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Home My WebLink About2001-07-05 NAC MemorandumMEMORANDUM pc: Kris Danielson Mark Vier ling ENCLOSURk NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. 5775 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 555, St. Louis Park, MN 55416 Telephone: 952.596.9636 Facsimile: 962.595.9837 plannersgnacplanning.com TO: Tom Melena FROM: Scott Richards DATE: July 5, 2001 RE: Oak Park Heights — Comprehensive Plan Amendment — Village Area, East of Stagecoach Trail FILE NO: 798.04 — 01.02 As you are aware, the City Council, at their meeting of June 26, 2001, voted unanimously to rezone the area east of Stagecoach Trail and north of 56 Street from R-2, Low and Medium Density Residential to R-1, Single Family Residential. Residents of the neighborhood were present at the meeting and expressed their concerns with the R-2 zoning classification. With the zoning action by the City Council, a public hearing must now be held by the Planning Commission on the Comprehensive Plan land use designation for the area. The plan map now indicates the area in question as business/residential transition. In order to make the zoning and land use plan consistent, the plan will now need to be changed to low density residential. At the public hearing, the Planning Commission will need to consider the specific land use map for District 9. The text that accompanies Planning District 9 should also be revised. A draft of that text revision and the revised land use map is attached. A resolution for the Comprehensive Plan text and map change as a favorable recommendation is also attached. PLANNING DISTRICT 9 Planning District 9 consists of the area commonly referred to as lower the Village Area of Oak Park Heights. The and uses consist primarily of single family homes, small g y , commercial and light industrial facilities and the open area created b y the Minnesota Department of Transportation for construction of the St. Croix River Crossing. It is the intent of the Comprehensive Plan to preserve and protect the existing single family � y areas of this neighborhood in that it represents the historic beginnings of the community y and provides needed moderate income housing for Oak Park Heights residents. The City will work with the Washington County HRA in assuring that ro rams are available p 9 for housing repair and rehabilitation. Additionally, the City has considered street reconstruction activities for 1999 or 2000 for many of the streets within this district. A continued While this project has been indefinitely postponed, it is recognized y` p P � 9 that an eventual investment by the City through its street reconstruction ro ram will p 9 serve to protect the viability of the neighborhood. The City will also continue to enforce its standards related to buildings and property to assure that the neighborhood remains a safe and attractive place to live. issue in 1999. OAK PARK HEIGHTS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING DISTRICTS In 1999, the R-2, Low and Medium Density Residential area west of Stagecoach Trail 9 was rezoned to R -1, Single Family Residential. The entire residential Village Area, to include the area east of Stagecoach Trail, was rezoned to R -1 in 2001, reflecting the City's intention to preserve this area for single family residential use. The area purchased by MnDOT for the St. Croix River Crossing is almost completely p y cleared of its homes and commercial businesses. The City has rezoned the ro ert O p p y 0, Open Space to further restrict the potential reuse of the area. Depending upon the p 9 p bridge location and resulting Highway 36 and 95 intersection, this area may be used for roadway construction and the resulting right -of -way. The City ma y consider reuse of the site for residential uses if a significant portion of the site is not utilized for roadway purposes. The area on Stagecoach Trail between Perro Creek and the State of Minnesota Correctional Facility in Bayport is designated on the Proposed Land Use Plan map for business warehouse uses. An existing bus garage and storage 9 facility exists in this area as well as f+ve -four single family homes. It is the intent of the City, through its Economic Development Authority (EDA), to eventually convert this area to all business /warehousing uses in that the existing single family homes are detached from the existing neighborhood and adversely impacted by existing land uses. The area 89 is currently zoned 1, Industrial and - . e - - - B-W, Business/Warehouse. A property in the area, owned by the EDA, will be sold for possible development as an appropriate business use. C 0 w The district is accessed by Highway 95, Stagecoach Trail and Beach Road. The primary transportation issues include the fate of the Beach Road overpass and construction of a Highway 36 frontage road connection to the district from Osgood Avenue. Both of these projects are contingent on the Highway 95 and Highway 36 g y g y intersection improvements. OAK PARK HEIGHTS 90 NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING DISTRICTS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING FINDINGS OF FACT AND RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE PROPERTY WITHIN THE VILLAGE AREA, EAST OF STAGECOACH TRAIL AND NORTH OF 56 STREET, SHALL BE DESIGNATED WITHIN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Oak Park Heights, at their June 26, 2001 meeting, rezoned the area east of Stagecoach Trail and north of 56 Street from R -2, Low and Medium Density Residential to R-1, Single Family Residential, and in order to make the Comprehensive Plan consistent with the zoning designation, the Planning Commission of Oak Park Heights held a public hearing relative to the Comprehensive Plan and makes the following findings of fact: follows, to wit: and RESOLUTION NO. PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA 1. The real property affected by said application is legally described as SEE ATTACHMENT A 2. The City Council of the City of Oak Park Heights, at their June 26, 2001 meeting, directed staff to complete a Comprehensive Plan amendment and schedule a public hearing of the Planning Commission to consider a Low Density Residential land use designation for that area east of Stagecoach Trail and north of 56 Street; and 3. City staff prepared a memorandum dated July 5, 2001 reviewing the change in land use designation for the property in question; and 4. Said memorandum recommends that the Comprehensive Plan land use designation and zoning classification be made consistent; and 5. The Planning Commission held a public hearing at their July 12, 2001 meeting, took comments from the public, and made the following recommendation at that meeting: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING: 1. That the Comprehensive and Use Map designation and the text for Planning District 9 be revised to reflect a Low Density Residential classification for that property within the Village Area that is east of Stagecoach Trail and north of 56 Street. Recommended by the Planning Commission of the City of Oak Park Heights this 12th day of July 2001. ATTEST: Thomas Melena, City Administrator George Vogt, Chair 2 INN Fii P i R RP Mk Burl ..., ale. s k wpi umumusia 1 lik, :;II Maw MUM MIMI 11111111 MIME nom nom mum num .4to. MU NI' 1011 e • t,,,, PROPOSED LAND USE Low Density Estate Residential Low Density Residential F Medium Density Residential BE High Density Residential Quasi-Public Facilities IIIII School Facilities III Government Facilities 88 IMMH 7t1 MWMM E9H 1E1E3 gai CBD Commercial EM Business/Residential Transitional MI Industrial IN Highway Business/Warehouse I. Park Facilities/Open Space Estate Residential/Golf Course/Parks and Open Space Em District Boundary Wetland/Ponding Areas 600 0 600 Feet City of Oak Park Heights PLANNING DISTRICT 9 Nr4„4. C