Cities of Golden Valley and St. Louis
Park, coordinated processing of development review procedures in the Cities of
Golden Valley and St. Louis Park, variation of building height for visual
relief, utilization of a centralized parking structure to accommodate the office
buildings, maximization of landscaped area along street frontages and perimeters
of the office complex, circulation and access to each building.
Plans for freeway interchange construction in the South Area of the Golden Hills
Redevelopment District are illustrated graphically on the following.page.
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Resolution 84-120 - Continued Exhibit A October 16, 1984
FINANCIAL PLAN
Costs incurred by the Golden Valley HRA in undertaking the Golden Hills
Redevelopment Project include land acquisition, demolition and clearance, re-
location, site preparation including soils correction, public improvements
including streets and utilities, and planning, legal, engineering and admi-
nistrative fees and costs.
The Golden Valley HRA is committed to financing of the Golden Hills Redevelopment
Project without the use of taxation for project funding. Sources of funding
will include tax increment financing, grant monies, and income from resale of
redevelopment land to developers. Thus, there will be no direct cost to the
Golden Valley taxpayer.
On the other hand, there will be benefits to Golden Valley residents and tax-
payers in the form of increased community tax base, new job opportunities,
increased availability and convenience of retail and service businesses, and
aesthetic improvement to the community.
Tax Increment Financing
The primary source of funding for the Golden Hills Redevelopment Project will be
tax increment financing involving the sale of tax increment bonds. Bond proceeds
are used to fund public redevelopment costs. The additional tax income derived
from increased property values following redevelopment may be used to pay off
the bonds.
The Golden Valley HRA will utilize one or more tax increment financing districts
comprised of either contiguous or noncontiguous parcels within the Golden Hills
Redevelopment District and established in accordance with the 1979 Minnesota Tax
Increment Financing Act, Minnesota Statute 273.71 - 273.86 and in accordance
with the Minnesota Housing and Redevelopment Authority Act, Minnesota Statute
462.411 - 462.82.
In no case will there be a tax increment bond issue prior to conclusion of a
development agreement with, and receipt of financial guarantees from, a deve-
loper committed to the completion of improvements which will generate the tax
increment necessary to cover public costs and bond retirement.
Joint Acquisition with MnDOT
Land acquisition and clearance costs will be reduced by cooperation with MnDOT
on joint acquisition of properties required both for the I-394 construction
project and for the Golden Hills Redevelopment Project.
Grant Funds
The City of Golden Valley, through the Urban Hennepin County Community Develop-
ment Block Grant (CDBG) Program, is the recipient of annual allocations of CDBG
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EXHIBIT "B"
EXCERPT FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF
SEPTEMBER 24, 1984
"III. DISCUSSION AND COMMENT ON GOLDEN HILLS REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
Chairman Forster introduced this agenda item. Planner Alda Peikert reviewed the
draft of the Golden Hills Redevelopment Plan and answered questions.
It was moved by Commissioner Russell, seconded by Commissioner Signer and
carried unanimously to transmit to the Housing and Redevelopment Authority and
the City Council the following Planning Commission recommendations concerning
the proposed Golden Hills Redevelopment Plan:
1. Promotion of hotel development in the Central Area.
2. Extension of the Golden Hills Shopping Center in the East area to include
additional retail businesses.
3. Inclusion of a convenience store in the Redevelopment Area.
4. Closing of the access off of Circle Down in the East Area.
5. Consideration to pedestrian crossings and circulation in the Redevelopment
Area.
6. Inclusion of multiple family housing, either apartments or condominiums, in
the West Area.
7. Light industrial or office development options in the West Area.
8. Promotion of Minnesota Deparmtnet of Transportation acquisition and
clearance of St. Louis Park properties located to the north of I-394 and to
the south of the Golden Valley/St. Louis Park municipal boundary line."