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Page 2 of 4 <br /> <br />Changes to Section 5.1 and Table 5-2 provide further clarification that warehousing is allowed as <br />an accessory to only Manufacturing and Processing in the Flex Office and Campus Commercial <br />districts. <br /> <br />Gateway Overlay District <br />Staff has compiled Gateway Overlay District design standards and compared them with design <br />standards for Phalen Boulevard in Saint Paul and the Blaine Lakes area (see attached). Based on <br />this review and on Council direction to provide more specific standards for the Gateway Overlay <br />District, the following revisions are proposed: <br /> <br />(a) Properties within the Town Center, Retail Mixed-Use, or Office Mixed-Use <br />Districts shall meet the following standards for the Gateway Overlay District: <br />i. Corner buildings located at a street intersection must incorporate a tower <br />feature as part of the building (see Section 6.1(b)(ii) for sp ecifications <br />and restrictions). <br />ii. Principal building structures shall have a minimum of 75 percent of the <br />required primary building materials listed in Section 7.4(a)(i). <br />iii. Commercial developments greater than 10 acres in size shall provide a <br />prominent gateway monument at the entrance to the development <br />with integrated landscaping. <br /> <br />(b) Properties within the Flex Office or Neighborhood Transition Districts shall <br />meet the following standards for the Gateway Overlay District: <br />i. A landscaped buffer with a minimum width of 20’ shall be provided along <br />all frontages on public streets. <br />ii. Landscaped buffers shall include a diversity of landscaping materials, <br />including shade, evergreen, and/or ornamental trees, shrubs, and <br />annual and perennial plants. Landscaping shall be a minimum of 50 <br />percent opaque at maturity. <br /> <br />Land Use Map <br />Kimley-Horn has revised the land use map based on Council direction. Key adjustments <br />include: <br />1. Adjustments in the acreage of subdistricts based on Council direction on May 2 and 4. <br />2. The Creek Neighborhood park has been enlarged to accommodate both the amenities <br />that are planned for the park and the wetland area that was found necessary in that <br />location as a result of the infrastructure study. The increase in park size has decreased <br />the developable area of the Creek Neighborhood by 2.0 acres. (see attached graphic) <br /> <br />The following maximum density table is included on the land use plan. <br />