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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-01-08 PC Recommending ResolutionA RECOMMENDING RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING FINDINGS OF FACT AND RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE REQUEST BY VALLEY SENIOR SERVICES ALLIANCE FOR PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT GENERAL PLAN PRELIMINARY /FINAL PLAT APPROVAL FOR THE AREA NORTH OF 58 STREET AND WEST OF OAKGREEN AVENUE, KNOWN AS OAKGREEN VILLAGE SHOULD BE APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS WHEREAS, the City of oak Park heights has received a request from Valley Senior Services Alliance for planned unit development general plan and preliminary /final plat approval for the area north of 58"' Street and west of oakgreen Avenue, known as o alcgreen Village, and after having conducted a public hearing relative thereto, the Planning Commission of oak Park Heights makes the following findings of fact: follows, to wit: and 1. The real property affected by said application is legally described as SEE ATTACHMENT A 2. The applicant has submitted an application and supporting documentation to the Community Development Department consisting of the following items: and SEE ATTACHMENT B 3. The site is zoned CBD, Central Business District and a planned unit development general plan and preliminary /final plat approval is required for the project; and 4. The City staff prepared a memorandum dated December 31, 2003 reviewing the request; and 5. The memorandum from City staff recommended that the request be approved with conditions; and 6. The Planning Commission held a public hearing at their January S, 2004 meeting, took comments from the applicants and public, closed the public hearing, and made the following recommendation: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING: A. The application submitted by Valley Senior Services Alliance for planned unit development general plan and preliminary/final plat approval for the area north of 5S"' Street and west of oakgreen Avenue, known as oakgreen Village, and affecting the real property as follows: SEE ATTACHMENT A Be and the same as hereby recommended to the City Council of the City of oak Park Heights for approval subject to the following conditions: 1. The preliminary /final plat is subject to review and approval by the City Engineer and City Attorney. 2. The phasing plan must be revised to note that the area to be occupied by apartments north of Nutmeg Boulevard will be part of a future submittal for general plan approval. 3. The final plat must be revised to include 50 feet of right-of-way from the centerline of oakgreen Avenue North, and additional right-of-way must be dedicated, as determined by the City Engineer, for turn lanes at the intersections of 58 Street North with oakgreen Avenue North, Nutmeg Boulevard, and Novak Avenue North. 4. Proposed street right -of -way widths, pavement widths, and intersection designs are subject to City Engineer review and approval. 5. The proposed "drop off lane" in the public street right -of -way in front of the apartment building on Nutmeg Boulevard is subject to Public Works Director review and approval. d. The applicant must demonstrate that adequate turning radius exists for emergency vehicle access at the southeast corner of Building No. 2 in the parking lot /driveway area. 7. The applicant must comply with Xcel Energy's requirements, as specified in a March 26, 2003 letter to Todd Erickson from Xcel Energy, for construction of a pond within the Xcel Energy easement. 8. On the final plat, Newman Avenue North must be changed to Novak Avenue North, and Nutmeg Street North must be changed to Nutmeg Boulevard. 6 9. The applicant must either give the area for 59 "' Street to the City in fee without credit toward park dedication requirements, or language must be included in the development contract with the applicant that the City reserves the option for taking an 80 -foot -wide right-of-way for 59 "' Street in the future without payment to the owner. The right -of- -way dedication or option shall be approved by the City Attorney and included in the development agreement. 10. The area northwest of the intersection of 5 8 Street North and oakgreen Avenue North should be redesigned to include only one access drive to serve both current and future townhomes. 11. All existing wells must be identified, capped and abandoned in conformance with Minnesota rules. 12. If the house at 5830 oakgreen Avenue North, on the subject property, continues to be occupied after construction begins in that area, an acceptable sewage disposal solution must be provided subject to review and approval of the City Engineer. 13. If the townhomes east of Nutmeg Avenue are constructed before the apartments, the applicant must continue the sidewalk to provide a connection to oakgreen Avenue North at the time that the townhomes are constructed. 14. Sidewalks and timing for construction are subject to review and approval by the Parks Commission, City Council, and City Engineer. The sidewalks shall be included as Plan A improvements as part of the development agreement. 15. The Park Commission shall comment on the cash park dedication proposal and on the development of the oakgreen Village development south of 58 Street. Park dedication must be paid at the time of recording of the final plat. The specific terms of the dedication will be addressed in the development agreement. 16. The submitted photometric plan is subject to the review and approval of City staff. The Planning Commission recommends that decorative light fixtures, consistent with the fixtures utilized in Boutwells Landing, be installed in the oakgreen Village development. A revised lighting plan shall be submitted subject to City Council and City staff review and approval. The City Council shall determine the fixture style, placement of fixtures, and who will pay for fixture installation, maintenance and operating costs. 17. The site plan does not include lights on buildings. If lights are proposed on the buildings, they must be illustrated on the building plans, details submitted, and the photometric plan must be revised to include them subject to City staff review and approval. 18. If signage is proposed, a plan and details must be submitted for City review and approval. 19. The landscape plan must be revised to comply with the City Arborist's recommendations found in a report dated December 28, 2003. The revised plan is subject to City Arborist review and approval. 3 20. Gradin draina erosion control, and utilit plans are subject to review and approval b the Cit En Storm water issues are also subject to review and approval b the applicable watershed authorit 21. The proposed vin lap sidin must be chan to steel or Hardiboard lap sidin subject to final review and approval of the Cit Planner. 22. The applicant shall dedicate the wetland area north of 58th Street (Outlot F) to the Cit 23. The applicant is re to enter into a development a with the Cit in a form acceptable to the Cit and subject to review and approval of the Cit Attorne 24. The site plans are subject to review and approval of the Cit Fire Inspector. 25. The applicant shall provide a traffic stud for the Oak Villa development subject to review and approval of the Cit En Recommended b the Plannin Commission of the Cit of Oak Park Hei this 8th da of Innimry 7004 GI ATTACHMENT A H olz, Freeman, Erick Inc. LAND PLANNING a SURVEYING 4 ENGINEERING Oakgreen Village Preliminary Plat -Legal Description (Legal Description of Property Surveyed Taken by Boundary Survey of Kurth Surveying, Inc. January 31, 2002.) All of the North Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 5. Township 29. Range 20. Washington County Minnesota, except the following: All that part of the Forth Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 5. Township 29. Range 20. described as follows: CoGn mencing at the Southeast corner of said North Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter: thence North along the East line thereof 550 feet to the point beginning of this description: thence Westerly at right angles to the last described line 200 feet to a point: thence Forth and parallel with the East line of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter. loo feet to a point on the North line of said Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter: thence East along said North line 200 feet to the East line of said Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter: thence South along said East line 100 feet to the point of beginning of this description. And except: That part of the North Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast corner of said North Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter: thence north along East line thereof. 182 feet to the point of beginning of this description: thence continue Northerly along said East line 218 feet to a point: thence west and perpendicular to last described line 200 feet to a point: thence South and parallel with the East line of said Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter 218 feet to a point: thence East and perpendicular to last described line 200 feet to the point of beginning. Together with: Tracts A and B. Registered Land Survey No. 114 Also together with: That part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter described as follows: Beginning at a point on the East line of the said Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter. 472 feet North of the Southeast corner thereof: thence West on a line parallel with the South line thereof. 275 feet to a point: thence North on a line parallel with the East line thereof. 110 feet to a point. thence East on a line parallel with the South line thereof. 275 feet to a point on the East line thereof: thence South on the East line thereof 110 feet to the point of beginning. 1 oft Also together with: That part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 5. Township 29�. Range 20. Washington County, Minnesota described as follows: B °ginning at a point on the east line of said Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter. 242.00 feet north of the southeast corner thereof thence west on a line parallel with the south line thereof. 150.00 feet to a point: thence north on a line parallel with the east line thereof. 115. to a point: thence east on aline parallel with the south line thereof. 150.00 feet to a point on the east line thereof: thence south on the east line thereof. , 115.00 feet to the point of egxnnrn.g. Also together with: That part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section. S. Township 29. Range 20. Washington County, Minnesota described as follows: Beginning at a point 242.00 feet north of the south line of said Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter. and 150.00 feet west of the east line of said Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter: thence west on a line parallel with the south line of said Northeast. Quarter of the Northeast Quarter. 125000 feet to a point: thence north on a line parallel to the east line thereof. 115.00 feet to a point: thence east on a line parallel with the south line thereof. 125900 feet to a point: thence south on a line parallel with the east line thereof 115. feet to the point of be ginnin g. Also together with: That part of the Northeast. Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 5. Townshi 29. Range 20. Washington County, Minnesota described as follows: B eginni'n g at the southeast corner thereof and run thence west along the south line thereof. 150.00 feet to a point: thence north on a line parallel with the east line thereof. 80.00 feet to a point: thence Bast on a line parallel with the south line thereof. 150.00 feet to a point on the east line thereof: thence south 80.00 feet to the point of beginning. Also together with: All that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter described as follows: B eg=ng at a point on the south line of said Northeast Quarter of w the Northeast Quarter. 3 85 feet to west of the South East corner thereof: thence North on a line parallel with the East line thereof. '80 feet to a point: thence East on a line parallel with South line thereof 225 feet to a point: thence South on a line parallel with the East line thereof. 80 feet to the South line thereof: thence west on the South line thereof. 225 feet to the point of beg-'inning. outlot A, B OUTWELLS LANDING, according to the plat on file and of record in the Office of the County Recorder, Washington County, Nlinnesota. 2 oft '.., A�f Planned Unit Development (PUD): General Plan I- � -01 �AI F kl lei Application Materials 0 Application Form a Fees 0 Plan Sets (3 Lar Scale Sets/20 11 X1 ? Sets) 0 Written Narrative and Graphic Materials Explainin Proposal ® Mailin List from Washin Count (5oo' from subject propert a Proof of Ownership or Authorization to Proceed 0 Propert Tax Statement(s)/Le Description(s) 1111!1! 111piliql IIIIII IM I I M La PUD: General Cit Council 4/5