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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 02/21/1973 f r . !._NUTES EDEN PRAIRIE VILLAGE COUNCIL Special Meeting Wednesday, February 21, 1973 7:30 P.M,, Village Hall Members present were: Mayor Paul R. Redpath, Councilmen Penzel, Boerger, i McCulloch and Joan Meyers. Also present was Village Manager, Robert P. Heinrich, Village Attorney, W. Harlan Perbix and Clerk, Edna M. Holmgren. PUBLIC HEARING Approval and Rezoning to C-Regional fro® District Rural of Approximately 100 Acres by Homart Development Company. 1. Hearing Declared Open by Mayor Redpath The Mayor opened the hearing on Homart Development Company rezoning and PUD approval. 2. Presentation by Homart Development Company Jerry Sandvig, Homart Development Company reviewed and presented the shopping center project located on approximately 100 acres bounded by 4 West 78th Street to the north, U. S. Highway 169 212 to the west and a the proposed Ring Route to the south and east. tie reviewed the November 24th letter with their application and the brochure submitted. A series of slides were shown containing Homart projects in Texas, New York State, Mexico City, Chicago and California. Projected dates for Maplewood and Burnsville shopping centers were set for 1974 and 1976 with Eden Prairie in 1975. Mr. Sandvig stated that Homart was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sears Roebuck & Co. and that they would be the only owners of the center P1 pawlettempad during and after completion. He commended the Village for planning done in regard to road systems and open space, said that Eden Prairie had been selected for a shopping center because of the road patterns, the ring route around the cities and a major commercial area. Jim Winstead, the site planner then reviewed the project. Powers and Sears and the two level parking lots are projected to open in August of 1975. He stated that drainage studies were being done by Soil Engineering, that plans were to drain water to the south and west of the project to Purgatory Creek then into the Minnesota River. A budget of $3,000 per acre has been planned for landscaping. Wayne Lee, Architect, stated that the mall building would be two stories. He stated that the Manager has been selected and has met with the Village staff. Mr. Sandvig then reviewed maintenance of the project and plans for public safety. He then reviewed the schedule fc, the project, site construction starts in June, 1973, building construction initiated in July, 1973, utility construction ends in May, 1975 with opening on August 1, 1975. ;.Dick Putnam, Village Planner reviewed the Staff and Planning Commissions recomendations, specifically Section 4A of the Staff Report boaegod at items 1 through 5, in regard to a Southwest Sector Transportation Study proposed. The allocation, construction, signaling, etc. for the Ring Route mm is compered in the section. Snecial Council Meeting February 21, 1973 Page Two The Mayor then opened Op the meeting for discussion and questions. The Village Manager then reviewed a Major Center Area Tend Use - Tax Base Analysis Memo dated February 2-1, 1973 for the Mayor and Council. He stated that the purpose of this analysis was to examine alternatives of land development and the probable impact thereof in the Major Center Area. The Major Center area is defined as the City of Bloomington and Village of Edina to the east, City of Minnetonka on the north, Baker Road on the west, ar�� the East/West Parkway on the south comprising approximately 1,000 acres. He further stated that our analysis of the Homart Shopping Center proposal in the Major Center Are would indicate that the Village of Eden Prairie will not receive a substantial tax revenue surply but that the Eden Prairie School District Wi111 benefit substantially because of the proposed development. Donald Sorensen, Willow Creek Road questioned how the Village bonding rate would be affected with this development, Mr. Heinrich stated that it would be a substantial plus in the total debt. Bob Williams, Luther Way was concerned about ring roads in the Ring Route, were they going to be signaled? Deane Wenger, Barton Ashman Associates replied that some intersections of the ring route would have to sianal��Mr. William was also concerned about snow removal, the o or Center t not facilitate the removal adequately. Mayor Redpath replied that Homart j Industries was fully aware of the problem.4&The Mayor then asked why the, Cinema had been planned out of the shopping area at the work sessions k9tt were held, Mr. Sandvig replied that it had been determined that business was greater when placed in the center than out in another of project of theirs. Mr. McCulloch asked how many cars the lots would hold, was told that about 5,000_,cpuld be parked. The Mayor then asked what plans for a fourth store%x0 the original plan for three. Dick Putnam replied that it would not substantially alter the character of the plan. Mrs. Meyers asked if there would be an automotive center attached to the Sears store, was told thAt there would be as in the plans of all of their stores. �aoddponco�s:P The Mayor suggested that the exterior of the buildings in the project be of a material that would enhance the site. Mr. McCulloch asked if the heavy rains at times could be handled by Purgatory Creek. Bill Jensen, Suburban Engineering replied that the plan is detention of water in ponds in the marsh area southwest of the area then an overflow to the creek VWft wouWbuffer zones with 40 water being released on a gradual scale. +ilcd✓ Ceudua o S There being no further questions or comaents� Mayor continued the hearing until LFebruary 27th Council meeting. a+G. The meeting adjourned at 11 p.m. Edna M. Holmgren, Clerk MEN PRAIRIE VILLAGE COUNCIL Wednesday, February 21, 1973 7:30 p.m., Village Hall AGENDA INVOCATION -- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE -- ROLL CALL rnriNGIL EMBERS: Mayor Paul Redpeth, Joan Meyers, John McCulloch, Wolf Penzel, and Roger Boerger. COUNCIL STAFF_: Village Manager Robert P. Heinrich; Village Planner Dick Putnam; Village Finance Director John Frane; Village Building Inspector Wayne Sanders; Village Public Safety Director Jack Hacking. PUBLIC HEARING Approval and Rezoning to C-Regional from District Rural of approximately 100 acres by Homart Development Company. /1. Hearing declared open by Mayor Redpath. l�l Presentation by Homart Development Company. iT. Summary of Planning Commission and Planner's Recommendations. A., Open for questions from audience. 8: Hearing declared closed by Mayor. Discussion by Council. No action expected on project until 2-27-73. 7. Adjournment. Homart Participants: •1em Sandvig, Homart Development Company David Stautz, Homart Development Company '7�smes Winstead, North Architectonics Zayne Lee, North Architectonics Chet Schirmer, Fire Engineering Bill Jensen, Suburban Engineering Inc. Deane Wenger, Barton-Aschman Associates 1 9 r« = r � �0 1 �- � -r � �J,� - 1, .�f (_''w.,.:� _ , . ___- __ �� r t , . � . .� '. _ I :: �� - _.._ �. ` - :. . � , . ,. , .. - � � ^_ �� ,,. ,�� �,.:r�<�-� � i -_.. _ ���� , :, . . �� __.. �� _ _ _. � .� l�tCl� f.;. ,lam , _� .,:.,C, .. �� . , ...z� � � _.._..__. r _4 , I I_ - ,. . ., � _ _. I _ _'_i __. . t f :_ � i-.•Z:. �. mil(<� .L2fyy..�-!�.r..,.,�. / / (. . ._ ,yqy, i f /� / '' . ... J __ _ , ./ ^� � i ;:� _,. ;, ,„ -. ,. t��* :/ �� '�''�,:;t ,�,:_.r� ,./,�_ - ���r_.,L - � � ��-�., .it'.r-,,,tea _ :. �"'�' i .. _., _ ,i J i , r � ., - . I :__ ,_. .. DATE: February 21, 1973 TO: Mayor and Members of Village Council FROM: Village Manager Robert P. Heinrich RPw SUBJECT: MAJOR CENTER AREA LAND USE-- TAX BASE ANALYSIS The Major Center Area Task Force is using task-oriented sub-committees in dealing with the four major areas of concern -- land use, environment, transportation, and fiscal considerations. The information that follows is essentially a draft of the Fiscal Sub-Committee's report, Information from regional sources (Metropolitan Council Staff) will supplement the report as the information is developed and interpreted. The community's tax base is a function of land use. As land utilization changes, so does the assessed valuation of the real property, which essentially determines the Village's financial well-being. As long as ad valorem taxation is the main source of municipal revenue, it is natural for municipal administrations to improve financial conditions by intensifying land utilization. However, any intensification of land use invariably calls for new services and frequently produces side effects which may change the character of the community altogether. The purpose of this analysis is to examine alternatives of land development and the probably impact thereof in the Major Center Area. The Major Center geographical area is defined as the City of Bloomington and Village of Edina on the east, City of Minnetonka on the north, Baker Road on the west, and the East/West Parkway on the south. The area comprises approximately 1,000 acres. The most advantageous use of this acreage would be on the basis of an allocation recognizing a sound mix of key land use groups. The schedule below shows the land use groups concerned and their relative share of the total assessed valuation of the Village; i Mayor and Members of Village Council February 21, 1973 Page 2 TABLE 1 Distribution of Taxable Valuations Between Property Types The 1968, 1969, and 1970 valuations in Eden Prairie were distributed between property use categories approximately as follows; Residential 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 (: includes dwellings, 57.7% 58.1% 53.3% 53.3% 43.2% platted lots, and vacant acreage that is not zoned com- mercial or industrial and is not being farmed. Industrial, Commercial Utilities includes real and 32.9% 33.5% 31.1% 3 1.1% 30.0% personal property of industries, commercial establishments& utilities and undeveloped industrial or commer- cially zoned land. Open Space, Seasonal, and Farm Land includes farms, farmed 9.4% 8.4% 13.6% 13.6% 26.8%"" land and seasonal properties such as cabins. 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% "Open Space,Seasonal, and Farm Land values were increased at a greater percentage than Residential and Commercial Industrial Properties. The large increase in Open Space Properties is best explained by showing that Residential Properties usually increase at a rate of 10-20%per year whereas open land will increase from say, $500 to$1,00042,000/acre in a matter of 3.4 years,which is 100%increase each year. This is a characteristic that is not -' uncommon in a rapidly dewlopirq oommunity. `i Mayor and Members of Village Council February 21, 1973 Page Three The concept of the municipality with a defined focal point --such as - a central business district-- and balanced land utilization has become obsolete with the emergence of the metropolitan region. The economic entity of which Eden Prairie is an integral part and with which individuals and enterprises identify, is the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area. Among the seven key metropolitan areas of the Midwestern United States listed in Table 2, Minneapolis-St. Paul has maintained a strong leadership position as indicated by its population growth rate of over 2.5% annually during the last quarter c•-intury. The economy of the Metropolitan Area and of the region which it do,oinates has been described in numerous public and private publications. Suffice it to note in this context that the diversity of commerce a• •! industry, the well-known high level of skills and educational achievements, and the progressive and energetic attitude of the people of Minneapolis-St. Paul account for its present prosperity and its promise of an equally prosperous future. TABLE 2 POPULATION - MIDWESTERN METROPOLITAN AREAS AND THE JNITED STATES- 1960 and 1970 Population Increase 1960/70 (000,000) Amount 1966 1970 (000,000) % Chicago 6.2 7.6 1.4 22.6 Dallas-Ft. Worth 1.7 2.2 .5 29.4 Denver .9 1.2 .3 33.3 Kansas City 1.1 1.3 .2 18.2 Milwaukee 1.3 1.4 .1 7.7 MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL 1.5 1.9 .4 26.7 St. Louis 2.1 2.4 .3 14.3 TOTAL 14.8 18.0 3.2 21.6 UNITED STATES 179.3 203.2 23.9 13.3 (conterminous) The land use and development intensity structure for the Metropolitan Area is the result of the universal interplay of land economic forces in the marketplace with deliberate public policy implemented through public urban planning, zoning, subdivision, and other measures. Typically, industrial and other income-producing uses are clustered along transportation corridors and in districts which are readily Mayor and Members of Village Council February 21, 1973 Page Four developable. Retail commercial and service uses tend to concentrate in specific centers. Residential uses of all types occupy extensive areas of the Metropolitan Region in the form of large-scale development projects, neighborhoods, and communities. The Twin Cities today gives the overall impression of an orderly, desirable urban entity. Our area, however, suffers as much from jurisdictional confusion and obsolete political organ'zation as all of metropolitan America. The multiplicity of city governments and ad hoc authorities militate against the relative order of lane development. To a large extent, this is so because of the prevailir r real estate tax policies and measures. In order to maximize tax revenue, every community attempts to attract those uses which are co,rsidered tax surplus producers in the sense of generating more income than the cost of services they require. Since few establishments indeed actually can fulfill this promise, the "attract at any price" policy often produces the opposite impact. It operates against the market tendency of clustering like uses, such as industries, in intensive project areas with increased efficiency and reduces support and service costs. Instead, by diluting the land use pattern, increased cost results in defeating the intended purpose. Reconciliation of the two tendencies is therefore an essential requisite to balance development. The Minnesota Metropolitan Development Act of 1971 (Fiscal Disparities Act) is a step in this direction. It attempts to reduce fiscal disparities among communities of the Metropolitan Area by creating a metropolitan—wide tax base composed of 40% of the new annual commercial and industrial growth. This law in which "rich communities" in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area would share property tax money with "poor communities" won't be carried out in 1973. Pending appeal to the Minnesota Supreme Court, Dakota District Judge Robert J. Breunig's order that the Fiscal Disparities Law is unconstitutional is in effect. The concept of the Minnesota Metropolitan Development Act of 1971 is admirable. There should be an equalization in the benefits of regional growth and there should be a stabilization of land use patterns. But a rapidly growing community such as Eden Prairie with considerable service demands because of the new growth is severely handicapped by this legislation. An editorial comment would be a suggestion to the Legislature that the total assessed valuation of the Metropolitan Area be used in pooling the wealth of the area. I am confident that the Legislature will revise the tax structure and the sources of revenue of government in order that fiscal disparity in our Metropolitan Area would be corrected. Fden Prairie has been unique in its approach to land use development. The emphasis shifted years ago from growth at any cost to providing an Mayor and Members of Village Council February 21, 1973 Page Five improved quality of life. The official Eden Prairie family is well aware of the fallacy of past efforts in other communities with respect to land utilization. We are aware that the cureall of financial problems for years has been authorization of higher density or of non—residential uses, a practice sometimes referred to as "fiscal zoning". All too often these uses were incompatible with the type of developments that have been carefully carved out of the land. In analyzing land use,ilocation alternatives, infinite combinations of land use could be calculoted for the Major Center Area. In view of the foregoing considerations, the options which relate rationally to the established environment are quite limited. The solution in the Major Center Area is to be found in following the land development policies which are consistent with standards for the Village of Eden Prairie. The following table projects Village and School property taxrevenues in 1980 if the Major Center Area would be developed as conceived, if the Major Center Area would be developed principally as single family residential units, and if the Major Center Area would be developed into medium density residential, six units per acre development. This table assumes an Eden Prairie population of 20,000 in 1973, State ,collected, locally shared taxes are estimated on the basis of what the municipality is currently receiving. Other revenues are increased annually 5% compounded. TABLE 3 EDEN PRAIRIE SCHOOL AND VILLAGE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE PROJECTION 1980 1. Major Center Area as conceived $6,296,400 2. Major Center Area as single family 6,710,600 3. Major Center Area at medium density, 6 units per acre 5,690,600 Mayor and Members of Village Council February 21, 1973 Page Six Table 4 projects the Village of Eden Prairie expenditures for the year 1980. The three development alternatives shown on the previous page are shown again in the projection of expenditures. TABLE 4 VILLAGE OF EDEN PRAIRIE PROTECTED EXPENDITURES 1. Major Ce inter Area as conceived $2,567,400 2. Major Center Area as single family 2,611,600 3. Major Center Area at medium density, 6 units per acre 2,611,600 Although we have reviewed projections of revenues and expenditures for the year 1980, it might be helpful to view the impact of the Major Center upon our community in light of existing levy limitations and the fiscal disparities Legislation imposed upon the community by the State Legislature. In constructing the table below, the following assumptions were made: 1. An annual increase in market value is computed at 6%. 2. The rates of taxation are based on data presented in tables above. 3. Computations do not reflect homestead tax credits. 4. This table, as well as the other tables above, assume the continuation of the 60-40% sharing of new commercial and industrial valuation. u Mayor and Members of Village Council February 21, 1973 Page Seven TABLE 5 LEVY LIMITATIONS NO MAJOR CENTER AREA NO MAJOR CENTER AREA _ WITH MAJOR CENTER AREA (Single Family) (6 Units Per Acre) 1980 1980 1980 School Village School Village School Village Assessed $128,500,000 $107,500,000 $103,500,000 Valuation Population 51000 20,000 5,200 21,000 5,100 21,000 Dollars Levied $5,204,000 $1,092,400 $4,574,000 $1,136,600 $4,454,000$1, 136,600 Mill Rate 40.50 8.50 42.55 10.57 43.04 10.76 School Aids: Per Student $4,500,000 $4,680,000 $4,590,000 Less Local 30 Mills 3,855,000 3,225,000 3,105,000 State Aid $ 645,000 $1,455,000 $1,485,0 00 Minimum State Aid 11500,000 1,560,000 1,530,000 Possible Available Balance $ 855,000 $ 105,000 I 45,000 Nationwide experience indicates that non-residential uses rarely, if ever, throw off a substantial tax revenue surplus. They pay for the community services received and, therefore, do not constitute a burden on the community. But, they also not normally generate excess revenues which might be used to offset residential tax deficits. We may assume that any new state tax base sharing law would continue to operate against the principle of surplus benefits anyway. Our analysis of the Homart Shopping Center proposal in the Major Center Area would indicate that the Village of Eden Prairie, that is, the Village as a municipal corporation, will not receive a substantial tax revenue surplus. Our analysis does, however, indicate the Eden Prairie School District will benefit substantially because of the proposed development. Mayor and Members of Village Council February 21, 1973 Page Eight The principal value in well integrated, commercial uses, including a regional shopping center, is the fact that they render a major service — to the public and by this function, become real assets to the community. Several hundred jobs will be available as a res ult of this new center. Many of these positions will be taken by our own residents. The proximity of the center to the Suburban Hennepin Vocational Technical School as well as the site of a future high school will provide an excellent environment for work-study experience. A development as proposed by Homart can also be a sthetically at-tractive and enhance the environment and identity of our community by superior architecture and setting. Homart has informed the Village that our name would be included in the name of the proposed regional center. It is also correct to assume that employees at the center will find it desirable to reside in the surrounding neighborhoods. It must be emphasized again that the fundamental requisite of development i policy does not flow from tax data and can be derived only by definition of goals and objectives which reflect the aspirations of our community. 1 I w it Mayor and Members of Village Council February 21, 1973 Page Nine EFFECT ON AN EDEN PRAIRIE HOME Maior Center 1973 1975 1980 Market Value $35, 000 $39,000 $49,000 Taxes Paid: School $600 $615 $721 Village 120 107 151 Change in Taxes Paid: School 2.7%/yr. Village 4.5%/Yr. No Major Center (Single Family) I Taxes Paid: School $757 Village 188 Change in Taxes Paid: School 3.4%/Yr. Village 8%/Yr. i No Major Center (Medium Density) Taxes Paid: School $766 Village 192 Changes in Taxes Paid: School 3.6%/yr. Village 8.3%/Yr• The above computations do not reflect homestead tax credits. RPH:kg SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR M.C.A. AND HOMART DEVELOPMENT: Section 3 1. The Village Council authorize the contract for consultant engineering services for design, construction, and cost allo- cations for the Ring Route. 2. The Village Council authorize the Building Department Staff to issue phased building permits if each phase has satisfied the Village and Uniform Building Code requirements. Section 4A 1. Recommend that a Southwest Sector Transportation Study be conducted with the cooperation of various governmental agencies and municipalities to examine all the road systems and evaluate the total network. Transportation shall be defined to include all forms of land-based movement. 2. The allocation of Ring Route construction cost shall be determined by the Village Council, based upon consultation with the land owners in the area, consultant Village engineering firm, and i the staff research regarding Fiscal Disparity laws. 3. Recommend construction of the Ring Route from 494/West 78th Street on the east to T.H. #5 on the west with an at-grade signalized intersection at that point. 4. Recommend upgrading of old 169/212 to four lanes with channeli- zation and signals from 212/494 ramps to its intersection with the southerly leg of the Ring Route. Also, upgrading of the remainder of 169/212 to Co. Rd. #1 to better serve the existing "Regional" uses. S. Recommend construction by 1975 of a temporary off-ramp from 494 to existing 169 to accommodate the existing traffic generated by the Vocational Technical School, Flying Cloud Airport, the landfill, and the future junior college and Regional Shopping Mall. Section 4B 1. The Village Council requests that the M.C.A. be redesignated as a major metropolitan "transit node" to be served directly by the future Metro System. 2. The provision of A.C.T. is proposed within the M.C.A. to "tie in" with the Metro System and development in the M.C.A. 3. Bus service shall be provided to the Homart site by 1975 to serve Eden Prairie and the center. Adequate facilities shall be designed into the Homart Mall, 4. Encourage joint use of bus or transit facilities by the educational institutions in the community. 1 i Section 4B (continued) S. Coordinate M.C.A. transportation planning with Village and quasi-public pathway systems. Section 4C _ 1. Pedestrian movement is essential for the success of the "Town _ Center" concept as well as other transportation modes. Develop- ments within the M.C.A. will develop appropriate pedestrian connections within the M.C.A, and links to the residential villages. 2. Where possible, the principles listed under the Pedestrian Systems section will be used to guide development. Section 4D 1. The preservation of Anderson Lakes as a Metropolitan Wildlife Park must not be adversely affected by any element of the Homart Regional Center or the related Major Center Area development. 2. The protection from urban encroachment of the Purgatory Creek Flood Plain is necessary to maintain the flood plain storage, wildlife habitat, water recharge capabilities, and significant visual openness. 3. The protection of Bryant and Smetana Lakes from pollution and overuse as well as the retention of the Nine Mile Creek Valley and related marshes/flood plain in their natural state is required of development in the M.C.A. 4. Enhancement of the pond in the southwest quadrant of 494/212 interchange by land used for open space adjacent is to be required at such time as development is proposed adjacent. S. Require private developments in the M.C.A. to provide usable exterior open space, plazas, parks, or preservation of significant natural features in all developments. Homart should include usable/public plaza areas exclusive of the interior Mall that relate to pedestrian movement. Section 4E 1. Proper design of storm water from the Homart site shall be accom- plished to comply with the Village and watershed district's standards. Section 4F 1. Flexibility in design and planning are encouraged to permit new systems to be used over previous development. Section 4G 1. Recommend the "Town Center" concept for the M.C.A. that will provide the wide array of services necessary to a community. 2. Establish areas that serve the public for use of assembly, forums, political events, and free speech. _Section 4G (continued) 3. Encourage strong community identification with public and signi- ficant private facilities within the M.C.A. Section 4H _ 1. Revenue sharing of regional tax base use is an appropriate concept to develop local and state taxation policy. 2. Costs to the local municipality, required to provide for the regional oriented use, which revenue is shared from, should be shared by the metropolitan or state agencies involved. Section 4I 1. The "tone" or "quality" of the M.C.A. will be established by Homart's retail center; therefore, excellence in all phases will be required of Homart and subsequently of other development. Section SA 1. Recommend that a maximum of three department stores be planned for Homart's center and that the total G.L.A. square footage be under 1 million. Section 5B 1. Recommend the development of a community Commercial Center on the 100+ acre Homart site that will comply with the M.C.A. standards. 2. Recommend that the entertainment,finance, office, and other appropriate uses be permitted if they comply with the standards. established for the M.C.A. 3. The Village should insist upon clusteringof various uses that do relate well with each other to achieve greatest efficiency in transportation and pedestrian availability, as well as visual appeal. Such clusters could be financial centers, food service, entertainment, office, cultural, etc. 4. Theo organization of future development parcels and uses within r4 P the Homart site should be consistent with linking and coordinating the entire southwest quadrant of the interchange through pedestrian and mechanized transit. 5. Between the clusters of uses, there must be stimulating and exciting spaces that will encourage people to utilize the connector systems, be they pedestrian or automated, so that they are used. 6. Require productive interim uses of the land within the Major Center Area while waiting for development to occur. Section 5C 1. Recommend the automobile movement system as proposed by Barton Aschman for the Homart site. 2. Impact upon local transportation systems should be minimized by isolating the regional traffic from community and local movement • Section SC2 (continued) systems to provide for the safe and efficient movement of all levels of traffic. Section 5D 1. Strongly endorse the concept of shared parking and require — pedestrian or transit links to enable joint use. 2. Recommend the parking areas of the center to be divided in at least four separate levels to better fit the site. 3. Special landscaping, design, and maintenance will be required due to the Minnesota climate. 4. Encourage the use of decked parking if economically feasible. 5. Recommend a5.5 parking space to 1,000 sq.ft. G.L.A. ratio be used if adequate connections between other uses and parking areas are provided. Section 5E 1. Recommend level separation between pedestrian and major vehicular routes. 2. Establish safe pedestrian connections to Anderson Lakes Park and other adjacent parcels. 3. Establish enclosed pedestrian connections on major movement corridors within the 100 acre site. 4. Homart's center will connect with major Village and M.C.A. pedestrian systems, therefore the Village Park and Recreation Commission should work with Homart to adequately size and locate the connections. Section 5F 1. Preservation of the "Hill Form"vdiere the center is proposed is mandatory. 2. All attempts should be made to save the existing grove of trees on the site, thereby enhancing the mall and providing a significant natural barrier within the parking area which connects to Anderson Lakes Park. 3. Encroachment upon the Anderson Lakes Marsh shall be minimized by locating it as far west as practical. Development on the marsh east of the Ring Route shall be prohibited. 4. Encourage appropriate landscaping with plant material and earth forms to enhance the views in to the center area and out from the mall. Section SG 1. No adverse effects upon Anderson Lakes from storm water drainage which result from the center's construction and operation will be permitted. Section SH 1. The design and materials used for the shopping mall shall be appropriate to the site features and to the basic design requirements of a Minnesota climate. 2. Strongly endorse the two level mall concept proposed by Homart. 3. Coordinate the mall with other buildings upon the site. — Section 5I 1. Recommend that Homart develop the interior courts of sufficient size to permit public assemblies for concerts, trade shows, etc. 2. Strongly endorse the use of exterior views and exterior plaza areas that will faction with the interior mall design. 3. Homart shall submit a proposal regarding control and requirements of interior and exterior graphics. 4. The incorporation of small scale, permanent seating areas into the mall is recommended. Section 51 1. Community spaces shall be included irto the Homart Mall. These areas may be used for youth center, shoppers lounge, public safety office, merchant meetings, etc. Section 5 K 1. Additional police assistance provided by the Village for the center over areas normally provided for by a business shall have the costs assumed by the center. Section SL 1. Recommend that a clustered, intensely used, compact approach be used for land development in the M.C.A. and the Homart site to produce a more human scale, town center environment. 2. Establish policies and development procedures that will allow i flexibility and creative design and construction to benefit the developer and benefit the Village through innovative approaches to zoning, building permit evaluation, and site inspection. PROCEDURES IN CONCEPT AND ZONING APPROVAL FOR HOMART: I would submit that because of the constraints and the uniqueness of such a project as the HOMART Regional Center, that the Planning Commission adopt a policy that is specifically tailored to the center. Zoning of the actual mall shopping center site as well as specific development parcels, such as the convenience center,office/cinema site, could be accomplished through the standard zoning procedure with contingencies and plan review required. The zoning of the entire 100 acre site would not be necessary, and only the parcels for.immediate development would be required. This would insure that the Village Planning Commission and Council would have review responsibilities and approval required to build any of the proposed structures on the parcels. RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. P.U.D. Concept Plan approval be granted to the entire 100 acre plus iio mart Development Company site to be developed as a _ Regional Shopping Mall with a three department store maximum, office, community commercial, entertainment, finance, and transportation use proposal. Future development may suggest new uses within the site and should be considered if appropriate to the regional center character. 2. The parcels indicated as "future development", office, cinema and neighborhood commercial, are not zoned until such time as a development plan is submitted. However, the land uses of these parcels is granted in the P.U.D. approval. 3. Zoning of C-Reg. is granted to Homart Development Company for the construction of a Regional Shopping Center located south of the intersection at West 78th Street and U.S. 212/169 used for construction of the mall, maximum of three department stores, and parking. The zoning is granted to Homart Development Company exclusively and is not transferable to other developers for the mall, department stores, and parking. 4. The C-Reg. zoning is granted based upon approval of the specific site and building plans for the mall,its related parking, and circu- lation systems. The Staff Report dated December 29, 1972, raises many unresolved planning and design considerations, these as well as others will be used to evaluate Homart's final development plan. Final zoning approval will take into consideration the economic concerns of the Village related to costs vs. revenues and those of Homart, relative to site improvements and physical construction cost. 5. Homart's C-Reg. zoning is granted with the stipulation that site work on the center begin no later than May 1, 1974. If the center is delayed beyond that date, the C-Reg, zoning will revert back to Rural under The Preserve P.U.D. 6. Concept Plan and Zoning Approval for the Homart site will be subject to the policies and guidelines adopted by the Village Council that were recommended by the Major Center Area Task Force, currently studying the 1,000 acre Major Center Area. 7. The list of specific concerns regarding the initial site plan is recommended as stipulations. These must be proven unfeasible or incorporated into the final development plan for Homart.