HomeMy Public PortalAbout706 - Ordinance Establishing Amended Meander Boardwalk PUDOrdinance No.706 1
April 18, 2023
CITY OF MEDINA
ORDINANCE NO. 706
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 700, establishing a
Planned Unit Development District for Meander Park and Boardwalk and changing the zoning
classification of the property legally described in Exhibit A (the “Property”) to Planned Unit
Development. Ordinance 700 has not yet taken effect and the City subsequently received a
request to approve an amended version of the Planned Unit Development. Based on the written
and oral record before the Planning Commission and City Council during review of Ordinance
700, during review of the request to amend said previous approval, 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
04/04/2023 (the “General Plan”) which are incorporated herein by reference, except
as may be expressly modified by this ordinance or Resolution 2023-07.
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.
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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 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.
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
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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 enhancements required in Resolution 2023-07.
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 enhancements required in Resolution 2023-
07.
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
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
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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 700, adopted January 18, 2023 is 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 18th day of April, 2023.
CITY OF MEDINA
By:
Kathleen Martin, Mayor
Attest:
By:
Caitlyn Walker, City Clerk
Published in the Crow River News on this day the 27th of April, 2023.
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EXHIBIT A
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EXHIBIT B
Map Depicting “Commercial” and “Twinhome” Lots
Commercial Lots Twinhome Lots