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05/19/1997 - City Council SpecialAGENDA SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday May 19,1997 5:00 p.m. I. ROLL CALL & ADOPTION OF AGENDA II. VISITORS TO BE HEARD III. SENIOR HOUSING PROJECT FINANCING ALTERINATIV ES A.ND TIME SCHEDULE IV. DISCUSSION RE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE V. OTHER BUSINESS VI. ADJOURNMENT MEMO city of eagan TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILMEMBERS FROM: CITY ADMINISTRATOR HEDGES DATE: MAY 15,1997 SUBJECT: SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP/MONDAY, MAY 19 AT 5:00 P.M. The Special work -shop was scheduled for Monday, May 19. preceding the regular City Council meeting to receive direction on financing options for a second senior housing project. In addition to this item. the Comprehensive Guide Plan update will be discussed. SENIOR HOUSING PROJECT FINANCING ALTERNATIVES AND TIME SCHEDULE At the Special meeting of the City Council held February 18. 1997, staff was directed to continue consideration of a senior housing project at the Town Centre site. The City Council also directed that City staff and the HRA proceed with an informational meeting to present the concept of a senior housing facility to the adjacent neighborhood. Notices were mailed to all commercial propem• owners adjacent to the site and to all residents from Denmark to Lexington and south to Duckwood. The notices were sent to property owners. consequently each individual renter did not receive a mailed notice from the City. The meeting was held on April 30. 1997 and the meeting notes are enclosed on pages _,5_ and 1—. Since the water qualit}° of O'Leary Lake was an area of concern. additional research was done and a special mailing will be sent providing information about that issue. Enclosed on pages �_ through is a memorandum from the HRA with slightly revised site plans and an explanation of the proposed changes. To reduce the overall project cost, thereby lowering the potential rent structure. the City- Council has previously agreed to use its credit rating to back the General Obligation Bond Financing and to waive certain fees and assessments. Within those parameters. at least two (2) additional financing questions arise. The first is whether this project should use stand-alone funding or should it be part of the HKA's Common Bond Fund. The second is the tern of the funding. whether it should be 20 or 30 years and the relationship of that difference to the up front cash requirement and/or the impact on the rent structure. Enclosed on pages !— through 115— is some material from the HRA and Springsted which helps to frame these issues. Representatives of the HRA and Springsted will be present at the meeting to further explain the issues as necessary and to answer questions. The final page of the HRA and Springsted material outlines the project time schedule which has been developed in consultation with City staff. While no specific action is required of the City Council. everyone should be comfortable that the schedule is reasonable and achievable. 5 COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE PLAN UPDATE All cities in the 7 -county metropolitan area have been mandated to update their comprehensive guide plans by December 31, 1998. The City's original plan was prepared in 1974. The City's existing comprehensive plan was prepared in 1979 and 1980 by the City of Eagan's Advisory Planning Commission and the City Council and adopted in 1983. This document is often referred to as the "1980 Plan." The Plan has been amended 90 times over the past 14 years. Most of the amendments were the result of development proposals necessitating revisions to the plan map. Over 2,300 acres of land was redesignated to a different land use as a result of those amendments. At the time the comprehensive guide plan was first adopted in 1983, the City was approximately 50% developed. Today, the City is approximately 80% developed. An update to the plan was adopted in 1988 and several land use studies have been completed during the last few years. The infrastructure plans (water, sewer, storm sewer and water quality) were updated in the early 1990's. The transportation plan was updated in the late 1980's and adopted in 1990. Most recently, the City has updated the Water Supply & Distribution Plan and the Parks Systems Plan. The land use plan has not been comprehensively reviewed since the original plan was developed. Since 1980, over 7,000 acres of land has been developed and about one-third of the land was developed somewhat differently than the original plan. Attachments including a memo from Senior Planner Freese were distributed with the April 15 City Council meeting packet. Additional materials received at two Metropolitan Council meetings are e sed on pages 1(p through IJ for the Council's information. Also included on pages through ;ZG are short project profiles of three metro communities planning and efforts which the City may wish to explore.. /S/ Thomas L. HedUs City Administrator 6124238183 MAY -15-97 THU 03:59 PM DAKOTA COUNTY NRA FAX NO. 6124238180 P.02 EAGAN Toxk-,NCENTRE NEIGHBORHOOD MEEFTP.vrG 4/30/97 A neighborhood meeting was held at the Council Chambers in City Hall on April 30. Those attending included Lisa Freese from City staff, Kirk Velett from Flness Swenson Graham Architects, Kari Gill and Nathan Marsten from HRA staff, and approximately fifteen neighborhood residents. Overall, the neighbors appeared comfortable with senior housing as a land use on this site. However, some issues were raised. Following is a summary of the comments and concerns discussed: The main issues raised were that of lighting, architecture and effects upon the water quality of O'Leary Lake. The issue regarding lighting from the development was first to arise, that being headlights of cars coming from the north to the parking lot and turn around between the planned independent living buildings. A recommendation regarding the headlight concern was to plant pine trees on the south end of the parking area and thus block the lights. Pine trees were also discussed"recornmended for the entire south end of the parcel, bordering the homes to the south. Emphasis was given by one gentleman to plant trees approximately 3'-4' tall and to plant as soon as possible, so as to get a head start. It was stated by another gentleman that roughly 10 years ago there was a commitment to plant pine trees along the southern border of the parcel, approximately 10'-15' apart. There was concern with connecting the park trail to Town Centre Drive through the development because of crime issues. A resident stated that Rich Brash was to provide a plan for clean up of the lake quite a long time ago and he felt the City has not responded to their concerns. Lisa Freese said she would ask Rich to inform them about water quality activities on the lake with a written summary. It was also mentioned that there is an unauthorized extra drain going into O'Leary that needs to be addressed and it was suggested that this drain be dealt with when working on this development. Regarding architecture, there was definite preference for Eagle Ridge (brick and siding) and it wac stated that Oak Woods (stucco) was too institutional. It was said they like the gables, lots of gables. There was emphasis made to notifying the neighborhood of any changes wade to the plans and development prior to City final approval of a particular plan. 3 612423818@ MAY -15-97 THU 04:00 PM DAKOTA COUNTY HRA FAX NO. 6124238180 P.03 There was preference voiced for the entire development to have as much parking to the north as possible. There was a preference for buildings not exceeding 3 stories.and preferably 2 stories and the continuation of the architecture into future buildings. It was suggestcd that someone from the neighborhood be involved in the design. Lisa Freese suggested that design criteria should be established for future buildings. The neighborhood requested another meeting when more detail is available and prior to the formal development hearing process. City and HRA, staff stated that this would be done. 61242818© MAY -15-97 THU 11:07 AM DAKOTA COUNTY HRA DAKOTA (-(-)U.NTY r!, FAX NO. 6124238180 P. 02 ,T'Iou,�n,c & Rc,irvct�pincnt .\utlhcri�y c�iz.az3••iAtk� ,T,;yi(i.4_ Et jr 'x' • n.�tr::a�r•.r. V -N 55t"CS - =:-.).Ol.:gjj•rS1N.'•. TO: Lisa Freese FROM: Kari Gill. Dakota County HRA DATE: May 14, 1997 RE: Town. Centre Senior Housing Site Attached is a slightly revised plan for the Town Centre Senior Housing Site. A few changes have been made since it was presented at the neighborhood meeting on April 1997. The most significant change is that the building on the east end of the property (building number 1) has been reduced from 65 to 55 units. This was done because of the grade change that starts to occur at this part of the property as it slopes down toward the lake. By shortening the one wing, we were able to maintain a three story appearance at this location. If the wing extends closer to the Iake, more of the underground parking level would be exposed, making look more like a four story building. Making this building smaller also reduces the number units on the site and allows for generous set backs on both buildings from the lake. Initially we had thought we would start with building number 1 and then complete other Portions of the site. Since the current financing prc4orrna is bayed on 65 units we now plan to construct building number 2 at this time, with building number 1 being a future building. At this time, we are anticipating building number 3 to be an assisted living facility. It is a possibility that the assisted living building would be constructed before a second independent living building so it would be nice to have the center part of the site developed initially. We plan to plat the property with the portion to the west of the utility easement platted as an outlot. We would like to keep the options open on this part of the site for senior facilities like assisted living and Iong-care or for a small office building. We will have our Architect look at maximiun building sizes and we will include some information regarding that in our plan submission to the city next week. PIease call me at 4,23-8111 with any questions. Thank you for your assistance with this project. 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Plannang for Ow ftmm ZU4UA Growth Strategy ,for the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Comprehensive Plan Contents The following is a brief summary of the content guidelines and requirements for comprehensive plans (see primarily Minn. Stat. Sec. 373.859 for content requirements). The Council has further defined the requirements for all items shown in bold italics (as described in the corresponding sections in the Local Planning Handbook). 1. Community Background --this element generally includes history, relevant issues and trends in the community. and vision for the future. • Goals, Policies, and Objectives --include population/employment forecasts and statements of the community's priorities for future action and investment to provide direction for local decision-making. These statements may be placed at the beginning of the plan, or in the specific sections to which they apply. 2. Land Use • Land use --includes maps and data that show current and proposed land use (e.g., water bodies, wetlands, natural drainage courses; intended use for agricultural, residential, commercial, industrial and other public/private purposes) as well as Critical Area plans for communities along the Mississippi River, and specific area pians, if appropriate, for Urbanization and/or Redevelopment Areas and other environmental protection areas. • Staged development plan --for communities that intend to expand their urban services areas, the timing, sequence and official controls to ensure that new development (and/or redevelopment) occurs in accordance with the comprehensive plan • Housing plan --includes standards. plans and programs to ensure adequate housing to meet projected local and regional needs • Surface water management plan --implementation of the city's component of the local watershed plan (as defined by Minn. Stat. Sec. 103B.235) • Historic site preservation • Solar access protection 3. Public Facilities --includes the location, timing, use, and capacity of the following: • Transportation plan (including streets, highways and transit) • Wastewater plan (sewer pipes and facilities and private systems) • Parks and Open Space plan • Water Supply Plan (including conservation program and contingency plan for emergencies) • .-lviation plan 4. Implementation program --narrative description of the local programs, fiscal devices and other actions to implement the comprehensive plan, including official controls (such as zoning, other ordinances. regulations); and a 5 -year capital improvement program (MN Stat. 473.852. subd. 4), a housing implementation program, and other programs the community will undertake to implement its plans. 5. Intergovernmental Coordination (Optional) -- plans to work collaboratively with school districts, other municipalities and jurisdictions for siting public facilities, sharing services, etc. 6. Economic Development (Optional) --identified areas for mixed use development, expansion of facilities for business and/or methods for developing a balanced and stable economic base "... and any additional matter pursuant to the applicable planning stature- (Minn. Stat Sec. 473.850. Subd 1), Contact: For general questions about the contents of a local comprehensive plan. consult the Local Planning Handbook or Planning Analyst Hal Freshley at 602- 1467 (hal.freshlev(&metc. state. mn. us). Or contact Office of Local Assistance Senior Planners Jim Uttley at 602-1361 (jim. uttley(d.metc. state. mn.us) or Bob Davis at 602-1317 (bob.davis-d metc.state. mn.us). Meurs Park Centre . 230 East Fifth Street • St. Paul, MN 55101-1626 • (612) 602-1000 • Fax 602-1550 • TTY 291-0904 - Metro Info Linc 602-1888 A Metropolitan Council `tr A"& � AN Ar% V WQrWW ro. enr Rrm L P=PWW!or the Pum-M R A Growth Strategy- or tine Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Communication with adjacent Communities and Other Governmental Units Metropolitan Council Expectations Complying with State Law Under state law. communities must submit their draft plans (or amendments) to adjacent governmental units and school districts for review and comment`.. This exchange is not monitored by the Council. Communities are expected to comply with this statutory requirement in good faith The 1995 amendments to the Metropolitan Land Planning Act impose time restrictions on all communities. with a target date of December 31. 1998 for local communities to review and. if necessary. to revise their pians and submit them to the Council. In order to fairly communicate proposed plans with adjacent communities and other governmental units. some flexibility and ingenuity may be necessary on all sides. Communities are encouraged to make it a regular practice to communicate with adjacent governmental units and applicable school districts about all plans and development proposals being considered by the planning commission and governing body --even while these proposals are still in draft form. Communities can assist each other if they review all proposed plans or amendments. and communicate the results of their review as quickly as possible. Minn. Stat. Sec 47, 3 858. Subd. 2 requires that "local governmental units shall submit their proposed plans to adjacent governmental units and school districts for review and comment at least six months prior to subriussron of the plan to the Council " In order for the Council to review plans for compatibility with the plans of adjacent communities. the Council will expect documentation of this information exchanee under the following conditions the plan revision or amendment elicits a request from an adjacent municipality or school district for a pian change. and/or the revised plan or amendment is likely to have an impact on an adjacent community or school district. If the adjacent local governmental unit or school district comments on the draft plan or amendment. the comments should be acknowledged. If a response is required. both the request and ensuing correspondence should be included with the proposed plan or amendment materials submitted to the Council for formal review. A copy of any plan changes for notice that "no change- has been made) should also be sent to the adjacent unrtidistnct at the ume of formal submittal to the Council for concurrent review by the adjacent unit/district. Contact: For questions about Council expectations regarding this issue. contact Office of Local Assistance Senior Planners Jim Lttlev at 602-1361 Vim.uttlev a metc. state. mn. us) or Bob Davis at 602-13 1" ibob.davis a mete state.mn.us) v. hbrarvcommundv%2040sta1.doc Mears Park Centre 1 230 Exist Fifth Street - St. Paul. MN 551 1-1626 • 161'_1602-1000 - Feu 602-1550 • TTY 291-0904 • Meao info Linc 602-1889 Community Development iffc Grants and loans for communities to update local plans for future growth Purpose • Assist local governments in meeting goals of the Metro 2040 regional growth strategy • Create more livable communities by providing incentives to update local comprehensive plans Eligibility Cities, counties and townships in the seven -county metropolitan area are encouraged to apply Highest priority for grants: Communities within the illustrative 2020 MUSA projected to have greatest future Cr growth or redevelopment. Mini -grants: Outlying communities outside urban reserve are eatid d to receive mini -grants for comprehensive plan costs related to printing, mapping and supporting documents. $1 million planning assistance grant program • target communities within illustrative 2020 MUSA — cap grants at approximately $21,000 • outlying communities — mini -grants of $350 — cap grants at approximately $800 Planning assistance loan program • interest-free, three year term revolving loan fund • forgiveness of percentage of loan if communities exceed regional implementation goals by more than 20 percent during the term of the loan Application procedures Application deadline -July 18 Evaluation and award timelines Grant and loan applications will be reviewed according to program guidelines and approved by the Metropolitan Council. Notification to communities of grant and loan awards will be mailed the first week in August. For information and assistance Questions on grant and loan program Contact Tori Boers at 602-1621 or Linda O'Connor at 602-1098. Or call your sector representative: • Tom Caswell, 602-319 serving suburban Hennepin County • GuyPeterson, 602-1413 serving Minneapolis and St, Paul • Dick Thompson, 60_-145'�� serving , Inoka. Washington and suburban Ramsey counties • Carl Schenk, 602-1410 serving Dakota. Cartier and Scott counries Program guidelines and application form Call the Regional Data Center at 602-1140. Request by e-mail: data.center@metc.state.mn.us Check our web page: http://www.metrocouncil.org Note: The Metropolitan Council is authorized to prepare and adopt guidelines establishing uniform procedures for the award and disbursement of planning assistance grants under Minn. Statutes, Section 473.854 and 473.867. Amendments to the Metropolitan Land Planning Act require local governments to update comprehensive plans and official controls by Dec. 31, 1998. Metropolitan Council Mears Park Centre • 230 Gast Fillh Street • St. Paul, Minnessna 55101-1626 • (612) 602.1000 • Fux 602-1550 . TPY 291-0904 • Metro Inco Line 602-1888 \I Linking Local Plans and the new Regional Growth Strategy P1lr40y4CCl�' PrOKICS for Local Initiatives "Consistency of Planning, Zoning $x Local Controls" Description Consistency between the comprehensive plan and the adopted official controls -- zoning and subdivision regulations in particular -- is critical to local governments in assuring residents. land owners, developers and the general public that there are practical and dependable "rules of the game ." Comprehensive plans spell out the vision for the development of the community. Local controls are the tools by which the vision is carried out in day-to-day actions and development activities. The close relationship between plan guidelines for what ought to be and the tools that govern how things are -- works -in -progress with development or redevelopment -- is vital to local control, stability and cohesive action. For the Metropolitan Council the comprehensive pian is the key contact point with local government. Local information concerning land use types, densities, timing/staging and locations of uses is important input to the design of metropolitan systems including transportation, sewers. parks and airports. Achieving Consistency between Comprehensive Plans & Local Controls ✓ Options for Use of Guide Plan & Zoning Maps to Achieve Consistency Maintain a one -to -many relationship where a land use map category has more than one possible zoning district classification. For example. "Commercial" on the plan map can be zoned "C-1, Convenience Commercial," "C-2, Neighborhood Commercial," "C-3, Highway Commercial." "C- 4, Community Commercial." or "C -W. Commercial Warehouse." This approach has the advantage of being flexible and is designed to implement a policy -based, performance oriented comprehensive plan by allowing more discretion at the time of zoning approval as long as the use is consistent with the plan. It also enhances the city's ability to incorporate a development timing element, such as a "holding zone" or "urban reserve.' It separates basic land use policy decisions from development approval decisions. In addition, this approach would necessitate fewer plan amendments and the attendant regional review process. This approach complements the Regional Growth Strategy. The disadvantages of this system include being somewhat complex and requiring criteria for making zoning decisions. Since the plan and zoning maps don't match there can be some confusion about expectations of land owners and citizens about future land use and development. Establish special areas for situations where there will be combination of land uses that don't fit one category or that can't be mapped in advance of development (neo -traditional development/traditional neighborhood design). In addition, special areas can be created for areas that are used one way today, but will transition to another use tomorrow. Advantages of special districts include the ability to have a "mixed use" land use designation (e.g. planned unit development zoning) that allows the city to identify the intensity of use expected. The city can use this category to identify redevelopment areas by including text in the land sue plan about how the area will change over time and explaining the relationship of those changes to zoning. Criteria for rezoning should also be incorporated in the land use plan. This approach complements the Regional Growth Strategy. Maintain a one-to-one relationship where the land use guide map and the zoning map are the same. For example, "Low Density Residential" on the plan map would be "R-1, Single -Family" on the zoning; "High Density Residential" would be "R-2, Multifamily;" "Commercial Office" would be "B-1, Office;" "Retail Commercial" would be "13-2, Retail Business;" "Light Industry" would be "I-1, Light Industrial." The advantage to this system is simplicity and predictability of expectations for landowners and citizens. The disadvantage is that the system is relatively inflexible insofar as decisions to amend the Land Use Guide map effectively become decision s to rezone; timing can become an issue in maintaining consistency so that rezonings are being done concurrently; and the direct relationship requires more amendments, public reviews, staff time and planning commission and city council meetings. In addition, each rezoning/plan change would require Metropolitan Council review. This less flexible approach is not preferred by the Council. ✓ Development Standards and Criteria It is important to set development standards and criteria in the text of both the plan and the zoning ordinance to ensure that they are tied together. The plan should provide a rationale and "reasonable basis" for implementing actions by the city. Examples include: purpose statements of zoning district; criteria for approval of permits or site plans, conditional use permits, and special use permits; purpose statement of zoning ordinance, subdivision regulations and other official controls; and development standards. All elements of the plan -- transportation, sewers, etc. -- should be directly referenced, not just the land use plan element, in the zoning and subdivision ordinances. ✓ Timing and Staging of Land Uses and Capital Improvements The plan should establish timing for changing land use from undeveloped to developed and timing for the extension of services and urban development (references would be appropriate in the demographic/forecast section, land use element, sewer element, transportation element). • The land use plan should address how the community is to develop and the criteria for guiding decisions for expanding local services. • The land use plan should provide the criteria for which urban land uses will be considered. • In the interim before development is deemed appropriate a "holding zone" or ®urban reserve" designation can be used either on the land use map, zoning map or both. For Further Information Contact Persons: Anne Hudburt, Community Development Director, City of Plymouth,. 509-5401 Blair Tremere, Assistant City Administrator, City of Prior Lake, 447-4230 Publications Charles,k Lerable Preparing a Conventional Zoning Ordinance. American Planning Association Planning Advisory Service Report Number 460 Land Use Chapter, Local Planning Handbook. May 1997. Metropolitan Council. Publication no. 78-97-003 Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 473.865 and Chapter 473.858 2 Linking Local Plans and the new Regional Growth Strategy 1p"roiCCIt IPYWIRIC65 for Local Initiatives "A CORNERSTONE FOR NEIGHBORHOOD RENEWAL" CITY OF ROSEVILLE Description Preserving Roseville's neighborhoods is a strong emphasis of the city's revised comprehensive plan, adopted in 1994. As part of the comprehensive plan's housing program. Roseville adopted the Cornerstone Program to strengthen residential areas and upgrade mixed-use neighborhood -scale development at major comers in the community. Three comers have been selected from a group of 29 under consideration to undergo a neighborhood design process. to begin in late May. The city also approved a pilot project. Rambler Renaissance. to adapt new designs and living styles to rambler -style housing in the community. Three homes are currently being redesigned. Roseville is a 50 -year-old community of 13 square miles, containing 35.000 residents and 35.000 jobs. Goals ✓ Improve the physical image and economic condition of declining commercial strip centers. If Demonstrate innovative methods for redevelopment of commercial strip centers. ✓ Create "neighborhood compatible" redesigns with the active participation of adjoining residents. ✓ Clean up contaminated sites. ✓ Develop neighborhood and transit connections. It Create human -scale mixed use architecture at the edge of the neighborhood. Implementation ✓ Criteria for selecting comers to be redesigned include: 1) Typicality: each should represent a type commonly found in first -ring suburbs. 2) Replicability: redesign and recuse should realistically suggest similar reuse elsewhere. 3) Achievability: the sites acquisition and reuses shouid appear feasible 4) Linkage: the site should relate to its surroundings, and provide convenient access to and from it. 5) Community impact: abiiity to maximize impacts in a broader area. a i Collaborations with local lending institutions, design consultants, developers and contractors will be an integral part of program implementation. Community Process A 1992-1993 visioning process, "Vista 2000.`° recommended paying more attention to preserving the city's residential areas, resulting in a revised comprehensive plan with more emphasis on preserving residential areas, and an implementation program. J Data from a 1990 Roseville housing needs assessment influenced the program's development. It concluded that the age and style of Roseville's housing may begin to affect the city's desirability for increasing numbers of middle -age residents with families. ✓ Roseville's comprehensive plan is updated each year, November through January. ✓ Roseville approved and funded a geographic information system (GIS) in 1994 to assist the comprehensive planning and city decision-making processes. If Planning consultants have served as "coaches" to staff and officials to facilitate the planning process and to teach methods. ✓ By-laws and mission statements for local commissions are reviewed and reaffirmed annually. Lessons Learned ✓ Citizen participation --through surveys, meetings, visioning and task forces --works. ✓ Empowering residents is important to a project's success. A task force policy was adopted to assist this part of the effort. ✓ Comprehensive planning works best if it is broken down into achievable or implementable projects and tasks. ✓ A balanced approach to land use development and demographics is important. For further information Contact Persons: Dan Wall, Mayor, 489-4485 Donn Wiski, City Council Member, 482-0546 Steve Sarkozy, City Manager, 490-2201 Steve North, Assistant City Manager, 490-2202 Dennis Welsch, Community Development Director, 490-2232 John Shardlow, Planning Consultant, 339-3900 Steve Quam, Cornerstone Planning and Design Consultant, 861-2203 Publications: Report on the Mixed -Use Cornerstone Project, 1996 VISTA 2000 Report, 1993 Handout on "GIS - What Works" Handout - "The Roseville Planning Process" Linking Local Plans and the new Regional Growth Strategy r��' �'1l'4��Q��'ss for Local InitiativesPiroj*(& "Clustering to Preserve Rural Open Space" Open Space Development City of Lake Elmo Description In 1996 the City of Lake Elmo adopted as a part of its comprehensive plan an element on "Open space Development". The city wanted to permanently protect open spaces which help to define the community and its rural landscape. Open space is defined under three categories: 1. Privately owned open space associated with a fame or home which may or may not be open for public use. 2. Common open space reserved as a part of a development and intended for use by the residents of the development Common open space may or may not be open for public use. 3. Publicly owned open space intended for use by the commwnity. Key Goals ✓ Preserve and retain agricultural lands to include the production of crops and livestock. ✓ Preserve and restore or enhance natural open space areas, woodlands, views, vistas, and sensitive lands. ✓ Preserve and enhance the quality of wetlands and lakes. ✓ Provide a variety of housing types and densities to meet the needs of families, the elderly and the young who value living in the context of a rural community. ✓ Provide housing which respects the natural environment while striving to accommodate the need for a variety of housing types. ✓ Develop neighborhoods with harmonious architectural and landscape standards. ✓ Retain certain open space corridors. ✓ Preserve historic structures to include barns. homes and commercial buildings. ✓ Reduce the impact of future public and private expenditures for road construction, maintenance, and snowplowing on new development. ✓ Create roadways which are friendly to neighborhoods, conducive to slow traffic speeds and having a rural character. ✓ Develop a city-wide pathway system which provides recreational facilities and an alternative means of transportation. ✓ Develop neighborhood recreation faciiities banded on the needs of residents in the immediate neighborhood and the Oty of Lake Elmo. 93 Open Space Development Plans Approved to Date:: ,1­1� -It The Fields of St. Croix -- First phase of 225 acre development with a 46 unit, mixed use residential use subdivision and preservation of approximately 82 acres of buildable land, of which 50 acres will remain in agricultural use. Some of the land will be prairie, orchard, open field and a village common. A Wetland Treatment System will be developed to serve the entire development. ✓ The Homestead -- A single-family residential neighborhood with 3/4- to I -acre lots. The plan includes all private septic systems and wells. A historic bam will be preserved and maintained along with the open space by the homeowners association. ./ Prairie Hamlet -- A 17 housing unit development (I existing house) on a 46 acre parcel includes a mature woodland of deciduous and coniferous trees. A Wetland Treatment System is proposed for this development. ✓ Heritage Farm -- The site contains agricultural land and a farmstead with tow homes, outbuildings and a historic barn. The plan includes 44 new housing units on 1/2- to 1.2 -acre lots. A 7- acre park, village greens and a pathway system are proposed. Liabilities and Challenges. ✓ Preservation of natural areas and open space long term with different ownership and interests (conflict between land owner rights and community's preservation interests). ✓ Keeping open space permanent as development pressures become stronger flong term economic viability of farming). ✓ impiementing the new city land use policy which would allow alterative housing types: getting affordable. life -cycle housing. ✓ Getting and maintaining land use pattems which are sensitive to the natural environment ✓ The limits on public funding that restrict quick public action in land purchase situations. Prime sites may be host if money is not available or the city does not have the regulations in place for preservation of those areas. For Further Information: Contact Persons: Steve DeLapp, City Council member, 777-5510 Anne Terwedo, Assistant City Administrator, City Planner, 777-5510 Robert Engstrom, Robert Engstrom Companies, Developer of 'The Fields of St. Cron" 893-1001 Publications Open Space Development Comprehensive Plan Amendment, May 22, 1996, City of Lake Elmo Randall G. Arendt. Conservation Design for Subdivisions -- A Practical Guide to Creating Open Space Networkr. Island Press. 1996 Randall G. Arendt. Rural By Design. American Planning Association. 1994 Jonathan Picard. Clustering Homes to Preserve Open Space (Research Paper -- University of ST. Thomas) 1996 (Copy available at Lake Elmo City Hall] Robert Yaro, Randall Arendt, Hang Dodson, Elizabeth Brabec Dealing with Change in the Connecticut River Valley: A Design Manual for Conservation and Development. Lincoln Institute 1993 em, Linking Local Plans and the new Regional Growth Strategy Pllroi(CClt ArOfileS for Local Initiatives "Creating Variations on the Suburban Theme" Chanhassen's "Villages on the Ponds" Description 'Villages on the Ponds" is a mixed-use, pedestrian -oriented development that will contain commercial uses, offices, residences, church and school, and village core with transit facility. It emphasizes village scale, traditional architecture and character. It also will include an open space area connected to a trail system. Grading of the site and relocation of St. Hubert's Church and Schooi is underway, and infrastructure will be constructed this summer. Located adjacent (across Hwy. 5) to downtown Chanhassen, the 66 -acre development will serve as an expansion of the area by creating a mixed use activity center to complement the existing downtown, and make links to employment. The proposal was guided by the city's comprehensive plan. Highlights J A master plan for the development emphasizes: • A ma and variety of uses (including uses "stacked" vertically) within short, comfortable walking distances, allowing people to live, work, shop, eat and accomplish daily activities in the same location, reducing dependency on the car. • Creating a public realm by using buildings to form streets, plazas and other public spaces; and providing parking on -street, with off-street parking to the rear of structures and underground • A circulation plan for pedestrians. bicycles and cars to share on an equal basis. Street -calming techniques will be used to slow down traffic in the village core, making it pedestrian -friendly. J Design guidelines specify permitted types and scale of uses. For example, no single retail user is permitted to exceed 20,000 square feet on a single level of a building, and a maximum of 33 percent of the square footage of the retail users within the development may be a "big box" category. ✓ The development provides a convenient location for housing, near basic services, trails and parks. Housing will include 322 residential units in total. Of these, 168 will be owner -occupied units (14.5 units per acre) 50 percent of which will meet the regional definition of affordable housing (up to $120.000 in 1997). There will be 154 rental apartments (1 1.1 units per acre), 35 percent of which will be affordable ($716 per month). Some condominiums will be loft units. 35 Commercial uses will cover 174,500 square feet: office uses, 116,500 square feet. CiV staff worked with the developer to change the original plan, which segregated land uses, to one that integrates the uses, incorporating residential above commercial spaces as well as in separate structures. Crty staff also recommended increasing the number of housing units, and including both ownership and rental housing. ./ Staff worked with the planning commission and city council to educate them about neotraditional planning and concepts of livable communities, through workshops, videos, attending conferences, visiting traditional developments. ./ The city and developer worked with Southwest Metro Transit to indude a transit fadlky within the development V The project is being implemented through a planned unit development process and design guidelines. Lessons Learned V You can do something different, even in a traditional community. V Be open to new ideas and new ways of doing things. Stick with the vision established for your community. This development fits with Chanhassen's vision of the downtown as a center and gathering place. ./ Don't compromise on the guiding principles you have.established. For Further information Contact Persons: Nancy Mancino, Mayor, 937-1900 Kate Aanenson, Planning Director, 937-1900, ext. 118 Bob Generous, Senior Planner, 937-1900, ext. 141 Brad Johnson, project developer, Lotus Realty Services, 934-4538 Vemelle Clayton, project developer, Lotus Realty Services, 9344538 Publications: Design Character Reference Boob "Villages on the Ponds.' MAG Planning & Architecture and BRW INC. Contains design standards for permitted uses and architectural design guidelines.