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Home My WebLink About5.i. PCExecSumm_City_Hall_PUD12192016EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Planning Commission Meeting: December 19, 2016 Tentative City Council Meeting: January 17, 2016 AGENDA ITEM: 16-65-RZ Request by City of Rosemount to Rezone City Hall to Downtown Planned Unit Development (DT PUD) AGENDA SECTION: and Approval of Master Development Public Hearings Plan and Final Site and Building Plan for a Dynamic Sign Located at the Rosemount City Hall. PREPARED BY: Anthony Nemcek, Planner AGENDA NO.: 5.i. ATTACHMENTS: Site Map, Zoning Map, Site Plan, Sign APPROVED BY: K.L. Plan, RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion to approve a rezoning of the City Hall campus to Downtown Planned Unit Development (DT PUD) Master Development Plan and approve final site and building plan. SUMMARY Applicant and Property Owner: City of Rosemount th Location: 2875 145 Street West Area in Acres: 6.7 Acres Comp. Guide Plan Designation: DT-Downtown Current Zoning: DT-Downtown The City of Rosemount initiated a rezoning to Downtown Planned Unit Development (DT PUD) and final site and building plan approval for the City Hall site. Because multiple buildings straddle lot lines and there are different uses on the site, a rezoning to DT-Downtown PUD is preferable to a simple rezoning to PI-Public Institutional. Along with the rezoning, staff is recommending approval of a dynamic sign at the City Hall complex. BACKGROUND The City of Rosemount initiated a rezoning to Downtown Planned Unit Development (DT PUD) Master Development Plan and final site and building plan approval for the City Hall site. The rezoning is prompted by the current configuration of the development on the site and the multi-parcel nature of the City Hall campus. This issue was brought to light when the staff began the process of installing a dynamic sign on the City Hall site. It was assumed that the entire property was zoned Public Institutional, consistent with the use on the site. After review, the developed portion of the City Hall complex is zoned Downtown with the remaining portion of the site, Public/Institutional. Due to the split zoning, the location of the new sign would not comply with current regulations. Further, the Complex is comprised of five different parcels, which cut across buildings and parking lots. Given the split zoning and multiple parcels, staff determined a PUD zoning would make the most sense for the site and would negate the need for granting of variances and deviations from ordinance standards. Along with the rezoning, staff is recommending approval of a dynamic sign at the City Hall complex. Details for the sign are provided in the attached plan set. Should the City approve the request, the th applicant plans to install a 40 square foot monument sign along 145 Street West. The sign would provide wayfinding information to the building and Central Park as well as announcements, bulletins and messages for the community and the wide variety of events that occur on site. Staff recommends approval of the PUD rezoning request. Planned Unit Development (PUD) Master Development Plan & Final Site and Building Plan standards in return for a higher quality project. In this case, a PUD is preferred to a simple rezoning to Public Institutional to match uses currently on the site and in recognition of the multiple parcels which comprise the City Hall Complex. Specifically, a number of buildings are located on top of lot lines and a rezoning of one lot would lead to nonconformities from Code requirements for Public Institutional districts such as setbacks and hard surface standards. Further, it is unclear if the public works shops and outside storage are an allowable use in the Public Institutional district even though it is a public use. While the zoning would remain Downtown, the primary uses are akin to Public Institutional uses. Dynamic signage is allowed in the Public/Institutional zoning district. Because City Hall is a public use within the Downtown district, staff feels that through the planned unit development process, allowing a dynamic sign is reasonable and appropriate for the site. Master Development Plan and Rezoning Applications for a planned unit development (PUD) include both a master development plan with rezoning and final site and building plan, which can be processed separately or in tandem. The Planning Commission and City Council shall base their recommendations and actions regarding a PUD application on consideration of the items listed below. The Planning Commission and City Council may attach such conditions to their actions as they determine necessary or convenient to better accomplish the purposes of the PUD. 1. Compatibility of the proposed plan with PUD ordinance and the goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan. Finding: Development of a PUD district for the City Hall campus is consistent with both the PUD ordinance and the goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan. The PUD ordinance lists more efficient and effective use of land, open space, and public facilities through mixing of land uses and assembly and development of land into larger parcels. In addition, the Community Facilities section 2. Effect of the proposed plan on the neighborhood in which it is to be located. Finding: The City Hall site, while located within the Downtown zoning district, is somewhat removed from the rest of the downtown. The building itself does not match what is commonly envisioned for the Downtown. The proposed dynamic sign should not have a negative impact on the surrounding neighborhood due to its location somewhat removed from the more traditional Downtown area, along Hwy 3. 3. Internal organization and adequacy of various uses or densities, circulation and parking facilities, public facilities, recreation areas, open spaces, screening and landscaping. Finding: While no improvements to the overall layout of the site are proposed with this PUD, the addition of the new sign will allow for improved messaging, organization, traffic circulation, and wayfinding within the site. This is especially true when events are being held in Central Park. 2 4. Consistency with the standards of section 11-10-3 of this chapter pertaining to site and building plan review. Finding: No changes to the site are proposed beyond the addition of the sign. A detailed review of the applicable standards is provided below in the Final Site and Building Plan section. All PUD master development plan applications must include a rezoning to a specific PUD district. The Rosemount City Hall is located in the DT-Downtown district. Based on the proposed project and the existing DT-Downtown zoning and land use designation, the subject property should be rezoned to DT PUD Downtown Planned Unit Development. Final Site and Building Plan According to Section 11-10-6, the purpose of the final site and building plan review is to insure compliance with the applicable sections of the City Code. The DT Downtown zoning district has no minimum setback or lot size requirements, but the DT district does have a 90% maximum lot coverage standard that the site meets. Additionally, there are no changes to the structures and development of the site as part of this approval with the exception of introduction of a sign. Because the City Hall campus is a public use, staff feels that Public Institutional standards for maximum total area and maximum dynamic area are appropriate for the proposed sign. Staff has proposed a text amendment to the City Code to increase the maximum total area of signs and the maximum dynamic portion of signs for Public Institutional districts and uses. If the amendments are approved as proposed, the maximum total area of signs in the PI Public Institutional zoning district and Public Institutional Uses in residential districts would be 50 square feet and the maximum dynamic portion would be 50%. In this case, the sign is 46.5 square feet in area, and the dynamic portion of the sign is 21 square feet or 45%. Staff finds the final site and building plan in compliance the applicable standards of the Zoning Ordinance, subject to the deviation allowed through the PUD for the dynamic sign within a DT district. CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATION Staff is recommending approval of this rezoning to Downtown Planned Unit Development (DT PUD) Master Development Plan and final site and building plan based on the findings included in this staff report. 3