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HomeMy Public PortalAbout720 - Ordinance Establishing Amended Meander BoardwalkOrdinance No. 720 1 November 21, 2023 CITY OF MEDINA ORDINANCE NO. 720 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR “MEANDER PARK AND BOARDWALK” AND AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP THE CITY COUNCIL OF MEDINA, MINNESOTA ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City of Medina previously adopted Ordinance No. 700, establishing a Planned Unit Development (PUD) District for Meander Park and Boardwalk and changing the zoning classification of a portion of the property legally described in Exhibit A to Planned Unit Development. The City of Medina has also previously adopted Ordinance No. 706, establishing an amended PUD District for Meander Park and Boardwalk and rescinding Ordinance No. 700. Ordinance No. 706 has not yet taken effect and the City subsequently received a request to approve an amended version of the Planned Unit Development, proposed to include all property legally described in Exhibit A (the “Property”). Based on the written and oral record before the Planning Commission and City Council during review of Ordinance Nos. 700 and 706, during review of the present request to amend said previous approvals, as well as all additional testimony submitted to the City, the City Council has found that the proposed rezoning of the Property to Planned Unit Development is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and serves the purpose of the Planned Unit Development district. Section 2. The Property is hereby rezoned to PUD, Planned Unit Development. The location of the zoning amendment is depicted on the map in Exhibit B, attached hereto. Section 3. The Meander Park and Boardwalk Planned Unit Development General Plan is hereby approved. A. All entitlements, including but not limited to, allowed uses, density, dimensional standards, setbacks and development standards established within this PUD District are hereby set forth by the Meander Park and Boardwalk General Plan dated 9/11/2023 (the “General Plan”) which are incorporated herein by reference, except as may be expressly modified by this ordinance or Resolution 2023-##. B. Unless specifically addressed by this ordinance, the Property shall be subject to the requirements set forth by the City of Medina Zoning Ordinance, including the Two- Family Residential (“R2”) zoning district north of Meander Road, the Commercial- Highway (“CH”) zoning district south of Meander Road, as well as other relevant standards which are not district-specific. C. The lots within the Property south of Meander Road shall be classified as “Commercial Lots” and the lots within the Property north of Meander Road shall be classified as “Twinhome Lots” as described in Exhibit B. The Commercial Lots and Twinhome Lots shall be subject to the relevant standards described herein. Ordinance No. 720 2 November 21, 2023 Section 4. Allowed Uses. The allowed uses within the PUD District shall be as follows: A. Commercial Lots. i. Permitted Uses. Permitted uses shall be those described in the General Plan. Other permitted uses described in the CH zoning district shall be allowed upon the Commercial Lots, subject to administrative review by City staff for compliance with relevant standards, including but not limited to parking requirements. ii. Conditional Uses. The following shall be permitted within the Commercial Lots, subject to separate conditional use permit approval, the specific requirements established in Section 838.5.08, and other applicant provisions of the city code: a. Indoor Recreational Uses, including but not limited to bowling alleys, dance halls, movie theaters, and live entertainment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Event Venue and Conservatory as described within the General Plan shall be considered permitted uses and shall not require separate conditional use permit approval. b. Retail and service uses which include the keeping of animals on-site. iii. Accessory Uses. Allowed accessory uses shall be those described in the CH district, except Ground-mounted Solar Equipment shall be permitted only to the extent shown in the General Plan and Outdoor Storage shall not be permitted. B. Twinhome Lots. The permitted, conditional, and accessory uses shall be those described in the R2 zoning district, except that Accessory Dwelling Units shall not be permitted. Dwellings, or any portion thereof, shall not be used for short-term rentals. For the purpose of this ordinance, the term short-term rental means the rental of a dwelling or portion thereof for less than 30 consecutive days. Section 5. Lot Standards. A. The layout of the Commercial Lots and the structures and improvements thereon shall be substantially consistent with the General Plan. Minor deviations may be approved by City staff provided the square footage of the structures does not exceed that shown on the General Plan and the setbacks of the structures and parking lot do not decrease from that shown. B. The Twinhome Lots shall be subject to the requirements of the R2 zoning district except as explicitly described below. i. Minimum lot size: 4,500 square feet ii. Minimum front yard setback: 5 feet from front lot line iii. Minimum side yard setback: 6 feet, except the side yard setback shall be reduced to zero for the common wall between two dwelling units. iv. Maximum impervious surface coverage: 62% v. The shared driveway shall be setback a minimum of 4-feet from the eastern property line of Oulot B. Ordinance No. 720 3 November 21, 2023 Section 6. Design and Development Standards. All standards not specified by this ordinance are to be the same as found in the Medina Zoning Ordinance for the relevant underlying zoning districts specified herein. The following deviations from the underlying performance standards are hereby in effect for the Meander Park and Boardwalk Planned Unit Development: A. Building Materials and Design shall be consistent with the standards approved by the City Council at the time of final plat review, which shall be subject to review for consistency with any enhancements required in Resolution 2023-##. B. Landscaping and tree replacement shall be consistent with the landscaping plan approved by the City Council at the time of final plat review, which shall be subject to review for consistency with any enhancements required in Resolution 2023-##. C. The location of Upland Buffers shall be as depicted on the General Plan. Fencing shall be provided along the edge of the Upland Buffer adjacent to the Twinhome Lots. Vegetation and signage shall meet relevant ordinance standards. D. Signage shall abide by the requirements of the City Sign Ordinance except as expressly described below. Signage on the Commercial Lots shall meet the requirements described for the Commercial-Highway district except as follows: i. A maximum of one freestanding sign shall be permitted adjacent to the Highway 55 frontage on the Property. This sign shall be subject to the requirements for freestanding signs in the CH district. ii. One monument sign shall be permitted adjacent to the shared access of the Commercial Lots adjacent to Meander Road. No pylon sign shall be permitted along the frontage of Meander Road. The monument sight shall meet the requirements for monument signs in the CH district. iii. Any wall sign on the north or east elevation of the building on Lot 2, Block 2 shall not be internally illuminated. iv. No wall sign shall be permitted above the first story of the north elevation of the building on Lot 1, Block 2. v. No wall sign shall be permitted above the second story of the east elevation of the building on Lot 1, Block 2. vi. Projecting signs shall be permitted, provided adequate clearance is provided and that the area of such signs is included within the allowed area of wall signage for the building in question. E. The owner(s) of the Commercial Lots shall implement active parking management practices consistent with a plan approved by the City Council at the time of final plat review. Off-site parking and shuttling shall be implemented as necessary for larger events within the Event Venue and Conservatory. If the City Ordinance No. 720 4 November 21, 2023 determines, in its sole discretion, that such active parking management is inadequate, the owner(s) shall implement additional practices to the satisfaction of City staff or limit attendance at events as necessary based on parking supply. Such determination by the City will be communicated to the owner(s) in writing, and thereafter the owner(s) will be provided 60 days to adequately address the inadequacies to the City’s satisfaction. Section 7. The City of Medina Zoning Administrator is hereby directed to place this ordinance into effect and to make the appropriate changes to the official zoning map of the City of Medina to reflect the change in zoning classifications as set forth above only upon recording of the Meander Park and Boardwalk plat. Section 8. Ordinance No. 700, adopted January 18, 2023 and Ordinance No. 706, adopted April 18, 2023, are hereby rescinded, having never become effective. Section 9. A copy of this ordinance and the updated map shall be kept on file at the Medina City Hall. Section 10. This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage, publication, and recording of the Meander Park and Boardwalk plat. Adopted by the Medina City Council this 21st day of November, 2023. CITY OF MEDINA By: Kathleen Martin, Mayor Attest: By: Caitlyn Walker, City Clerk Published in the Crow River News on this day the 30th of November, 2023. Ordinance No. 720 5 November 21, 2023 EXHIBIT A Legal Description of the Property Ordinance No. 720 6 November 21, 2023 EXHIBIT B Map Depicting “Commercial” and “Twinhome” Lots Commercial Lots Twinhome Lots