HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-05-24 • RESOLUTION NO. 08 -05 -24
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING FINDINGS I THAT THE AND
RESOLUTION OF Y SENIOR COUNCIL
ALLIANCE /
REQUEST BY VALLEY
PRESBYTERIAN HOMES FOR PLANNED UN P AT AND DESIGN
GENERAL PLAN, PRELIMINARY AND FINAL
GUIDELINES REVIEW FOR THE McKEAN SQUARE HISTORIC
AND
VILLAGE SITE, INCLUDING THE HISTORIC SCHOOL
THE BOUTWELLS LANDING 58 STREET TUNN AND PARKING
BE APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS
WHEREAS, the City of Oak Park Heights has received a request from Valley
Senior Services Alliance /Presbyterian Homes for planned unit development general plan,
preliminary and final plat, and Design Guidelines review for the McKean Square Historic
Village site, including the historic school house, and the Boutwells Landing 58 Street tunnel
and parking; and after having conducted a public hearing relative thereto, the Planning
• Commission of Oak Park Heights recommended that the application be approved with
conditions. The City Council of the City Oak Park Heights makes the following findings of fact
and resolution:
I . The real property affected by said application is legally described as
follows, to wit:
SEE ATTACHMENT A
and
2. The applicant has submitted an application and supporting
documentation to the Community Development Department consisting of the following items:
SEE ATTACHMENT B
and
3. Concept plan approval for the McKean
n Street Historic unel Village site, was
including the historic school house, and Boutwells Landing 5
approved by the City Council at their November 22, 2005 meeting; and
4. The area south of 58 Street is zoned PUD District. The Historic Village
• is consistent with the PUD District zoning for this area; and
5. The area north of 58 Street is zoned B B 4, Limits La g pD D stricctt which
allows for the parking lot and elevator building as part of the
• 6. City staff prepared a planning report dated April 30, 2008 reviewing the
requests for PUD general plan review, preliminary and final plat, and Design Guidelines review;
and
7. City staff recommends in the April 30, 2008 planning report that the
requests be approved with conditions; and
8. The Planning Commission held a public hearing at their May 8, 2008
meeting, took comments from the applicants and public, closed the public hearing, and
recommended that the application be approved with conditions.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR
THE CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES THE
FOLLOWING:
A. The application submitted by Valley Senior Services Alliance /Presbyterian Homes for
planned unit development general plan, preliminary and final plat, and Design Guidelines review
for the McKean Square Historic Village site, including the historic school house, and the
Boutwells Landing 58 Street tunnel and parking and affecting the real property as follows:
SEE ATTACHMENT A
Be and the same as hereby approved by the City Council of the City of Oak Park Heights with
• the following conditions:
1. The PUD general plan of development approvals shall be extended to June 1, 2010.
2. The preliminary /final plat shall be subject to review and approval of the City Engineer
and City Attorney. All easements as required by the City Engineer shall be dedicated.
3. The City Engineer shall approve all driveway and crosswalk locations on 58 Street.
4. The City Engineer shall approve the drop off location proposed on Norwich Parkway.
5. Access from the sidewalks in the Historic Village shall be made to the parking lot to the
east, and to the trail to the west, and a trail /crosswalk connection be made to the Autumn
Hills Park subject to approval of the City Engineer.
6. The traffic control plan is subject to review and approval of the City Engineer.
7. The tree removal, tree replacement and landscape plans are subject to review and
approval of the City Arborist.
8. The grading and drainage plans shall be subject to review and approval of the City
Engineer, Middle St. Croix Watershed District and Browns Creek Watershed District.
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9. The utility plans shall be subject to review and approval of the City Engineer.
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• 10. All newly installed freestanding light fixtures shall include a conforming full cut off lens.
A detailed lighting plan for the building light fixtures shall be submitted for City staff
approval prior to installation. All new light fixtures shall comply with the requirements
of the Zoning Ordinance.
11. All signage installed on site shall comply with the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance.
12. The Planning Commission and City Council were favorable to the proposed building
materials and architecture of the Historic Village and elevator building for the tunnel.
13. As part of the PUD approvals, the Planning Commission recommends and the City
Council approves a conditional use permit allowance for tower elements to not exceed 55
feet in height.
14. The Police Chief and Fire Chief should comment on any safety vehicle access issues of
the access points, driveways, or of the general site plans.
15. A development contract amendment, if required, shall be subject to review and approval
of the City Attorney.
16. A tunnel easement, to allow placement of a private access under the City right -of -way,
shall be executed with the applicant subject to review and approval of the City Engineer
• and City Attorney.
17. The applicant shall provide a security plan for the tunnel subject to review by City staff.
18. The tunnel segments shall be on site prior to closing 58 Street and digging the
construction trench.
Approved by the City Council of the City of Oak Park Heights this 27 day of 08.
David eaudet, Mayor
TTF
is Johnson, City Administrator
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