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AGENDA
�' Downtown Scoping Cammittee
Final Report to City Council
August 18, 1993
. Opening Remarks
. Detailed Review of Report
. Recommended Next Steps
. Discussion
. Direction of City Council
, Rosemount Downtown Scoping Committee
� Finai Report and Recommendations
" August 18, 1993
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::TabCe af. Contents ,' ; :
Introductory Remarks 1
`' Request for Approval 3
Classification of Recommendations 4
Downtown Boundaries and Zoning 5
General Recommendations 8
Recommended Next Steps � 2
Appendix A Downtown Scoping Committee Members
Appendix B Mission Statement, Goals and Objectives
Appendix C Scope of 'Recommendations
Downtown Scoping C�mmittea
Report to Gity Council
AuAust 18. 1993
. Introductory Remarks
Rosemount Downtown Scoping Commitfee '
. Final Report to City Councit
Au Just 'i 8, 1993
Honorabie Mayor, City Council Members, Members of the City
• Commissions and Agencies, Ladies and Gentlemen.
One year ago a citizens committee was appointed by the City
Council to study and recommend a plan for the use and
development of the Downtown area of Rosemount. The
committee was made up of individuals that represented both the
merchants and the residents of the City.
Once organized, the committee quickly developed a Mission
Statement, Goals and Objectives, and a Scope of
Recommendations. The above are contained in this report and
have been shared with the City Council during interim reports on
October 20, 1992 and on March 16, 1993. The activities of this
past year were guided by these stated objectives.
The committee was provided with the results of the studies and
surveys that had been commissioned previously. fnitiatives
already under way and expansion plans being proposed were
studied. Public comment was gathered through personal contact
with committee members and presented at committee meetings.
� Using the Scope of Recommendations as an agenda, the
committee studied, discussed, and debated each topic on the list.
The result is the body of recommendations that will be presented
here tonight.
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Before going forward a few points should be made clear and kept
' in mind.
• An important historical and cultural heritage has been passed
on to us in the form of the Downtown. Our powntown is a
valuable asset to the citizens of Rosemount, that provides
municipal identity, and a sense of place. This asset should be
protected and enhanced.
� • The Downtown is the seat of City Government, a place to
gather in public areas as a community, a place to worship, and
a site for education, as well as an area for trade.
• The Downtown exists for all ten thousand plus taxpayers in the
City.
• Property values all over the City can be affected positively or
negatively, in direct correlation with the appearance and
condition of the Downtown.
Finally, it is appropriate to stress that one should resist the
temptation to take the short term view when considering the
development of the Downtown and the City in general. With
these recommendations and standards, we have the opportunity
to put the Downtown on a track of quality devetopment for many
years to come.
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Downtown Sooping Committee
Report to City Council
August 18. 1993
Request for Approval
tn the past, development in the downtown has been relatively
unstructured. As a result, we have a Downtown area that runs
the full spectrum with regard to land use, appearance, and
construction. The development of the Downtown is clearly not
• keeping pace with the development of the surrounding residential
areas. Standards for land use, appearance, and quality are needed
now.
It has been suggested that the implementation of new ordinances
and standards will discourage businesses from locating in
Rosemount, however, nathing could be further from the truth.
The fact that Rosemount has usage and quality standards will
encourage the potential serious investors in the Downtown.
Developers will see these standards as protection of their
investment and insurance against unsuitable business opening up
shop next door or across the street.
The Downtown Scoping Committee asks that the City Council
look beyond the present, and see this as an opportunity to set
urgently needed standards and a direction for the future
development of the`Downtown. We request that the following
recommendations be speedily approved and enacted.
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Downtown Scoping Committae
Report to City Council
August 7 8. 1993
Ctassification of Recommendations
The recommendations in this report are divided into two sections:
• 1 . Boundaries and Zaning, which delineates the Downtown area
and establisfies a new Downtown zoning classification and sets
forth standards for that area. These recommendations will be
reworked by the Planning Commission into a new zoning
ordinance.
2. General Recommendations, which cite specific
recommendations for the design and improvement of the
Downtown area.
In terms of action and funding, ail of the above recommendations
fall into one of three categories as follows:
1 . Ordinances and standards for new development and
improvements. These can be applied with little or no expense
to the City, yet will provide the framework for controlled,
quality growth of the Downtown area, and should be acted
upon immediately.
2. Non-conforming uses resu(ting from the adoption of the above
ordinances and standards. These should not stand in the way -
of implementing a new direction for the Downtown. The City,
' especiaily through the Port Authority, should work with these
businesses to help bring them into conformance, if possible, or,
' in time, help them move to a more suitable location.
3. General improvements that will require funding. The City
Council should establish an improvement project that includes a
timetable that will be strictly followed. As part of this project,
the Council must devise a plan for funding to coincide with the
timetable for implementation.
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' Downtown� Boundaries and<Zoning '
� lish boundaries for a Downtown Area as foil e�ara Trail
� , Estab
North boundary begins at the mtersection of Conn
and Rt. 3, g
oes one block West of Rt. 3, then South t n to
147th, then East to Cambrian,
then South on Cambria
� Gavin roperty, then East on C.R. 42 to the
include the P
railroad, then North to Connemara Trail.
2.
Establish boundaries for an Associated Contigs o S ortunities
Commercial Area to provide a site a�e bess suitabie for
that are beneficial to the C�ty, but
toc
ation in the Downtown Area. The boundaries woutd be
as follows:
r be inning at the intersection of C.R• 42
The West bounda y 9
and Shannon ParkwaY, then South to 151 st Street,
extended then Ea
st to coincide with the East boundary of
then North to mclude
the CMC Heartland commerCial area, then West on C.R• 42
the CMC Heartland commer
to Shannon Parkway•
3, Future reta
il development in Rosemount shail only be , uous
ailowed in the :Downtown and in the Asso�cui�be to a'I ow
Commercial Areas. The o�o�e Xnopcloservto than two miles
fuei station/convenience s
from the intersection of 145th Street and ha�3be located at
thereafter, these fuel/convenience stores s
no less tha
n two mile intervals. The above #ueUconve�ience
� stores shall be stand-alone facilities, not multi-store st p
malls.
i uous Commerciai Area shall be zoned
4. The Associated Cont g
C-3.
classification shall be created and applied to
5, A new zon�ng the boundaries
the entire Downtown area as defined by
listed above.
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Downtown Scoping Commiitae
Repnrt to City Council
August 78. 1993
' 6. Multiple family housing, including senior housing, will be
permitted in the Downtown zone.
7. Multiple family housing directfy on Rt. 3 shall only be
permitted above or behind a retail establishment.
� 8. A11 single family residences that currently fall within the
Downtown zone shaU continue to be labeted as R 1 zone until
' such time as they shafl be needed for Commercial
Development,
9. No further motorized vehicle sales, rental, ar repair `
businesses shall be permitted in the Downtown area. The
existing gasoline/service stations shaU be permitted in the
Down#own zone. All other existing motorized vehicle sales,
rental, or repair businesses located in the Downtown zone
shall be considered non-conforming uses, and should be
encouraged to move to the Associated Contiguous
Commercial Area, aided by the Port Authority. Heavy
industrial businesses and large construction oriented
businesses such as lumber yards, masonry supply, asphalt,
and cement businesses, shall likewise be excluded from the
Downtown.
10. No unfinished concrete block, corrugated, unfinished, or
galvanized metal, shall be permitted in the Downtown zone.
Structures constructed of brick or brick like in appearance
are strongly recommended.
1 1 . New construction in the Downtown zone shall be no greater
than six stories in height.
12. All new construcfiion and improvements shall be subject to
review for esthetic acceptabifity, as well as for meeting
quality standards and compliance with zoning ordinances.
13. Overhead utility wires and cabfes shall not be permitted in
the Downtown zone.
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Downtown Scopi�g Committee
Report to City Cou�cil
August 18. 1993
• 14. All new construction and improvements shail be in
compliance with the master plan for landscaping as set forth
by the Planning Commission.
15. All conforming businesses in the Downtown zone that have
multiple delivery/service vehicles or any out-of-doors
equipment, shall have these vehicles and equipment
screened from view in accordance with the master plan for
' landscaping as set forth by the Planning Commission.
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Downtown 5coping Cammittee
Report to City Gouncil
Aueust 18. 1993
Genera! :Recommendations '
1 . Develop a long term plan to purchase the residences and
non-compliant businesses that fall within the Downtown.
The initial foeus should center on the area south of 147th
. Street.
. 2. All one and two story buildings should have a pitched roof or
a parapet with at least twenty five percent of its parapet at
an angle to horizontal.
3. For future deve{opment and improvement, direct the design
of the Downtown toward that of a "Campus" type
environment that provides an interconnected network of
pedestrian walkways which encourages walking between
businesses and gives an alternative to narrow sidewalks
right on heavily traveled Rt. 3. Extensive use of landscaping
will add esthetic value, provide screening, and break up large
expanses of parking 1ots. This design will also direct a flow
of vehicular traffic to off-street parking that is convenient
and in concert with the walkways and landscaping elements.
4. Shared parking should be encouraged and included as part of
the design.
5. All new development and improvements within the
Downtown area will be subject to review by the Planning
Commission for adherence to the above design guidelines.
6. Improve the Rosemount Mall area, which already has the
• basic layout of a "Campus" type design, to provide better,
interconnecting wa{kways, landscaping, and traffic flow that
includes a vehicle access way from 145th Street, adjacent
to the Rosemount Mall and Supermarket, to 147th Street.
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Downtown Scoping Committee
Report to City Councii
August 16. 1993
7. Provide a weil designed, interconnected sidewalk system for
� the entire Downtown area. Maintain aii sidewalks to allow
clean, safe, year-round use.
8. Construct pedestrian/bicycle pathways to connect all
contiguous residential areas, and the Associated Contiguous
Commercial Area, to the Downtown.
9. Access to Downtown: provide at least two pedestrian Rail
crossings to future residential areas East of the Downtown.
One should be situated above or below grade.
10. The lack of an unimpeded rail crossing discourages travel
into the Downtown from the East, and presents a sa#ety
hazard in the form of delay to Emergency Vehicles serving
any subsequent development East of the Downtown.
Provide an above or below grade rail crossing at 145th
Street.
1 1 . Provide a pedestrian walkway over C.R. 42 at Canada Ave.
12. Provide a pedestrian tunnel under Rt. 3 to connect the
Armory/High School area with the Parks and property East of
Rt. 3.
13. Road Improvements;
- Continue Connemara through to Rt. 3
- Widen and improve 145th Street East of Rt. 3 to C.R. 42
- Improve turn patterns at 145th Street and Rt. 3
- Improve 145th Street West of Rt. 3 to Shannon Parkway
" - Eliminate parking on Rt. 3
14. Decorative lighting to be installed along Rt. 3 from the North
to South Downtown Area borders, and along 145th Street
from C.R. 42 to Chippendate, and along all other powntown
Streets as they are developed. The new lighting will be
installed and maintained by NSP. The existing decorative
Iighting, which is maintained entirely by the City, should be
removed.
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Downtawn Scoping Committee
Report to City Council
August 7 8. 1993
� 15. Effective use of trees and other landscaping is seen as a
powerful unifying element for the Downtown. Direct the
Planning Commission, assisted by the Park Board and Park
Department, to establish a master plan for Jandscaping for
the Downtown that includes an overall design as well as
standards, and an action plan for implementation that
' includes timetables, assessments and/or other funding
considerations.
16. All new Development or improvements must adhere to the
landscaping plan, and are subject to a landscaping review
and approval process by the Planning Commission prior to
construction.
17. Create a Special Services District to handle matters such as
snow removal, parking lot maintenance, and development of
open spaces and public areas.
18. Enforce ordinances dealing with property appearance and
property maintenance.
19. Launch a project to develop the use of public space and
small, unusable properties, that can be landscaped with
trees, shrubs and floweres, and include benches, fountains,
kiosks, clock towers and other similar structures that
establish and promote the use of public areas and lend
character and a sense of place to the Downtown.
20. Stay on track with the Erickson Community Square and
� Parks plans.
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Downtown Scoping Committee
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August 18. 1993
21 . Color is another strong potential unifying element for the
' Downtown. A signature color scheme for the City shauld be
defined, and carried through in all public buildings, lighting,
� fences, and other structures. Adherence to the color
scheme by businesses would be strongly encouraged.
22. Remove existing overhead utility lines.
23. A high quality, aesthetically pieasing, retail/commercial
' development or multifamily structure should be combined
with public open space at the McDonough property.
24. A project to revisit the sign ordinance should be quickly
Iaunched. A group composed of City Staff, Merchants, and
residents should be formed for the purpose. DO NOT hold
up implementation of the above zoning changes or general
recommendations while the sign ordinance is being
reviewed.
25. Enforce the Sign Ordinance.
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Downtown Scoping Committae
Report to City Council
August 16. 1993
Next Steps
� • Studies have been going on for years, now is the time to
overcome this analysis paralysis, and approve the
. Recommendations as presented.
• Assign the Planning Commission the responsibility for
translating these recommendations into a new zoning
ordinance. Set a target date for completion.
• Immediately implement the new buitding standards and land
use ordinances.
• Incorporate the boundaries and rules for use into the
Comprehensive Guide Plan.
• Commit to the recommended improvements and incorporate
them into the City Planning Process.
• Charge the appropriate City Agency with the task of
researching and recommending funding alternatives for the
improvements.
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Appendix A
Downtown Scoping Committee Members
' Downtown' Scoping Committee Members
Karl Biewald
Ron Carlson
Ena Cisewski, Vice Chair
Rita Gundacker
Reid Hansen
John Loch
Bernard McGarrigle, Chair
Diane Pinkert
Jean Riegert
Jean Ryan
Ken Talbert
Appendix B
Mission Statement
- Goals and Objectives
Rosemount Do wnto wn Scoping Committee
Mission Statement:
The mission of the Rosemount Downtown Scoping
Committee is to dete�mine an identity for the Crty of
Rosemount and set standards of implementation that will
be adopted and followed by City Agencres, Elected
Officials, Businesses, and its Citizens.
Goa/s and Objectives:
. After thorough research, investigation, and discussion,
vue hope to come to a consensus as to what the
strengths and weaknesses of the business district of
the City of Rosemount are.
. Evaluate the opportunities the strengths provide and
determine a strategy to correct the weaknesses.
. . Formulate a master plan that encompasses ail that we
have learned and defines the direction that future
business development should follow.
. Present the Plan to the City Council for approval and
implemeni�ation.
Appendix C
Scope of Recommendations
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Scope of Recommendations:
�. Define the boundaries of the Downtown and
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associated commercial areas.
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2. Recommend changes in access to the Downtown area,
such as new roads or improvement of old roads,
3. Establish zoning ordinances for the Downtown area, to
address senior and other types of housing, and to
exclude types of businesses (mostly heavy industry)
that would not be appropriate for the Downtown.
4. Establish guidelines for architectural style and ,
construction.
5. Recommend route for public walkways and bicyc%
pa ths.
6. Recommend establishment of common or public areas.
7. Determine type and location of city provided grass,
trees, and landscaping.
8. Set standards for landscaping.
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9. Set standards for sidewalks, curbs, driveways, and
parking lots.
10. Set standards for signage.
� 1. Set Standards for lighting.