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03/09/1988 - Advisory Planning Commission ~4, Y 1 ~ F T I-A MINUTES OF A SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE EAGAN CITY COUNCIL AND EAGAN ADVISORY PLANNING COMMISSION EAGAN, MINNESOTA MARCH 9, 1988 A special joint meeting of the Eagan City Council and Eagan Advisory Planning Commission was held on Wednesday, March 9, 1988 at 7:45 p.m. at the Eagan Municipal Center. The purpose of the joint meeting was to review Planned Unit developments existing within the City. Present were Mayor Ellison, Councilmembers Wachter, Egan, Gustafson and McCrea; and Advisory Planning Commission members Pawlenty, Trygg, Graves, Merkley and Miller. Absent was member Garry. Also present were City Administrator Tom Hedges, City Planner Dale Runkle, Assistant Planner Mike Ridley and Assistant City Attorney David Keller. Mayor Ellison opened the joint meeting. Mr. Hedges explained that it had been some time since a joint review of PUDs in the City had taken place. City Planner Runkle indicated that the review would not include planned developments created within the last year. He also presented the new zoning map which now shows zoning categories within specific PUDS. EAGAN 40 PLANNED DEVELOPMENT - EAGAN 40 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP It was noted that Mr. Dan Dolan had requested that his PUD be reviewed first due to an obligation for an engagement at another City. Mike Ridley advised that the PUD consists of approximately 40 acres and had received a 3 year extension in 1986. Mr. Dolan noted that a preliminary plat for Deerfield Addition had been approved, however, the financing fell through for the developer. In the fall of 1987, another applicant proposed to develop the property but withdrew. Mr. Dolan indicated that D. H. Gustafson would now be presenting a preliminary plat application to the Advisory Planning Commission at its next meeting and anticipated that the project would be completed by Dan Gustafson, who had already completed over 400 units within the City over the last three years. He also advised that New Horizon Homes would be purchasing the 2.2 acres on the east side of Thomas Lake Road. He expected approval of Mr. Gustafson's plat in approximately June of 1988, along with a ground- breaking for the best project that had been proposed so far in this area, within the zoning restrictions. In response to Councilmember Egan's inquiry, Mr. Dolan indicated that the partners, Gustafson and Applebaum, would develop the 328 units of apartments and New Horizon would develop 14 units of townhomes on the 2.2 acre parcel. Mr. Runkle also pointed out that the outlot to the south of the proposal would be tied in with the over-all project. 1 APC & Council Minutes March 9, 1988 BLACKHAWK PARK PLANNED DEVELOPMENT Mr. Ridley then introduced the Blackhawk Park Planned Development (north and south) initially approved in June of 1977 for a 15 year PUD. The north portion consisted of approximately 165.5 acres and the southerly portion of 385.86 acres in the south half of Section 16, north half of Section 21, and Section 28. Mr. Larry Frank was present on behalf of Meritor Development Corporation who had purchased the balance of the PUD from Mr. Ed Dunn. He advised that the density had been reduced in several areas and that the park dedication had been completed. He then described the Blackhawk Ridge plat consisting of 64 single family homes and Blackhawk Ponds consisting of 46 single family homes. He indicated that the park land in this area had been dedicated and the City had purchased some additional park property. He suggested that the area north of the old City Hall could possibly be single family or townhomes. At this time there were no plans for the neighborhood business area north of Deerwood Drive. He also indicated that the developer is waiting to see how the other area north of Deerwood Drive would develop due to its shape and topography. In the south portion of the PUD, he indicated that an outlot would be developed along with the Dolan property and that 40 acres had preliminary plat approval for 27 single family homes and 60 townhomes with a May 1, 1988 grading projection. Mayor Ellison commented that the City was very appreciative of the down-zoning that had occurred within this PUD. BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT Mr. Ridley indicated that since the previous review, Ashbury Road had been constructed and that park land had been dedicated to the City. There was no one to represent the developer. Mr. Runkle indicated that the changes indicated by Mr. Ridley were the only changes and the developer had no specific plans at this time. CEDAR CLIFF COMMERCIAL PARK Mr. Runkle noted that the packet of materials inadvertently did not contain any information on this PUD. However, a handout was available, indicating that the PUD was due to expire in 1990 and the latest activities were a preliminary plat for an auto mall and a day care center. It was noted that a 5 year extension of the PUD had been granted in 1987. Mr. Williams indicated that there were no plans at this time for the development of the remaining LB outlot. 2 APC & Council Minutes March 9, 1988 EAGANDALE OFFICE PARK 2ND & 4TH ADDITIONS/EAGANDALE LEMAY LAKE 2ND Mr. Ridley then introduced three PUDS described as Eagandale Office Park 2nd Addition, Eagandale Office Park 4th Addition (Compri Hotel), and Eagandale LeMay Lake 2nd Addition (Residence Inn) developed by Opus Corporation. Each of the PUDs was for a 5 year period with expirations of 1990, 1991 and 1991 respectively. It was noted that one office building had been completed in the Office Park 2nd Addition, the Compri Hotel had been completed in the 4th Addition; and the Residence Inn was nearly complete in the LeMay Lake 2nd Addition. Mr. Bob Worthington of Opus was present and indicated that the office building within the Office Park 2nd Addition was leased at over 50%. He advised that when the leases exceeded the 60% level, they would start the second office building. He also suggested that there may be requests to change the use in the northwest corner of the plat to allow a restaurant. Mr. Worthington stated that the LeMay 2nd Addition was a success story with the apartments completed and rapidly being leased. The second phase, Residence Inn, which is the PUD, was nearly complete and also accepting renters at this time. He described the overall concept plan and suggested that there might be some shift in uses subject to City approval. Mr. Egan questioned whether free-standing class A restaurant was anticipated in this area, suggesting that the neighbors be considered by providing sensitive, tasteful landscaping. He also questioned the type of restaurant that would be anticipated in the northwest corner of the Office Park 2nd Addition, which Mr. Worthington said would be a family type restaurant, such as a Dennys. Mayor Ellison noted that this was a gateway to the City of Eagan and should be very tastefully done. It was noted that the Residence Inn was the only actual PD and that the area around the Residence Inn was actually GB and NB zoning, subject to a concept plan only. EAGAN HEIGHTS COMMERCIAL PARK Mr. Ridley indicated that the 10-story office building and day care center had been built since the last review. The overall proposal consisted of approximately 100 acres. Mr. Colon noted that the property was approximately 42% developed, including the Town Centre Professional Building. He indicated that it is anticipated that Edina Realty would build adjacent to the east of the Town Centre Professional Building, with Signal Bank building adjacent to the west. He indicated that they would be requesting 8 acres of LB to be rezoned to retail commercial use proposing to swap the use from the land designated for Edina Realty and east of the 10-story office tower. 3 APC & Council Minutes March 9, 1988 Mr. Egan questioned the process of the 11-story tower adjacent to the 10-story building. Mr. Colon indicated that the office space market was somewhat soft, but once the Waterview Tower was 90% leased, and an anchor obtained for Waterford, Waterford would be constructed. Mr. Runkle noted that the preliminary plat for the 11- story office building may be near expiration. EAGAN HILLS WEST Mr. Ridley introduced the PUD consisting of approximately 386 acres initially approved in 1979. The 15 year PUD will expire in 1994. The single family areas had been completed and Cliff Lake Center project was approved in 1988. Mr. Pat Hoffman was present on behalf of the developer and indicated that there were no plans for the development of the area north of Diffley Road at this time. Mayor Ellison noted that the preliminary plat for Cliff Lake Center was actually approved in December of 1987. EAGAN WOODS/WYNDHAM CORPORATE CENTER Mr. Ridley described the two PUDs which at this time only included a 5-story office building constructed in 1986 in the Eagan Woods PUD. Colin Barr of Trammel Crow was present and indicated that the developer was still leasing space in the 5-story office building and once it was nearer to fully leased, it would consider additional buildings. He suggested that the hotel concept originally planned would not be feasible due to the development of two other hotels in the area. He suggested that a different use may be considered for parts of these two PUDs. He stated that Early American Life Company was proposed to become a major tenant on the 4th floor of the building. Mr. Barr advised member Egan that the type of hotel only would change. Mayor Ellison noted that the office was very done and nestled into the trees providing a very good appearance to this entrance to the City of Eagan. GOPHER-EAGAN INDUSTRIAL PARK Mr. Ridley noted that the PUD was originally approved in 1976 with an expiration date of 1991. The second addition of Gopher- Eagan Industrial Park had been approved by the Advisory Planning Commission in June of 1987, UPS had expanded its facilities and West Publishing Company had purchased 190 of the 423 acre PUD. Mr. John Tapper was present on behalf of Gopher Smelting Company and indicated that Consolidated Freight Terminal also had been added along with the Minnesota Fence purchase. He indicated that the developer is waiting to see how the County would extend Yankee Doodle Road before developing the part east of Highway #149. Pursuant to City Planner Runkle's questions, he indicated that the plans of West Publishing would be to develop the property consistently with the requirements of the PUD. 4 APC & Council Minutes March 9, 1983 LAUKKA-BECK PLANNED DEVELOPMENT Mike Ridley introduced the planned development consisting of approximately 451 acres located in Section 1 in the Southeast quadrant of 1-494 and Trunk Highway #149. The PUD was initially approved in 1985 with an expiration date of 1995. Mr. Runkle noted that the PUD is essentially broken up into three developments resulting in a great deal of record keeping regarding indirect source permits and environmental studies. Transportation concerns were being addressed, hopefully prior to becoming a problem. There was little information on the Cray Addition. It was noted that N.A.T.C.O. was a training facility for airline pilots of which there were only three in the entire world. Mr. Runkle indicated that the developer is working with Jim Sturm in regard to landscaping which appeared to look very impressive. LEXINGTON SOUTH PLANNED DEVELOPMENT Mr. Ridley described the Lexington South Planned Development located in part of the northeast quarter of Section 22, the west of half of Section 23, and most of Section 2. The PUD was originally approved in 1975 with an expiration of 1990. Mr. James Curry was present on behalf of Tri-Land Properties who had purchased the remaining undeveloped portions of the approximately 1,036 acre PUD. He advised that a great deal of the land had been down-zoned and that the 1,578 completed units represented 10% of the population of Eagan. He stated that 53.7% of the PUD was complete, including 25 subdivisions. Mr. Curry suggested that the Eagan Center which was at the heart of 25% of the population and adjacent to the high school would soon be developed for commercial retail uses, as anticipated in the sale to Tri-Land. He suggested that the influx of homeowners had created a natural market for larger tenants. In response to Councilmember Gustafson's questions, he indicated that a 100,000 to 200,000 square foot commercial center was anticipated. NORWEST It was noted that there were no materials for the Norwest PUD which was a very small PUD with only one remaining lot which had received preliminary plat approval. SPLASHLAND WATER PARK Mr. Ridley indicated that there had been no activity in regard to this 17 acre PUD originally zoned as GB. Mr. Tom Webster was present and did indicate that the PUD was actually 33 acres and expressed his opinion that a water park was still a good idea. He advised that financing had become a problem and he would wait to see 5 APC & Council Minutes March 9, 1988 what options remained. In response to Mayor Ellison's questions in regard to the impact of the Mega Mall, he suggested that Splashland was much larger than the 2 acre water park anticipated in Bloomington. Mr. Webster discussed the length of the season for such a use and would not indicate whether an extension of the PD would be requested in light of the expiration in March of 1988. There was discussion as to whether PUDs should automatically expire or require any action on the part of the City. It was pointed out that the Ordinance does now require a public hearing in order to terminate the PD. WINKLER/JACKSON PLANNED DEVELOPMENT Mr. Ridley described the over-all PD. Mr. Runkle indicated that the PD had been extended by recent City action. Mr. Dick Winkler was present and indicated that all single family platting had been completed and that townhomes were still under way. The commercial portion had been sold to Federal Land Company with some apparent difficulty for access to Cliff Road. Member McCrea noted that this was another PUD that had improved over time with the down-zoning to residential uses. Chairman Pawlenty then entertained a motion in regard to th PUD review. Trygg moved, Graves seconded the motion to recommend approval of the review of the PUDs, noting in particular that Splashland was due to expire. All voted yes. Gustafson moved, McCrea seconded the motion to recommend approval of the PUDs as reviewed, noting that Splashland was due to expire March 1988. All voted yes. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion duly made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned at 9:45 p.m. DGK Ci lerk Secretary APC 6