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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance - 28-2007 - Added Section 11.27 Town Center District - 12/27/2007 CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 28-2007 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 11 BY ADDING SECTION 11.27 RELATING TO THE CREATION OF A TOWN CENTER ZONING DISTRICT AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE CITY CODE CHAPTER 1 AND SECTION 11.99 WHICH AMONG OTHER THINGS CONTAIN PENALTY PROVISIONS. The City Council of the City of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, ordains: Section 1. City Code Chapter 11 is amended by adding Section 11.27 which shall read as follows: SECTION 11.27. TC TOWN CENTER DISTRICT Subd. 1. Purposes. The intent of the Town Center(TC) zoning district is to provide an area for development of an attractive, compact,walkable, mixed-use town center that creates a live/work/play environment for the community. To support the intent of the Town Center, the purposes of the TC zoning district are to: A. Provide a mix of higher density regional uses, vertical mixed uses, more housing within walking distance of services, and a more efficient, compact and connected development pattern; B. Incorporate connections between the various land uses; including pedestrian, street and visual; C. Incorporate civic amenities such as urban parks and plazas, civic and cultural spaces, sidewalks and trails, and landscaped streetscapes; D. Promote land-efficient parking design, including structured parking, on-street parking, and shared parking; E. Locate and design buildings that are oriented to public spaces, including streets, sidewalks, plazas and open spaces, to create the feel and function of a traditional town center and to emphasize a pedestrian oriented environment; and F. Encourage non-automobile access and circulation, including transit, walking and biking. The standards applicable to the TC zoning district are intended to implement the vision, goals and principles established in the Eden Prairie Major Center Area Framework Plan and Major Center Area Planning Principles and the Town Center Design Guidelines, which will be carried out through specific standards related to land use mix, site planning, building bulk &dimensions, architecture, building materials, transportation access, parking, landscaping, signage and lighting. Subd. 2. Definitions. The following terms, as used in this Section, shall have the following meanings: A. "Building Break" — A recess in the building facade that provides facade articulation, creates the impression that one building is two or more buildings, incorporates a unique building element, and improves the building's overall composition and aesthetic. Minimum requirements for a building break are a depth of two (2) feet and a width of four(4) feet. B. "Building Stepback" — A setback of a building's upper floor(s) in order to reduce the building's bulk, articulate the base of the building, ensure a more comfortable street environment, and provide light and air at street level. C. "Building Street Frontage" — The proportion of a lot's frontage on a public street that is occupied by a building as measured at the required maximum front yard setback. Corner lots must meet maximum front yard setback requirements for both public street frontages. D. "Building Transparency" — Openings in the street-facing facade of a building which are transparent, including windows and doors, that enable increased physical and/or visual interaction between street/sidewalk/plaza activities and a building's interior uses and activities. E. "Community Commercial" — Medium-scale retail stores and personal services primarily serving the residents and employees of the community. No individual building or tenant space shall exceed 60,000 sq. ft. in area. F. "Drive-Through Facilities" — Facilities that accommodate automobiles and from which the occupants of the automobiles may make purchases or transact business, including the stacking spaces needed for waiting vehicles. Examples of drive-through facilities include, but are not limited to, drive-up windows, menu boards, order boards or boxes, drive-in restaurants and drive-up banks. G. "Joint Use Parking" - A parking facility shared by two or more uses, or a parking facility that is shared by one or more uses and a unit of general purpose government or a public agency. H. "Mixed-Use Building" — A multi-story building that contains allowed retail and services on the ground floor and allowed residential and/or office uses on the upper floors. I. "Neighborhood Commercial" — Small-scale retail stores and personal services primarily serving nearby residential areas and nearby businesses and their employees and small- scale specialty shops and services that contribute to the uniqueness and vibrancy of Town Center and may attract a larger trade area. No individual tenant space shall exceed 10,000 sq. ft. in area with the exception of grocery stores, which shall not exceed 25,000 sq. ft. in area. Drive-through facilities are prohibited as a neighborhood commercial use. J. "Usable Outdoor Open Space"—Planned and improved outdoor facilities and open spaces that provide active or passive recreational, relaxation or gathering opportunities, including, but not limited to, any one or more of the following: parks; plazas; play areas; maintained and landscaped lawn with trees and seating areas; natural or landscaped walking paths and running trails; pedestrian spaces; publicly accessible natural or wildlife viewing areas; gardens; ponds and water features; and other similar environments. Usable outdoor open space shall not include: landscape strips or enlargements/enhancements of landscaping areas adjacent to the sidewalk; shrubs, flowers and other low profile landscaping around buildings, sidewalks and parking areas; required minimum building setback areas; yards associated with private dwellings; or outdoor areas that prohibit public or resident access during normal business hours for the area. No areas of usable open space shall contain less than 2,000 contiguous square feet. Usable open space in Mixed Use and Commercial sub-districts should be located near primary building entrances and be accessible by the public from a public sidewalk or streetscape area at least during normal business hours of the surrounding area. Subd. 3. Sub-Districts. The TC zoning district is divided into three (3) sub-districts: A. Town Center Mixed Use (TC-MU): Town Center Mixed-use requires higher intensity vertical mixed-use buildings with ground floor retail shops, services and restaurants that front onto Town Center's "Main Streets" and are pedestrian-oriented. In order to support a live/work/play environment, the upper floors shall be primarily residential uses, both rental and ownership housing, with a minimal amount of office uses allowed. B. Town Center Residential (TC-R): Town Center Residential allows a mix of stacked housing types including high density high-rise residential and high density mid-rise residential. These higher density housing types, both rental and ownership, shall be designed to optimize the district's walkable access to retail, services, restaurants, parks and trails, transit and community facilities. High rise buildings shall be located and designed to take advantage of views of nearby natural amenities and where significant shading of lower buildings will not occur. C. Town Center Commercial (TC-C): Town Center Commercial allows a mix of lower intensity commercial uses including community retail, services, restaurants, entertainment, office, and hospitality/lodging. Site layout, building design and parking strategies shall support the compact and pedestrian-oriented character of the district. Subd. 4. Design Guidelines. All new development, redevelopment and subdivisions within the Town Center district shall be in substantial conformance with the Town Center Design Guidelines. Development proposals will be reviewed as part of the Site Plan and Architectural Design Review process for conformance with the City Codes and the Design Guidelines. Subd. 5. Permitted Uses. Table 1 establishes the permitted and accessory uses in the TC zoning district. Table 1: Permitted Uses in Town Center District Permitted=P, Accessory=A) Use TC-MU TC-R TC-C Commercial Neighborhood commercial P Community commercial P Restaurants and food service w/o drive-thru P P facilities Business and professional offices and clinics A P Hotels P Residential High-rise multiple-family attached dwelling units P with minimum gross density of 60 units per acre Mid-rise multiple-family attached dwelling units P with minimum gross density of 40 units per acre Mixed-Use Mid-rise multiple-family attached dwelling units w/ P ground floor retail/restaurant/servicesz Multi-story office w/ground floor P retail/restaurant/services' Public Public facilities and services P P Libraries P P Parks P P P Transit facilities P P Business and professional offices and clinics shall be located in mixed-use building,shall not be located on the round floor and shall not occupy more than 25%of upper floors'gross square footage. Ground floor uses with street frontage shall be 100%retail,restaurant and/or services. Subd. 6. Permitted Building Types. The following building types are established as the only types of new buildings allowed within the TC district. A. Building Type A, Vertical Mixed-Use Residential/Commercial. Type A buildings shall have retail, restaurant and/or service uses on the ground floor with residential on the upper floors. Parking may be included below or above the ground floor. B. Building Type B, Vertical Mixed-Use Office/Commercial. C. Building Type C, High-Rise Residential. D. Building Type D, Mid-Rise Residential. E. Building Type E, Entertainment/Restaurant/Services. Type E buildings may include entertainment, restaurant and/or services uses F. Building Type F, Hospitality/Lodging. G. Building Type G, Community Retail. H. Building Type H, Parking Structure. Table 2 establishes where the permitted building types can be located within the Town Center district. Table 2: Permitted Building Types in Town Center District Building Type TC-MU TC-R TC-C Type A P Type B P Type C P Type D P Type E P Type F P Type G P Type H P P P Subd. 7. Required Conditions. A. Zoning requests will be considered only on the basis of a Comprehensive Guide Plan for the entire area to be zoned and specific plans for initial structures and site development. B. All zoning requests must include a trip generation analysis that indicates the traffic impacts on the overall Major Center Area (MCA) and demonstrates that the proposed development is not in conflict with the MCA traffic model. C. Acceptable, approved sanitary sewer and water services must be provided to all occupied structures. Subd. 8. Building Bulk& Dimension Standards. Table 3 establishes specific bulk and dimension standards for new buildings in the Town Center District. Table 3: Building Bulk& Dimension Standards for Town Center District Standard TC-MU TC-R TC-C Lot Size None None None Lot Width 50 ft min 50 ft min 50 ft min Lot Depth 100 ft min 100 ft min 100 ft min Front Yard Setback ft 0 min 10 max 10 min 20 max 0 min 15 max Side Yard Setback ft 0 min 10 min 5 min Rear Yard Setback ft 0 min 20 min 10 min Building Height 4 min 6 max 4 min 10 max 1 min 3 max #of floors Building Footprint 50%min 75%max 40%min 60%max 30%min 50%max Coverage Floor Area Ratio FAR 2.25 max 2.25 max 0.5 max Building Street Frontage 75%min 60%min 50%min Impervious Surface 90%max 75%max 75%max Coverage Ground Floor Height 12 ft min None 12 ft min Street Facade Building 8 ft min 8 ft min N/A Ste back above 4 floors above 6 floors Street Fagade Building 20%min 15%min 15%min Breaks3 Street Level Frontage 60%min 20%min 40%min Transparency Usable Open Space 5% 10% N/A I Parking structures shall not be included in calculation of#of Floors,FAR and Building Footprint Coverage. z Maximum building height and maximum FAR may be exceeded for permitted hotel,lodging and entertainment uses,when the peak period trips generated is in compliance with the MCA traffic model. 3 Buildings exceeding 40 feet in width along a street are required to incorporate building breaks in the street fagade that break the building into smaller facades,which may be a maximum of 40 feet in width. Subd. 9. Non-Residential Building Orientation to Street and Pedestrian Areas. All new mixed-use and commercial buildings shall provide a variety of active uses and pedestrian- oriented design features along streets and pedestrian areas. These design features include, but are not limited to, the use of multiple storefronts or businesses, multiple entrances into large single- tenant buildings, and design treatments of facades, entrances, windows, and other similar features. Buildings and developments shall comply with the following standards for building orientation: A. All new buildings shall have primary entrance doors facing a public sidewalk or public open space and spaced no more than sixty (60) feet apart. A primary entrance is defined as a principal entrance through which people enter the building. A building or individual business may have more than one primary entrance. Building entrances may include doors to individual businesses, lobby entrances, entrances to pedestrian-oriented plazas, or courtyard entrances to a cluster of stores. Primary entrances shall be open to the public during all business hours. B. Primary building entrances shall be architecturally emphasized and visible from the street. Primary building entrances shall be clearly defined and highly visible utilizing design features such as awnings, canopies, pillars, unique building materials and/or architectural details. C. A minimum percentage of a mixed-use and commercial building's street-facing ground level fagade between two (2) feet and eight (8) feet in height shall be comprised of clear windows, as specified in the Street Level Frontage Transparency standard in Table 3 above, in order to allow views of indoor non-residential space or product display areas. Required windows shall have a sill no higher than four (4) feet above the adjacent sidewalk. Subd. 10. Provision of Off-Street Parking Facilities. A. Due to the more urban pedestrian oriented character of the Town Center area, the location and quantity of off-street parking spaces will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis as part of the development review process. In general, the intent is for developments to provide a reduced number of off-street parking spaces to account for availability of joint and shared-use parking, parking efficiencies resulting from a compact mixed-use development pattern, on-street parking, transit, walking and bicycling. Off-street parking facilities shall be provided as established in Table 4 or as determined through the development review process, recognizing the potential for district, shared and public parking. Table 4 establishes minimum and maximum off-street parking standards for uses within the Town Center district. Table 4: Off-Street Parking S ace Standards for Town Center District Use TC-MU TC-R TC-C #of spaces) #of spaces) #of s aces Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum Multiple- 1/d.u. 1/bedroom 1/d.u. 1.25/ N/A N/A Family bedroom Residential Retail 3/1,000 sq 511,000 N/A N/A 4/1,000 6/1,000 Stores& ft sq ft sq ft sq ft Services Restaurant 1/3 seats 1/2.5 seats N/A N/A 1/3 seats 1/2 seats Office 3/1,000 sq 4/1,000 N/A N/A 4/1,000 sf 511,000 ft sq ft s ft Hotel N/A N/A N/A N/A 1/guest room +1/em to ee Others As determined by site plan review. B. On-site parking is prohibited in the front yard directly in front of a building, except for frontage along Highway 212. Parking shall be provided to the rear or side of buildings. C. All parking in the TC-MU sub-district shall be in a parking structure or on the street. D. All off-street parking for residents in the TC-R sub-district shall be provided in an enclosed building or structure. E. Off-street surface parking for visitors in the TC-R sub-district may be provided up to a maximum of one space per five dwellings. Subd. 11. Architectural Standards. All buildings shall comply with Architectural Standards established in Section 11.03 Subd 3(K) of Chapter 11 of the City Code and shall be in substantial conformance with the Town Center Design Guidelines. Subd. 12. Landscaping. A. All sites and buildings within the TC district shall comply with Screening and Landscaping standards established in Section 11.03 Subd 3(G) of Chapter 11 of the City Code, except for Items 4. (a). Minimum Size Requirements for Plantings and 4. (b) Total Caliper Inches Required. The following standards apply within the TC district in lieu of said Item 4.(a): 1. Minimum Size Requirements for Plantings: Deciduous overstory plantings shall be a minimum of three (3) caliper inches; deciduous understory trees shall be a minimum of two (2) caliper inches; and coniferous trees shall be a minimum of eight (8) feet in height. 2. Total Caliper Inches Required: A minimum of one (3) caliper inches of trees shall provided for every 500 square feet of on-site pervious surface area or portion thereof. B. Landscaping shall be in substantial conformance with the Town Center Design Guidelines. Due to the urban character of the Town Center District, less landscape space will be available than in other zoning districts. Therefore a higher level of design detail and level of landscaping is required for the concentrated open space, pervious surface areas, plazas, planters, screening areas and streetscape areas. Rooftop gardens and green roofs are encouraged. A detailed landscape plan prepared by a landscape architect shall be submitted with the development application. Subd. 13. Signage. All sites and buildings shall comply with Sign Permits standards established in Section 11.70 and shall be in substantial conformance with the Town Center Design Guidelines. Subd. 14. Lighting. All sites and buildings shall comply with Glare standards established in Section 11.03 Subd 4(E) and shall be in substantial conformance with the Town Center Design Guidelines. Subd. 15. Mechanical Equipment, Trash, Loading Facilities. All sites and buildings shall comply with the Screening standards in Section 11.03 Subd 3(G), Off-Street Loading Facilities standards in Section 11.03 Subd 3(I) and Wastes standards in Section 11.03 Subd 4(F) of Chapter 11 of the City Code and shall be in substantial conformance with the Town Center Design Guidelines. Section 2. City Code Chapter 1 entitled "General Provisions and Definitions Applicable to the Entire City Code including Penalty for Violation" and Section 11.99 entitled "Violation a Misdemeanor" are hereby adopted in their entirety by reference as though repeated verbatim herein. Section 3. This ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage and publication. FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Eden Prairie on the 18`h day of December, 2007, and finally read and adopted and ordered published at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City on the 181h day of December 2007. �C/ GC— ( Kat een Porta, City Clerk Phil Young, Mayor PUBLISHED in the Eden Prairie Sun Current on the day of , 2007. CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 28-2007 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 11 BY ADDING SECTION 11.27 RELATING TO THE CREATION OF A TOWN CENTER ZONING DISTRICT AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE CITY CODE CHAPTER 1 AND SECTION 11.99 WHICH AMONG OTHER THINGS CONTAIN PENALTY PROVISIONS. Summary: The Ordinance amends City Code Chapter 11 by adding Section 11.27 to create a Town Center ("TC") Zoning District. The intent of the TC zoning district is to provide an area for development of an attractive, compact, walkable, mixed-use town center that creates a live/work/play environment for the community. The Ordinance establishes three sub-districts within the TC district. The Town Center Mixed Use ("TC-MU") sub-district will contain higher density vertical mixed-use buildings with ground floor shops and upper-level residential and office space. The Town Center Residential ("TC-R") sub-district will contain high-rise and mid- rise residential housing. The Town Center Commercial ("TC-C") sub-district will contain a mix of retail and commercial buildings. The Ordinance sets forth the design guidelines, permitted and accessory uses, building types, building dimensions and parking requirements for the TC district and the sub-districts. The Ordinance further sets forth standards related to architecture, signage, lighting and landscaping. Effective Date: This ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage and publication. ATTEST: 1;*h�eena, City Clerk Phil Vu g, Mayor V�J PUBLISHED in the Eden Prairie Sun Current on the '�l day of , 2007. City of Eden Prairie (Official Publication) CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE HENNEPIN COUNTY,MINNESOTA SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO.28-2007 fix= AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE, newspapers ADDING SE MINNESOTAAMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 11 BY ADDING SECTION 11.27 RELATING TO THE CRE- ATION OF A TOWN CENTER ZONING DISTRICT AND AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION ADOPTING BY REFERENCE CITY CODE CHAPTER 1 AND SECTION 11.99 WHICH AMONG OTHER THINGS CONTAIN PENALTY PROVISIONS. STATE OF MINNESOTA Summary:The Ordinance amends City Code Chapter 11 SS. by adding Section 11.27 to create a Town Center("TC) COUNTY OF HENNEPIN ) Zoning District. The intent of the TC zoning district is to provide an area for development of an attractive,compact, walkable, mixed-use town center that creates a Richard Hendrickson, being duly sworn on live/work/play environment for the community. The Ordi- an oath,states or affirms that he is the Chief nance establishes three sub-districts within the TC dis- Financial Officer of the newspaper known as trict. The Town Center Mixed Use("TC-MU")sub-district will contain higher density vertical mixed-use buildings Eden Prairie Sun-Current with ground floor shops and upper-level residential and of- and has full knowled e of the facts stated fice space. The Town Center Residential ("TC-R") sub- g district will contain high-rise and mid-rise residential hous- belOW: ing. The Town Center Commercial("TC-C) sub-district A The news a will contain a mix of retail and commercial buildings. The ( ) p per has com pIled with all of Ordinance sets forth the design guidelines,permitted and the requirements Constituting qualifica- accessory uses,building types,building dimensions and tion as a qualified newspaper as rOVld parking requirements for the TC district and the sub-dis- qp tricts. The Ordinance further sets forth standards related ed by Minn. Stat. §331 A.02, §331 A.07, to architecture,signage,lighting and landscaping. and other applicable laws as amended. Effective Date:This ordinance shall become effective from (B)The printed public notice that is attached and after its passage and publication. was published in the newspaper once Phil Young,Mayor each week, for one successive ATTEST: Kathleen Porta,City Clerk _ ; U PUBLISHED in the Eden Prairie Sun Current on Decem- Week(s) It was first published On ThUfS ber 27,2007. day,the 27 day of December (A full copy of the text of this Ordinance is available from 2007, and was thereafter printed and City Clerk.) published on every Thursday to and in- (Dec.27,2007)da-ord 28-2007 cluding Thursday, the _____ day of 2007;and printed below is a copy of the lower case alpha- bet from A to Z, both inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of the notice: abcdefghijklmnopgrstuvwxyz BY: CFO Subscribed and sworn to or affirmed before me on this 27 day of December 2007. ✓�i Notary Public MARY ANN CARLSON NOTARY PUBLIC—MINNESOTA MY COMMISSION EXPIRES 1-31-09 i RATE INFORMATION (1)Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users $ 2.85 per line for comparable space (2)Maximum rate allowed by law $ 6.20per line (3) Rate actually charged -$ 1.30 per line