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CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA
THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2010
7:00 P.M.
Call to Order
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IIL Approval of A ril 15. 2010 Meetin Minutes (1)
Iv. De artment Commission Liaison 1 Other Re orts
v. Visitors/Public Comment
This is an opportunity for the public to address the Commission with questions or concerns on issues not
part of the regular agenda. (Please limit comments to three minutes)
VI® Public Hearings
7: 10 p.m. VII. Old Business
A. Desi Ielines (2)
VIII. New Business
A. Set Date Time for Planning Commissioner Interviews (3)
IX. Informational
7:40 p.m. X. Adjournment.
A. Upcoming Planning Commission Meetings
May 13, 2010 7:00 p.m. (Council Chambers)
June 10, 2010 7:00 p.m. (Council Chambers)
July 15, 2010 7:00 p.m. (Council Chambers)
B. Council Representative May Commissioner Powell
June Commissioner Liljegren
July Commissioner Bye
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2010
1. Call to Order: Commissioner Wasescha called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Present: Commissioners Bye, Le Roux, Liljegren, and Powell; City Administrator
Johnson, City Planner Richards and Commission Liaison Abrahamson.
Approval of Agenda: Commissioner Liljegren, seconded by Commissioner Bye,
moved to approve the Agenda as presented. Carried 5-0.
HI. Approval of March 11, 2010 Minutes: Commissioner Powell, seconded by
Commissioner Le Roux, moved to approve the Minutes as presented. Carried 5-0.
IV. Department/Council Liaison Reports: Council Liaison Abrahamson and
City Administrator Johnson informed the Commission that the City was working
with the new City Hall contractor relative to the possibility of an open house at
the site prior to the City taking ownership, though it appeared that liability may be
an issue preventing such an event. City Administrator Johnson noted that if
anyone wanted a tour of the site, they should contact City Hall to arrange one.
v. Visitors/Public Comment: None.
VI. Public Hearings: None.
VII. Old Business:
CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS
A. Design Guidelines: City Planner Richards informed the Commission
that the City Council had reviewed the Design Guidelines and that had
some concerns with the residential standards and have sent them back to
the Commission for further discussion. Richards reviewed the concerns
relating to "remodeling" and stated that the Commission had the options
of staying with their original recommendation or addressing the language
of the design standards in relation to remodeling.
Discussion ensued as to the concerns expressed, and options of how the
design standards could be applied to residential remodeling projects.
Commissioner Wasescha, seconded by Commissioner Powell, moved to
have City Planner Richards incorporate potential options discussed into a
revised version of the residential design standards for them to review and
discuss at their May meeting. Carried 5 0.
EXHIBIT 1
VIII. New Business: None.
Ix, Informational:
A. Upcoming Planning Commission Meetings:
April 15, 2010
May 13, 2010
June 10, 2010
B. Council Representative: April Commissioner Le Roux
May Commissioner Powell
June Commissioner Liljegren
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Commissioner Powell, seconded by Commissioner Liljegren, moved to adjourn at
7:26 p.m. Carried 5-0.
Respectfully submitted,
Julie Hultman
Planning Code Enforcement Officer
Approved by the Planning Commission:
Planning Commission Meeting Minutes
April 15, 2010
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MEMORANDUM
NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC.
4800 Olson Memorial Highvvay, Suite 202, Golden Valley, MN 56422
Telephone: 763.231.2555 Facsimile: 763.231.2561 plannersCoDnacplanning.com
TO: Eric Johnson
FROM: Scott Richards
DATE: May 5, 2010
RE: Oak Park Heights Design Guidelines Update:
Residential Design Standards
FILE NO: 798.04 09.05
EXHIBIT 2
The Planning Commission, at its April 15, 2010 meeting, discussed the options for
applying design standards to residential remodeling projects. From that discussion, the
direction to staff was to reorganize the Zoning Ordinance language in Section
401.15.0.8 so that remodeling projects would be subject to the general requirements for
design, but the more specific items such as placement of the garage would only apply to
new construction. Additionally, the language related to the deferment and exceptions to
the design requirements as a conditional use was added back into the draft.
The ordinance draft has now been formatted with essentially the same language. In
Section 401.15.C.8.d, remodeling and new construction for single family and multiple
family up to five units, is now subject to only the general design requirements. In the
next section (401 .15.C.8.e), new construction of single family and limited multiple family
units are further provided more detailed requirements that relate to window and door
openings and garages. The requirements for multiple family containing six units or
more in Section 401.15.C.8.f would apply only to new construction.
Two new sections have been added that would allow for a deferment or exceptions to
the requirements by conditional use permit. These provisions have been added as
Sections 401.15.C.8.g and 401.15.C.8.h.
The Planning Commission should discuss the revised language at their meeting on May
13, 2010.
8. Building Type and Construction.
a. General Provisions for Residential and Commercial Zoning Districts:
1) Compatibility. Buildings in all zoning districts shall maintain a high
standard of architectural and aesthetic compatibility with
surrounding properties. Compatibility means that the exterior
appearance of the building, including design, architectural style,
quality of exterior building materials, and roof type and pitch are
complementary with surrounding properties.
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PROPOSED OAK PARK HEIGHTS ZONING ORDINANCE
SECTION 401.15.C.8
May 5, 2010
Maintenance. AII buildings in the City shall be maintained so as not
to adversely impact the community's public health, safety, and
general welfare or violate the provisions of the Nuisance or
Hazardous Building provisions of the Oak Park Heights Code of
Ordinances.
Metal Building Finishes. No unfinished steel or unfinished
aluminum buildings shall be permitted in any zoning district. High
quality, non-corrosive steel, aluminum, or other finished metal shall
be allowed for walls or roofs.
Prohibited Materials and Structures.
a) Pole buildings and Quonset structures.
b) Wood or metal poles as a principal structural support where
such supports are not affixed to a floor slab but inserted
directly into the ground to achieve alignment and bearing
capacity.
5) Accessory Buildings. All accessory buildings to residential dwelling
units and non-residential uses shall be constructed with a design
and materials consistent with the general character of the principal
structure on the lot as specified in Section 401.15.D of this
Ordinance.
b. Exterior Building Finishes Residential: The primary exterior building
facade finishes for residential uses shall consist of materials comparable
in grade to the following:
1) Brick.
2) Stone (natural or artificial).
3) Integral colored split face (rock face) concrete block.
4) Wood, natural or composite, provided the surfaces are finished for
exterior use or wood of proven exterior durability is used, such as
cedar, redwood or cypress.
5) Stucco (natural or artificial).
6) High quality and ecologically sustainable grades of vinyl, steel and
aluminum. Vinyl shall be a solid colored plastic siding material.
7) Fiber cement board.
8) Exterior insulation and finish systems.
9) Energy generation panels and devices affixed to a roof or wall. If
not in use, the panels or devices should be removed and building
surface restored to the original condition.
c. Exterior Building Finishes Commercial: The exterior architectural
elements and finishes for all buildings in the business zoning districts shall
be subject to Section 401.16 of this Ordinance known as the Design
Guidelines.
d. Single Family and Multiple Family Containing Up to Five (5) Units to
Include Ali New Construction and Remodeling:
Entrances. Primary entrances on principal structures shall face the
primary abutting public or private street or be linked to that street by
a clearly defined and visible walkway or courtyard. Additional
secondary entrances may be oriented to a secondary street or
parking area. Primary entries shall be clearly visible and
identifiable from the street, and delineated with elements such as
roof overhangs, recessed entries, landscaping, or similar design
features.
2) New Construction and Remodeling. New construction and
remodeling shall relate to the design of surrounding buildings,
where these are present. Design features such as similar
setbacks, scale, facade divisions, roof lines, rhythm and proportions
of openings, building materials and colors are possible design
techniques, while allowing desirable architecture innovation,
variation, and visual interest. All sides of buildings shall use the
same building materials and other architectural treatments as
principal facades.
e. Single Family and Multiple Family Containing Up to Five (5) Units to
Include Only New Construction:
1) Window and Door Openings. For principal residential buildings,
above grade window and door openings shall comprise at least
fifteen (15) percent of the total area of exterior walls (excluding the
area of garage doors) facing a public/private street or sidewalk. In
addition, for new principal residential buildings, above grade
window and door openings shall comprise at least ten (10) percent
of the total area of all exterior walls.
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2) Garage Doors/Street Facing Building Facade. Public or private
street facing garage doors shall be allowed to project no more than
four (4) feet from the front or side facades of the ground floor living
area portion of the dwelling or a covered porch (measuring at least
eight (8) feet by eight (8) feet).
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Garage Doors/Building Design for Attached or Detached Garages.
Garage doors may be located on another side of the dwelling ("side
or rear loaded") provided that the side of the garage facing the front
public or private street has windows and other architectural details
that mimic the features of the living portion of the dwelling.
Garage Doors/Building Frontage. Garage doors shall not comprise
more than fifty-five (55) percent of the ground floor public or private
street facing linear building frontage. Alleys and corner lots are
exempt from this standard.
Garage Door Height. Except in the rear yard, garage doors facing
a public or private street shall be no more than nine (9) feet in
height.
Multiple Family Containing Six (6) Units or More For New Construction:
1) Mass and Scale
a) Each multiple family building containing six (6) or more
dwelling units shall feature a variety of massing proportions,
wall plane proportions, roof proportions and other
characteristics similar in scale to those of single family
detached dwelling units, so that such larger buildings can be
aesthetically integrated into a lower density neighborhood.
The following specific standards shall also apply to such
multiple family dwellings:
(1) Roofs. Each multiple family building will feature a
combination of primary and secondary roofs. Primary
roofs will be articulated by at least one (1) of the
following elements:
(a) Changes in plane and elevation.
(b) Dormers, gables or clerestories.
(c) Transitions to secondary roofs over entrances,
garages, porches, bay windows.
(2) Facades and Walls. Each multiple family dwelling
shall be articulated with projections, recesses,
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covered doorways, balconies, covered box or bay
windows or other similar features, dividing large
facades and walls into human scaled proportions
similar to the adjacent single family dwellings, and
shall not have repetitive, monotonous,
undifferentiated wall planes.
Each multiple family building shall feature walls that are
articulated by at least two (2) of the following elements within
every thirty (30) foot length of the facade:
(1) Recesses, projections or significant offsets in the wall
plane of at least four (4) feet.
(2) Distinct individualized entrances with functional
porches or patios.
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Chimneys made of masonry, or other contrasting
material that projects from the wall plan.
(4) Balconies.
(5) Covered bay or box windows.
Variation Among Repeated Buildings. For any development
containing at least twenty-four (24) and not more than forty-
eight (48) dwelling units, there will be at least two (2)
distinctly different building designs. For any such
development containing more than forty -eight (48) dwelling
units, there will be at least three (3) distinctly different
building designs. For all developments, there will be no
more than two (2) similar buildings placed next to each other
along a street or major walkway spine.
d) Distinctly different building designs shall provide significant
variation in footprint size and shape, architectural elevations
and entrance features, within a coordinated overall theme of
roof forms, massing proportions and other characteristics.
To meet this standard, such variation shall not consist solely
of different combinations of the same building features.
Multiple Family Detached Garages:
a) Garages. No public or private street facing facade shall
contain more than two (2) garage bays.
b) Perimeter Garages.
(1) Length. Any garage located with its rear wall along
the perimeter of the property and within sixty -five (65)
feet of a public right -of -way or the property line of the
development site will not exceed fifty -five (55) feet in
length. A minimum of eight (8) feet of landscaping
must be provided between any two (2) such perimeter
garages.
(2) Articulation. No rear garage wall that faces a public
or private street or adjacent development shall
exceed thirty (30) feet in length without including at
least one (1) of the following in at least two (2)
locations:
c) All Garages.
(1) Access Doors. Access doorways will be provided as
reasonably necessary to allow direct access to living
units without requiring people to walk around the
garage to access their living units.
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(a) Change in wall plane of at least two (2) feet;
(b) Change in material or siding pattern;
(c) Change in roof plane;
(d) Windows;
(e) Doorways;
(f) An equivalent vertical element that subdivides
the wall into proportions related to human scale
and /or the internal diversions within the
building.
Articulation. At a minimum, a vertical trim detail that
subdivides the overall siding pattern will be provided
at intervals not to exceed two (2) internal parking
stalls (approximately twenty (20) to twenty -four (24)
feet).
Deferment of Requirements: The City may grant a deferment to the
requirements of Section 401.15.C.8 of this Ordinance when a building or
building addition will be constructed in more than one (1) phase. Any such
deferment shall be processed as a conditional use permit pursuant to
Section 401.03 of this Ordinance and shall be subject to the following:
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The deferment shall be until the completion of construction or five
(5) years, whichever is less.
Property owner shalt provide the City with an irrevocable letter of
credit for an amount one and one-half (1.5) the City Building
Official's estimated cost of the required exterior wall treatment. The
bank and letter of credit shall be subject to the approval of the City
Attorney. The letter of credit shall assure compliance with this
section of this Ordinance.
h. Exceptions to Requirements: Exception to the provisions of Section
401.15.C.8 of this Ordinance may be granted as a conditional use permit
pursuant to Section 401.03 of this Ordinance provided that:
1) The proposed building maintains the quality and value intended by
the Ordinance.
2) The proposed building is compatible and in harmony with other
existing structures within the district and immediate geographic
area.
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The provisions of Section 401.03.A.8 of this Ordinance are
considered and determined to be satisfied.
Memo
1 EXHIBIT
y of Oak Park Heights
14168 Oak Park Blvd. N. P.O. Box 2007
Oak Park Heights, MN 55082
Phone: 651.439.4439 Fax: 651.439.0574
To: Planning Commission
From: Julie Hultman, Planning Code Enforc ent
Date: May 7. 2010
Re: Planning Commissioner Opening Schedq Date and Time for Interviews
Advertisement for the one Planning Commission vacancy has been published in the Stillwater
Gazette, the Oak Park Heights City newsletter and has been posted outside City Hall.
While we have received one completed application, there have been several inquiries regarding
the position. If the City receives any additional applications in the next week we will pass these
along as well.
With this memo, I ask that you consider scheduling interviews of the applicants prior to your June
10, 2010 meeting, beginning at 6:00 p.m., with the regular Commission meeting to follow
immediately after concluding interviews. You will be provided with applicant materials prior to the
interview session.
Direct: 651.351.1661
Email: jhultman@cityofoakparkheights.com